In response to the Market Abuse Regulation, effective date 3 July 2016, and with particular reference to ESMA’s final report on market soundings and delay of disclosure of inside information [ESMA/2016/1130] of the 13 July 2016, M&G Investments has designated specific personnel to receive market soundings for M&G Investments. All other individuals within M&G Investments have been advised that they are not permitted to receive market soundings.
Article 11(1) of MAR describes a ‘market sounding’ as a communication of information, prior to the announcement of a transaction, in order to gauge the interest of potential investors in a possible transaction and the conditions relating to it such as its potential size or pricing, to one or more potential investors.
To request the list of personnel authorised to receive market soundings, please contact MarketConduct@MandG.Com