In terms of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), issuers may acquire their own shares without any concern of engaging in insider dealing and/or market manipulation, provided that they follow the requirements set out in article 5.
One of these requirements is for issuers to report their share buy backs to the relevant competent authority no later than by the end of the 7th daily market session following the date of the execution of the transaction. Issuers need to report their buy backs both on an aggregated and an individual basis.
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