Communication NBB_2017_22 to candidate shareholders and assigning shareholders

Communication NBB_2017_22 to persons intending to acquire, increase, reduce or transfer a qualifying holding in the capital of a financial institution and to persons owning a qualifying holding PDF

Underlying documents:

  • Joint guidelines of the ESAs (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) on the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases of qualifying holdings in financial sector entities, published on 5 May 2017 PDF
  • ECB SSM Guide on qualifying holding procedures (mai 2023)PDF
  • Communication NBB_2021_19 on the digitalization of the forms concerning qualified shareholdings PDF

Forms:

- Forms for credit institutions, financial holding companies and mixed financial holdings companies belonging to a Belgian banking group:

  • Electronic forms A, B, C / Statement by natural persons / legal persons / trusts or similar legal constructions for the purpose of the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases of qualifying holdings in the capital of financial institutions => IMAS
    • Belgian specificities: PDF
  • Form D / Statement relating to a transfer or reduction of a qualifying holding in the capital of a financial institution DOCX PDF
  • Form E / Statement for informational purposes relating to an acquisition or transfer of securities in a financial institution whereby the threshold of 5% of voting rights or capital is crossed DOCX PDF
  • Form F / Statement relating to ‘new information’ for the purpose of a prudential reassessment of the natural or legal person or trust that owns a qualifying holding the capital of a financial institution DOCX PDF
  • Fit & Proper form to be completed by senior managers of a candidate qualifying shareholder: DOCX PDF

- Forms for other financial institutions (including insurance and reinsurance undertakings):

  • Form A / Statement by natural persons for the purpose of the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases of qualifying holdings in the capital of financial institutions DOCX PDF
  • Form B / Statement by legal persons for the purpose of the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases of qualifying holdings in the capital of financial institutions DOCX PDF
  • Form C / Statement by trusts or similar legal constructions for the purpose of the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases of qualifying holdings in the capital of financial institutions DOCX PDF
  • Form C.a / Individual statement made in addition to the statement by a trust or similar legal construction for the purpose of the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases of qualifying holdings in the capital of financial institutions DOCX PDF
  • Form D / Statement relating to a transfer or reduction of a qualifying holding in the capital of a financial institution DOCX PDF
  • Form E / Statement for informational purposes relating to an acquisition or transfer of securities in a financial institution whereby the threshold of 5% of voting rights or capital is crossed DOCX PDF
  • Form F / Statement relating to ‘new information’ for the purpose of a prudential reassessment of the natural or legal person or trust that owns a qualifying holding the capital of a financial institution DOCX PDF
  • Fit & Proper form to be completed by senior managers of a candidate qualifying shareholder: DOCX PDF

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