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Listing - Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Listing on a regulated market is a pre-requisite to enable debt issues to a wider investor audience

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange mainly lists debt instruments.

In Luxembourg any company may elect to be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

Listing is mainly related to bond issues and, by being listed on a regulated market, these bonds issues become eligible for a wider institutional investor base.

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange enables promoters, managers to list a wide variety of financials products on Bdl market or Euro MTF market such as:

Bonds (Green bonds, Renminbi bonds, High Yield bonds or normal bonds)
Shares or Global Depositary Receipts (GDR)
Multiple securities under one program
Investments Funds (UCITS , ETFs , AIFs)
Warrants and Certificates

What are the main differences between these markets?

Bdl market is EUR-regulated market:

The CSSF, Luxembourg’s supervisory authority, is in charge of prospectus approval
Eligible for a European passport
Entry for issuers is subject to the Prospectus and Transparency Obligation Directives
Issuers subject to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), or an equivalent, for non-EU issuers

Euro MTF market is Exchange-regulated market:

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange is in charge of prospectus approval
No European passport provided
Outside the scope of the Prospectus and Transparency Obligation Directives
Financial reporting is in line with IFRS. However, other accounting standards, such as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), are accepted

Creatrust advise companies and promoters to setup the right vehicle to facilitate issuances on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and other foreign exchanges.