What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text

Removed:VIII. Terms and conditions of the offer, firm commitments and intentions to subscribe and key features of the underwriting and placement agreements.

Removed:Set out the offer price, the number of shares offered, the amount of the issue/offer, the conditions to which the offer is subject, and the procedure for the exercise of any right of pre-emption.

Removed:To the extent known to the issuer, provide information on whether major shareholders or members of the issuer’s management, supervisory or administrative bodies intend to subscribe for the offer, or whether any person intends to subscribe for more than 5 % of the offer.

Removed:Present any firm commitments to subscribe for more than 5 % of the offer and all material features of the underwriting and placement agreements, including the name and address of the entities agreeing to underwrite or place the issue on a firm commitment basis or under ‘best efforts’ arrangements and the quotas.

Removed:IX. Essential information on the shares and on their subscription

Removed:Provide the following essential information about the shares offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market:

Removed:(a) the international security identification number (ISIN);

Removed:(b) the rights attached to the shares, the procedure for the exercise of those rights and any limitations of those rights;

Removed:(c) where the shares can be subscribed as well as on the time period, including any possible amendments, during which the offer will be open and a description of the application process together with the issue date of new shares.

Removed:Where applicable, information on the underlying securities and, where applicable, the issuer of the underlying securities.

Removed:A warning that the tax legislation of the investor’s Member State and of the issuer’s country of incorporation may have an impact on the income received from the shares.

Removed:In the case of new issues, provide a statement of the resolutions, authorisations and approvals by virtue of which the securities have been or will be created or issued.

Removed:X. Reasons for the offer and use of proceeds

Removed:Provide information on the reasons for the offer and, where applicable, the estimated net amount of the proceeds broken into each principal intended use and presented in order of priority of such uses.

Removed:Where the issuer is aware that the anticipated proceeds will not be sufficient to fund all the proposed uses, it must state the amount and sources of other funds needed. Details must also be given with regard to the use of the proceeds, in particular where proceeds are being used to acquire assets, other than in the ordinary course of business, to finance announced acquisitions of other business, or to discharge, reduce or retire indebtedness.

Removed:Xa. Lock-up agreements

Removed:In relation to lock-up agreements, provide details of the following:

Removed:(a) the parties involved;

Removed:(b) the content and exceptions of the agreement;

Removed:(c) an indication of the period of the lock up.

Removed:XI. Working capital statement

Removed:Statement by the issuer that, in its opinion, the working capital is sufficient for the issuer’s present requirements or, if not, how the issuer proposes to provide the additional working capital needed.

Removed:XII. Conflicts of interest

Removed:Provide information about any interests related to the issuance, including conflicts of interest, and details of the persons involved and the nature of the interests.

Removed:XIII. Dilution and shareholding after the issuance

Removed:Present a comparison of participation in share capital and voting rights for existing shareholders before and after the capital increase resulting from the public offer, with the assumption that existing shareholders do not subscribe for the new shares and, separately, with the assumption that existing shareholders do take up their entitlement.

Removed:XIV. Documents available

Removed:A statement that for the term of the EU Follow-on prospectus the following documents, where applicable, can be inspected:

Removed:(a) the up to date memorandum and articles of association of the issuer;

Removed:(b) all reports, letters, and other documents, valuations and statements prepared by an expert at the issuer’s request any part of which is included or referred to in the EU Follow-on prospectus.

Removed:An indication of the website on which the documents may be inspected.

Removed:_____________________

Removed:* Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC (OJ L 157, 9.6.2006, p. 87).

Removed:** Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities and repealing Commission Decision 2005/909/EC (OJ L 158, 27.5.2014, p. 77).

Removed:INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE EU FOLLOW-ON PROSPECTUS FOR SECURITIES OTHER THAN SHARES OR TRANSFERABLE SECURITIES EQUIVALENT TO SHARES IN COMPANIES

Removed:I. Summary

Removed:The EU Follow-on prospectus must include a summary drawn up in accordance with Article 7(12b).

Removed:II. Name of the issuer, Member State of incorporation, link to the issuer’s website

Removed:Identify the company issuing the securities, including its legal entity identifier (LEI), its legal and commercial name, its country of incorporation and the website where investors can find information on the company’s business operations, the products it makes or the services it provides, the principal markets where it competes, its major shareholders, the composition of its administrative, management and supervisory bodies and of its senior management and, where applicable, information incorporated by reference (with a disclaimer that the information on the website does not form part of the prospectus unless that information is incorporated by reference into the prospectus).

Removed:III. Responsibility statement and statement on the competent authority

Removed:1. Responsibility statement

Removed:Identify the persons responsible for drawing up the EU Follow-on prospectus and include a statement by those persons that, to the best of their knowledge, the information contained in the EU Follow-on prospectus is in accordance with the facts and that the EU Follow-on prospectus makes no omission likely to affect its import.

Removed:Where applicable, the statement must contain information sourced from third parties, including the source(s) of that information, and statements or reports attributed to a person as an expert and the following details of that person:

Removed:(a) name;

Removed:(b) business address;

Removed:(c) qualifications; and

Removed:(d) material interest (if any) in the issuer.

Removed:2. Statement on the competent authority

Removed:The statement must indicate the competent authority that has approved, in accordance with this Regulation, the EU Follow-on prospectus, specify that such approval is not an endorsement of the issuer nor of the quality of the securities to which the EU Follow-on prospectus relates, that the competent authority has only approved the EU Follow-on prospectus as meeting the standards of completeness, comprehensibility and consistency imposed by this Regulation, and specify that the EU Follow-on prospectus has been drawn up in accordance with Article 14b.

Removed:IV. Risk factors

Removed:A description of the material risks that are specific to the issuer and a description of the material risks that are specific to the securities being offered to the public and/or admitted to trading on a regulated market, in a limited number of categories, in a section headed ‘Risk Factors’.

Removed:The risks shall be corroborated by the content of the EU Follow-on prospectus.

Removed:V. Financial statements

Removed:The financial statements (annual and half-yearly) published over the period of 12 months prior to the approval of the EU Follow-on prospectus. Where both annual and half-yearly financial statements have been published, only the annual statements must be required where they postdate the half-yearly financial statements.

Removed:The annual financial statements must be independently audited. The audit report shall be prepared in accordance with Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Removed:Where Directive 2006/43/EC and Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 do not apply, the annual financial statements must be audited or reported on as to whether or not, for the purposes of the EU Follow-on prospectus, they give a true and fair view in accordance with auditing standards applicable in a Member State or an equivalent standard. Otherwise, the following information must be included in the EU Follow-on prospectus:

Removed:(a) a prominent statement disclosing which auditing standards have been applied;

Removed:(b) an explanation of any significant departures from International Standards on Auditing.

Removed:Where audit reports on the annual financial statements have been refused by the statutory auditors or where they contain qualifications, modifications of opinion, disclaimers or an emphasis of matter, the reason must be given, and such qualifications, modifications, disclaimers or emphasis of matter must be reproduced in full.

Removed:A description of any significant change in the financial position of the group which has occurred since the end of the last financial period for which either audited financial statements or interim financial information have been published, must also be included, or an appropriate negative statement must be included.