Euroclear SA

Lobbying Organisation Euroclear SA

Date published 26 Sep, 2019

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 May, 2019 to 31 Aug, 2019

Specific Details Discussions regarding possible changes to Irish legislation (regarding Stamp Duty, Companies Acts and Withholding tax) to accommodate the change of Issuer Central Securities Depository from Euroclear Uk& Ireland (EUI) to Euroclear Bank (EB) in view of Brexit.

Intended results To ensure that the Irish legal framework supports a sound migration of securities from EUI to EB and operation of the new issuer CSD going forward

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity An Mestdagh

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Conference Call (2-5)

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Michael J. McGrath Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)