(b)

paragraph 12 is replaced by the following: ‘12. Without prejudice to Articles 14 and 15, an issuer may allow a person discharging managerial responsibilities within it to trade or to make transactions on its own account or for the account of a third party during a closed period as referred to in paragraph 11 of this Article: 12a. Without prejudice to Articles 14 and 15, an issuer shall allow a person discharging managerial responsibilities within it to trade or to make transactions on its own account or for the account of a third party during a closed period as referred to in paragraph 11 of this Article in the case of transactions or trade activities that do not relate to active investment decisions undertaken by the person discharging managerial responsibilities, or that result exclusively from external factors or actions of third parties, or that are transactions or trade activities, including the exercise of derivatives, based on predetermined terms.’ ; on a case-by-case basis due to the existence of exceptional circumstances, such as severe financial difficulty, which require the immediate sale of shares or financial instruments other than shares; or due to the characteristics of the trading involved for transactions made under, or related to, an employee share or saving scheme and employees’ schemes concerning financial instruments other than shares, qualification or entitlement of shares and qualifications or entitlements of financial instruments other than shares, or transactions where the beneficial interest in the relevant security does not change;

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-17 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.