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ARTICLE · 24 SEPTEMBER 2026

New RTS On Share Buy-back Reporting And Disclosure Requirements

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has endorsed proposed amendments to regulatory technical standards that will significantly streamline reporting requirements for share buy-back programmes under the Market Abuse Regulation. These changes will allow Maltese issuers to report transactions on an aggregate basis only, eliminating the need for individual transaction reporting to both competent authorities and the public. The amendments represent a substantial reduction in regulatory burden and will r

MaltaCorporate/Commercial Law
Beppe Degiorgio
Beppe Degiorgio
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On 7 September 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published an Opinion supporting proposed amendments by the European Commission to draft regulatory technical standards (“draft RTS”) originally proposed by ESMA to amend Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 (“Delegated Regulation”), which supplements the Market Abuse Regulation (“MAR”) in relation to buy-back programmes and stabilisation measures.

Whilst the Commission’s amendments are primarily designed to extend the simplification of certain reporting requirements for share buy-back programmes to stabilisation measures, the most significant changes for Maltese issuers arise from the draft RTS proposed by ESMA, as amended by the European Commission, insofar as they concern the reporting requirements applicable to share buy-back programmes. These changes will therefore be the focus of this news update.

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