Nasdaq Stockholm (Stockholmsbörsen) - Rules & Regulations

Nasdaq Stockholm is a regulated market governed by the Swedish Securities Market Act (lag (2007:528) om värdepappersmarknaden) and subject to supervision by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw. Finansinspektionen).

According to the Swedish Securities Market Act, a securities exchange shall have clear and transparent rules for the admission to trading of financial instruments on a regulated market. Financial instruments may be admitted to trading only where conditions exist for fair, orderly and efficient trading. Through the issuer rules, Nasdaq Stockholm AB carries out the conditions which are set forth by the legislator. The rules for Nasdaq Stockholm are also adapted to existing EU directives and regulations such as the (EU) Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), the (EU) Transparency Directive, the (EU) Directive regarding Markets in Financial Instruments (MiFID II) and the (EU) Takeover Directive.

The rules thus include the specific requirements for issuers and its financial instruments to be admitted to trading at Nasdaq Stockholm, including the rules which defines an issuer's disclosure requirements in respect of the market and Nasdaq Stockholm.

Confederation of Swedish Enterprise

Under Nasdaq Main Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares, Supplement D, certain changes to the rulebook can only be made following consultation or agreement with the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise. To safeguard the interests of the issuers, the Confederation works continually to secure due anchoring of its positions related to the rulebook with selected representatives of the group of issuers concerned. Input is coordinated and collected from issuers via existing reference groups.

Issuers who are interested to contribute with comments and input are most welcome to reach out to the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise: issuerrules@svensktnaringsliv.se

Related links:

• European Surveillance General Listing Forms
• Nasdaq First North Certified Advisers