2005/0265(COD)

Shareholder Voting Rights Directive

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the exercise of voting rights by shareholders of companies having their registered office in a Member State and whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2004/109/EC

Stage: In force, reached 14 Jul 2007
In force: In force since 3 Aug 2007 · CELEX 32007L0036
Transposition deadline: 3 Aug 2009
Procedure: Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (PPE-DE)
Last activity: 14 Jul 2007

3 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Publication in the Official Journal, 14 Jul 2007.

15 Feb 2007
- EP position at first reading
11 Jul 2007
- Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
14 Jul 2007
- Publication in the Official Journal

1 act

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 1 published.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2013/635	Implementing · Regulation	Published

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11 documents

Documents

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Report · A6-0024/2007Parliament
Proposal · COM(2005)0685Commission
Text adopted · Directive 2007/0036Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 184 14.07.2007, p. 0017Commission
Committee opinion · PE371.848Parliament
Report · PE374.442Parliament
Amendments · PE378.495Parliament
Amendments · PE382.348Parliament
SEC(2006)0181Commission
Text adopted · SP(2007)1040Parliament
Text adopted · T6-0042/2007Parliament

Summary

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Directive 2007/36/EC governs shareholder rights in EU listed companies, covering shareholder identification, information transmission, and engagement transparency for institutional investors, asset managers, and proxy advisors. It also mandates say-on-pay votes, remuneration reports, and approval of related-party transactions.

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