I. – Any company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of Article L. 433-3 that wishes to buy back its own equity securities shall declare the transactions it intends to carry out to the Autorité des marchés financiers.
This obligation is deemed to have been fulfilled when the company has informed the market pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC or the provisions of a market practice accepted by the Autorité des marchés financiers pursuant to Article 13 of the same Regulation.
II. – Any company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of Article L. 433-3 of this Code that repurchases its own shares pursuant to I of this Article shall report to the Autorité des marchés financiers each month on the acquisitions, disposals, cancellations and transfers that it has carried out.
The Autorité des marchés financiers may request any explanations or evidence it deems necessary.
Any company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market and which wishes to buy back its own shares shall inform the market in advance, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers.