Translation of "translation of actions de faible capitalisation " (French → English) :

SMEs and Small Caps Debt Securities exchangeable or convertible into third party shares not admitted on a regulated market

Accordingly, the combination of schedules and building blocks applicable to rights issues of debt securities convertible or exchangeable into issuer’s shares or to convertible or exchangeable debt securities issued by small and medium sized enterprises and companies with reduced market capitalisation should be included in Annex XVIII.

The prospectus for the offer or admission to trading on a regulated market of debt securities convertible or exchangeable into issuer’s shares issued by small and medium sized enterprises and companies with reduced market capitalisation should also benefit from the proportionate disclosure regime set out in Article 26b of Regulation (EC) No 809/2004.

In order to improve the efficiency of pre-emptive issues of equity securities and adequately to take account of the size of issuers, without prejudice to investor protection, a proportionate disclosure regime should be introduced for offers of shares to existing shareholders who can either subscribe those shares or sell the right to subscribe for the shares, for offers by SMEs and issuers with reduced market capitalisation (namely small companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market), and for offers of non-equity securities referred to in Article 1(2)(j) of Directive 2003/71/EC issued by credit institutions.

(11) In order to improve the efficiency of cross border right issues and to adequately take into account the size of issuers, notably credit institutions issuing the securities mentioned in Article 1(2)(j) of Directive 2003/71/EC at or above the limit laid down in that Article and companies with reduced market capitalization, a proportionate disclosure regime should be introduced for rights issues and for offers of shares of issuers with reduced market capitalization and offers of non-equity securities referred to in Article 1(2)(j) of Directive 2003/71/EC issued by credit institutions at or above the limit laid down in that Article.

(11) In order to adequately take into account the size of issuers, notably credit institutions issuing the securities mentioned in Article 1(2)(j) of Directive 2003/71/EC at or above the limit laid down in that Article and companies with reduced market capitalisation, a proportionate disclosure regime should be introduced for offers of shares of SMEs referred to in Article 2(1)(f) of Directive 2003/71/EC and of issuers with reduced market capitalization and offers of non-equity securities referred to in Article 1(2)(j) of Directive 2003/71/EC issued by credit institutions at or above the limit laid down in that Article.