(1) The last intermediary is to transmit the information received from the stockholder of a listed company regarding the latter’s exercise of their shareholder rights either directly to the company or to an intermediary in the chain. Intermediaries are to forward the information received in accordance with sentence 1 either directly to the company or to the next intermediary in the chain. Sentences 1 and 2 apply accordingly to the forwarding of instructions by the stockholder regarding the exercise of rights conferred by registered shares of stock in listed companies to the intermediary entered in the share register.
(2) The stockholder may issue instructions regarding the transmission of information in accordance with subsection (1). Section 67a (2) sentence 1 applies accordingly. In terms of its format, content and limitation in time, the transmission of information in accordance with subsection (1) is governed by the requirements stipulated by Article 2 (1) and (3), Articles 8 and 9 (4) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1212. It is possible to transmit and forward accumulated information provided this is done in a timely manner. Subsections (1) and (2) apply also to information of a listed company whose seat is in some other Member State of the European Union.
(3) The last intermediary is to issue to the stockholder, upon the latter’s demand and without undue delay, confirmation in text form of the stockholder’s shareholding to allow the stockholder to exercise their shareholder rights at the general meeting, or is to transmit such proof to the company in accordance with subsection (1); said confirmation is to comply with the requirements stipulated by Article 5 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1212.