European Disclosure

Disclosure obligations in one or more European Union countries? Business Wire's European Disclosure network is your one-stop solution for meeting regulatory compliance and investor relations communications.

Business Wire has been cooperating closely with officials of the European Commission in Brussels and with experts from the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) in Paris, to contribute to the shaping of the Transparency Obligations Directive (TOD). Building on decades of experience in US news disclosure and news wire leadership, Business Wire has now created an unmatched news distribution network across the European Union.

Business Wire leads the industry in providing more local-language, country-specific regulatory compliance services than any other service. Business Wire works closely with regulators, media and investment firms throughout the European Union to fulfil disclosure requirements and reach critical capital markets.

In compliance with TOD, our European Disclosure services and TOD Best Practices Network fulfil statutory country-specific disclosure requirements and include AP Europe distribution to key media, in addition to direct dissemination to professional investor systems, online services and leading archival portals and databases. Working with international distribution partners, Business Wire is your one-stop solution for meeting regulatory compliance across the EU.

Austria

Business Wire's Austrian Disclosure service fulfills disclosure as supervised by the Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA), Austria's securities regulator. Available for primary- and secondary-listed companies traded on the Wiener Brse, the service reaches financial media, databases and newsrooms including Austria Presse Agentur (APA), Dow Jones, Bloomberg, dpa-AFX, Thomson Reuters, Wiener Zeitung and the Oesterreichische Kontrollbank Aktiengesellschaft (OeKB), Austria's official TOD-compliant storage mechanism. Business Wire's Austria Financial News, Directors' Dealings, Total Voting Rights and Takeover Announcements options also fulfill all appropriate regulatory requirements.

Belgium

Business Wire's Belgium Disclosure service fulfills disclosure for primary- and secondary-listed companies traded on Euronext Brussels as outlined by the Commission Bancaire, Financire et Des Assurances (CBFA), the Belgian Securities Regulator. Belgium Disclosure reaches financial media, databases and newsrooms, including Belga Press Agency, Bloomberg, De Tijd, Dow Jones, L'Echo and Thomson Reuters. This service also includes full-text posting to Euronext.com.

Denmark

Business Wire's Denmark Disclosure service fulfills disclosure as outlined by the OMX Nordic Exchange Copenhagen and Finanstilsynet, the Danish securities regulator. Available for primary- and secondary-listed companies traded on the OMX Nordic Exchange Copenhagen, the service reaches financial media, databases and newsrooms including Berlingske Tidende, Bloomberg, Direkt, Dow Jones, Factset, Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten, the OMX Company News Service, Ritzau, Thomson Reuters and Ticker.

Finland

Business Wire's Finland Disclosure service fulfills disclosure as outlined by the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki and Rahoitustarkastus Finansinspektionen Financial Supervision, the Finnish Securities Regulator. Available for primary- and secondary-listed companies traded on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki, the service reaches financial media, databases and newsrooms including the OMX Company News Service, Bloomberg, Digital Look, Dow Jones, Factset and Thomson Reuters. This distribution also reaches Yleisradio Oy (YLE), MTV3, Suomen Tietotoimisto (STT) and major Finnish media.

France

Business Wire's France Disclosure service fulfills disclosure for primary- and secondary-listed companies traded on Euronext Paris as outlined by Autorit des Marchs Financiers (AMF), the French Securities Regulator. France Disclosure reaches financial media, databases and newsrooms including AFP, AFX, Bloomberg, Boursier.com, Dow Jones, Factset, Le Monde, Thomson Reuters, Yahoo! France and REGinfo France, a TOD-compliant regulatory information archive. This service also includes distribution to the AMF and full-text posting to Euronext.com.

Germany

Business Wire's German Disclosure service fulfills disclosure for primary- and secondary-listed companies trading on all German exchanges as outlined by BaFin, Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority. The service reaches financial media, databases and newsrooms including dpa-AFX, Bloomberg, Dow Jones, Factset, Thomson Reuters and vwd; as well as major German financial portals and websites, and the German company register (Unternehmensregister). Business Wire's Germany Financial News, Directors' Dealings, Total Voting Rights, WpG Disclosure and Deutsche Brse Exchange Reporting Service (ERS) options also fulfill all appropriate regulatory requirements.

Ireland

Business Wire's Ireland Regulatory Disclosure service fulfills disclosure for primary-and secondary-listed companies traded on the Irish Stock Exchange, as outlined by the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (IFSRA). Ireland Disclosure reaches financial media, databases and newsrooms, including Bloomberg, Digital Look, Dow Jones, Factiva, Financial Express, Perfect Information and Thomson Reuters, as well as the Irish Stock Exchange.

Luxembourg

Business Wire's Luxembourg Disclosure service fulfills disclosure for primary- and secondary-listed companies, including the filing of price-sensitive information directly with the Luxembourg OAM, as outlined by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), Luxembourg's securities regulator. The service reaches financial media, databases and newsrooms, including, Bloomberg, Boursonews.com, Factiva, Labrador.fr and Thomson Reuters.

Netherlands

Business Wire's Netherlands Disclosure service fulfills disclosure for primary- and secondary-listed companies traded on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange as outlined by Autoriteit Financile Markten (AFM), the Netherlands Securities Regulator. Netherlands Disclosure reaches financial media, databases and newsrooms, Bloomberg, De Financiele Telegraaf, Dow Jones, Factset, Financial Times, Het Financieele Dagblad and Thomson Reuters. This service also includes full-text posting to Euronext.com.

Sweden

Business Wire's Sweden Disclosure service fulfills disclosure for primary- and secondary-listed companies as outlined by the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm and Finansinspektionen (FI), the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. This service reaches financial media, databases and newsrooms including Bloomberg, Dagens Nyheter, Dagens Industri, Direkt, Dow Jones, Factset, Ticker and Thomson Reuters.

Switzerland

Business Wire's Switzerland Disclosure service fulfills disclosure for primary- and secondary-listed companies as outlined by the SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd. The service reaches financial media, databases and newsrooms, including AG fr Wirtschaft-Publikationen, Bloomberg, Dow Jones, IS Teledata, Neue Zricher Zeiting, Tages Anzeiger and Thomson Reuters; plus widely-used portals and search engines including finanznachrichten.de, Yahoo.fr and Yahoo.de.

For more information on our European Disclosure service, please visit BusinessWire.com or contact Business Wire on +44 (0)20 7626 1982 or email us at uk@businesswire.com.