MFSA Circular on Amendments to the Prospectus Regulation and Market Abuse Regulation under the EU Listing Act Capital Markets

MFSA Circular on Amendments to the Prospectus Regulation and Market Abuse Regulation under the EU Listing Act

On 19 June 2026, the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) issued a circular drawing stakeholders’ attention to key amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, the Prospectus Regulation, and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, the Market Abuse Regulation (“MAR”), introduced by Regulation (EU) 2024/2809 as part of the EU Listing Act package. The EU Listing Act is intended to make EU public capital markets more attractive and accessible, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises, by reducing administrative burdens, compliance costs and regulatory complexity. The amendments highlighted by the MFSA apply as from 5 June 2026. A key change concerns the prospectus exemption threshold,…
Mamo TCV Advocates
19th June 2026
MFSA Building Entrance
Public Consultation on the Revised Free Float Requirements for Regulated Markets Capital Markets

Public Consultation on the Revised Free Float Requirements for Regulated Markets

On the 16th of June 2025, the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) published a consultation document proposing significant changes to the minimum free float requirement (also referred to as the “Public Float”) for admission to trading on a regulated market in Malta (hereinafter referred to as the “Consultation Document”). The proposals follow the recent adoption of the EU Listing Act Package (Listing Act) published in the Official Journal of the European Union on the 14th of November 2024, which includes the Listing Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/2809), the Listing Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2811) and a new Directive on multiple vote share…
Mamo TCV Advocates
7th July 2025