Listing Procedure

The following procedure applies to the new listing of a fund:

The listing application must be:

submitted by a recognised representative pursuant to Art. 43 Listing Rules;
in writing;
in German, French, Italian or English;
submitted at the latest 20 exchange days prior to the scheduled listing date.

The application must include a brief description of the securities and a request regarding the first scheduled trading day.

Further to the annexes that are required under the Directive Procedures Equity Securities, the issuer must submit a legally effective approval of the fund regulations by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) or, in the case of foreign investment funds, an authorisation to market the fund in Switzerland. The prospectus approved by the FINMA in its most current version serves as the listing prospect in the sense of the Listing Rules.

If any of the listing requirements are not fulfilled, the application must contain a well-grounded request for exemption.