The reporting and disclosure duty applies to members of the Board of Management and of the Supervisory Board, and to persons closely associated with them. It also applies to legal entities, other companies, or organizations acting by order of or in the interests of the aforementioned persons.
Transactions involving financial instruments of the company (such as shares or bonds) or derivatives relating to such financial instruments must be reported.
In Germany, any transaction reaching or exceeding a total transaction volume of € 20,000 within a calendar year must be reported. The transactions of each person are to be considered separately.