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ARTICLE · 16 MAY 2017

The Cyprus Stock Exchange – LEI Codes Circular

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The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) has issued a circular on 10 May 2017 stating that due to the imminent implementation of the new European Directive MiFID II...

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The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) has issued a circular on 10 May 2017 stating that due to the imminent implementation of the new European Directive MiFID II, which governs European Capital Markets, the CSE, as Trading Venue, will be required to send to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) information concerning its Market, including the LEI (Legal Entity Identifier) code held by its Listed Issuers.

The circular states that it is mandatory that Listed Issuers inform the CSE of their LEI code, producing at the same time the official document by which they have obtained the code. Listed Issuers that have not yet obtained the said code must immediately apply to obtain the code from the relevant providers.

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