Euroclear SA

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Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance

Intent: Create awareness with the Irish Department of Finance that the Irish stamp duty creates a competitive disadvantage for EU based Central Securities Depositories suggesting the broadening of the ADR exemption for dual-listed Irish shares to address this disadvantage and create a level playing field for all Central Securities Depositories.

Methods: Email

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Politician(s) lobbied: Michael J. McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Eugene Creighton (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners

Intent: Create awareness with the Irish Department of Finance that the Irish stamp duty creates a competitive disadvantage for EU based Central Securities Depositories suggesting the broadening of the ADR exemption for dual-listed Irish shares to address this disadvantage and create a level playing field for all Central Securities Depositories.

Methods: Email

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Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Minister), Department of Finance

Intent: To further discuss the topic with the Department of Finance.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael J. McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance

Intent: To obtain a meeting in person to discuss this matter in more detail.

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Fiachra Quinlan (Assistant Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Fiona O'Dea (Assistant Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Intent: We received the drafted legislation on 15th May from the former chairman of the demat committee (Brian Healy) to receive our input. Acting as Issuer CSD, Euroclear sent an official letter on 26th May to the attention of Fiachra Quinlan (copying Fiona O Dea) at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) with our feedback on the drafted legislation. On 6th July, we received the final version of the legislation where a number of our points were effectively considered.

Methods: Letter