Reference tables prospectus
A draft prospectus submitted for approval to the AFM must be accompanied by the applicable filled-out reference tables.
The applicability of the reference tables depends on the type of securities and the type of issuer. Other combinations of reference tables may be required, depending on the specific securities concerned. In general, a prospectus must be accompanied by a reference table for the registration document (with information about the issuer) and a reference table for the securities note (with information about the securities).
Please note the following:
Where a prospectus is prepared in accordance with the current requirements with an intended approval date before 5 June 2026, but the approval is granted after 5 June 2026, the prospectus must comply with the new requirements that enter into force on 5 June 2026 pursuant to the Listing Act.
Standard prospectuses with an intended approval date after 5 June 2026 must comply with all new requirements entering into application under the Listing Act on that date. There are no reference tables available yet. However, the amendments to Delegated Regulation 2019/980 still need to be adopted by the European Commission. Draft texts have been made available for consultation, and feedback may be submitted until 11 March 2026. Issuers that wish to submit a prospectus now, with an intended approval date on or after 5 June 2026, are advised to use the draft consultation texts already available. This allows prospective issuers to anticipate the likely direction of the amendments, although adjustments may still be required during the approval process once the final legal text enters into force. Reference tables will be published once the European Commission has incorporated the consultation feedback into revised draft texts.
Overview
Registration documents
- Annex 1: Registration document for equity securities
- Annex 1 for application of Annex 4: Registration document for closed-end collective investment undertakings
- Annex 2: Universal registration document
- Annex 3: This reference table is no longer valid as of March 5, 2026
- Annex 4: Registration document for units of closed-end collective investment undertakings
- Annex 5: Registration document for depository receipts issued over shares
- Annex 6: Registration document for retail non-equity securities
- Annex 7: Registration document for wholesale non-equity securities
- Annex 8: Registration document for secondary issuances of non-equity securities
- Annex 9: Registration document for asset-backed securities
- Annex 10: Registration documents for non-equity securities issued by third countries and their regional and local authorities
Securities notes
- Annex 11: Securities note for equity securities or units issued by collective investment undertakings of the closed-end type
- Annex 12: Annex 12: This reference table is no longer valid as of March 5, 2026
- Annex 13: Securities note for depository receipts issued over shares
- Annex 14: Securities note for retail non-equity securities
- Annex 15: Securities note for wholesale non-equity securities
- Annex 16: Securities note for secondary issuances of non-equity securities
Additional information to be included in the prospectus
- Annex 17: Securities giving rise to payment or delivery obligations linked to an underlying asset
- Annex 18: Underlying share
- Annex 19: Asset-backed securities
- Annex 20: Pro forma information
- Annex 21: Guarantees
- Annex 22: Consent
EU growth prospectus
EU Follow-on prospectus and EU Growth Issuance prospectus
Issuers wishing to use the EU Growth Issuance prospectus or the EU Follow-on prospectus may prepare their prospectus on the basis of the relevant annexes (IV–VIII) introduced by Regulation (EU) 2024/2809 (EU Listing Act) of 23 October 2024, amending the Prospectus Regulation, MAR and MiFIR. These annexes provide a high-level overview of the mandatory content of the prospectus. Additionally, the new wording of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980 - including the annexes as adopted by the European Commission - provides direction on the specific information to be included. As ESMA clarified in its statement of 18 February 2026, it is advisable that issuers and their legal advisers take into account the more detailed requirements set out in the annexes adopted by the Commission. The AFM’s prospectus team is available for practical questions regarding the submission of an EU Growth Issuance or EU Follow-on prospectus at service.prospectus@afm.nl.
- Annex 23: Specific summary for the EU Growth prospectus (geen verwijzingstabel beschikbaar)
- Annex 24: EU Growth registration document for equity securities
- Annex 25: EU Growth registration document for non-equity securities
- Annex 26: EU Growth securities note for equity securities
- Annex 27: EU Growth securities note for non-equity securities
Other categories of information
- Annex 28: List of additional information in final terms (geen verwijzingstabel beschikbaar)
- Annex 29: List of specialist issuers (geen verwijzingstabel beschikbaar)