I. – The penalties provided for in A of I of Article L. 465-1 shall be punishable by the penalties provided for in A of I of Article L. 465-1 if a person in possession of inside information concerning an issuer in which he or she holds the position of chief executive officer, chairman, member of the management board, manager, member of the board of directors, member of the supervisory board or an equivalent position or in which he or she holds a stake, or if a person in possession of inside information in connection with his or her profession or duties or in connection with his or her participation in the commission of a crime or offence, or by any other person knowingly in possession of inside information, to disclose it to a third party, unless he can prove that such disclosure is made in the normal course of his profession or duties, including where it is part of a market sounding carried out in accordance with Articles 1 to 8 of Article 11 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.
II. – Attempts to commit the offence referred to in I of this article are punishable by the same penalties.