Letter regarding the harmonisation of national requirements for the public offering of securities

Lietuvos bankas Your ref. 04.08.2023 [email protected] Our ref. 11.09.2023 No 13-1.1/5287-2 Gedimino pr. 6 LT-01103 Vilnius In response to the letter regarding the harmonisation of national requirements for the public offering of securities Dear Sir/Madam, This letter is drafted in response to the letter with reference number S 2023/(34.57.E-3900)- 12-3161 dated 04.08.2023 which was sent to the Ministry of Finance of Estonia by Bank of Lithuania on the topic of further steps in harmonising the national requirements for the public offering of securities. The letter included the drafts of the general provisions and information document as agreed by members of the working group comprised of experts from the three Baltic States. We hereby affirm that the Ministry of Finance of Estonia assents to the contents of the documents submitted to us and will engage in further steps in enacting these documents in relevant legislative procedures. Furthermore, we hereby confirm that the position of setting a single harmonised threshold of EUR 12 000 000 for public offers of securities, as proposed in the amendments to Article 3(2)b of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (Prospectus Regulation), has been approved by our Parliament. Yours sincerely, (signed digitally) Evelyn Liivamägi Deputy Secretary-General for Financial and Tax Policy Ministry of Finance of Estonia Suur-Ameerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / Estonia / +372 611 3558 / [email protected] www.rahandusministeerium.ee / Reg. code: 70000272