Germany – BaFin Fines for Late Shareholding Disclosure

Germany – BaFin Fines for Late Shareholding Disclosure

On 10 June 2021, BaFin imposed an administrative fine amounting to 160,000 euros on Dorval Asset Management.

  • Sanction related to a breach of section 130 (1) of the German Act on Breaches of Administrative Regulations (OrdnungswidrigkeitengesetzOWiG) in conjunction with section 33 (1) of the German Securities Trading Act (WertpapierhandelsgesetzWpHG).
  • Dorval Asset Management failed to submit a voting rights notification within the prescribed period.