The Takeover Act - legislative texts

Austrian Takeover Act - consolidated non binding convenience translation  

BGBl. I 2023/78 - only available in German

BGBl. I 2022/124 - only available in German

BGBl. I 2022/57 - only available in German

BGBl. I 2019/63 - only available in German

BGBl. I 2017/107 - only available in German

BGBl. I 2016/76 - only available in German

BGBl. I 2015/68 - only available in German

BGBl. I 2014/89 - only available in German

BGBl. I 2013/190 - only available in German

BGBl. I 2010/29 - only available in German

BGBl. I 2010/1 - only available in German

BGBl. I 2009/71 (AktRÄG 2009) - only available in German

BGBl. I 2007/72 (GesRÄG 2007) - only available in German

BGBl. I 2006/75 (Amendment to Takeover Act, 9 June 2006) - only available in German

BGBl. I 2003/92 - only available in German

BGBl. I 2001/98 - only available in German

BGBl. I 1999/189 - only available in German

BGBl. I 1998/127 - only available in German

Materials

VAJu 2013 - materials - only available in German

GesRÄG 2007 - materials - only available in German

Takeover Amendment Act (363/ME, XXII. GP) - only available in German

Takeover Amendment Act 2006 - government bill - only available in German

Takeover Amendment Act 2006 - materials - only available in German

Takeover Directive

Dir 2004/25/EG

ESMA Guidelines

ESMA Guidelines on shareholder cooperation and acting in concert under the Takeover Bids Directive of 12 Nov 2013 - English version

Takeover Commission comments on the ESMA Guidelines of 4 Apr 2014 - only available in German

ESMA information on shareholder cooperation and acting in concert under the Takeover Bids Directive - White List, 8 Feb 2019 - English version

Ruling of the Austrian Constitutional Court of 6 October 2006 (refers to old version of the Takeover Act)

G 151-153/05-17 / V 115-117/05-17 - only available in German

Specimen offer document - Form disclosure of transactions acc. to § 16 para 5 Takeover Act

Specimen offer document - with comments - only available in German
Specimen offer document - without comments - only available in German

Form for the disclosure of transactions according to § 16 para 5 Takeover Act

Fee Schedule, Areas of Responsibility & Rules of Procedure

Fee schedule for proceedings before the Takeover Commission (Federal Law Gazette II No. 363 - 29 Nov 2010) - only available in German

Assignment of Areas of Responsibility  (8 Jan 2024)

Rules of Procedure (07 Mar 2022) - only available in German