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Public Shareholder Portal

Solving the problem: digital access to information on ownership for companies registered with Euronext Securities Oslo

To meet increasing public demand for access to information on shareholders of listed companies, Euronext Securities Oslo (Verdipapirsentralen ASA) is setting up a public shareholder portal for listed limited companies, public limited companies and issuers of equity certificates. The portal will allow the general public to log in and see the latest available shareholder register for the companies that are active in the solution. The solution will also allow users to search for shareholders in each individual shareholder register, though this will not be possible across multiple shareholder registers or in historical data.

The public shareholder portal will simplify access to relevant shareholder registers for the general public by making registers available in one unified portal, avoiding the need to contact each company for which access is desired. The portal is designed on the principle that all relevant shareholder registers are included.

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Public shareholder portal - laptop screen example

Why we are implementing it

Transparency surrounding owners, ownership structures and power relations in business is a fundamental value in Norwegian society. Transparency can increase trust in the capital markets, be  important for contracting parties, safeguard national security and help prevent financial crimes. The rapid development of technology has created an increased expectation that information about owners is more easily accessible to the public.

All limited companies are required to keep an overview of their own shareholders in a shareholder book or shareholder register. Although everyone has the right to access this, the information it contains is currently only released upon request and must be obtained from each individual limited company.

The shareholder book or shareholder register kept by limited companies only provide information about who owns the shares at the time of recording. This information is released upon request and often at a cost to the requester. It is also possible to access information about shareholders in the Norwegian Tax Authorities shareholder register. However, in practice, this means of access is not perceived to be easily accessible. 

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Public shareholder portal - mobile screen example

Try the portal here

The portal is open and free to use for all.

 

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