I. General provisions

Art. 1
Purpose and scope

¹ These Rules govern the authorisation of equity securities to trading on SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd ("SIX Swiss Exchange"), and measures to ensure market transparency with regard to the trading services offered by SIX Swiss Exchange.

² The authorisation of equity securities to trading on SIX Swiss Exchange is governed exclusively and conclusively by these Rules and by any implementing provisions issued by SIX Swiss Exchange.

Art. 2
Terms and definitions

¹ Equity securities in the sense of these Rules are securities which confer participation rights (e.g. shares) that are not listed on SIX Swiss Exchange but on an exchange recognised by SIX Swiss Exchange, and are admitted to trading on a regulated market on this exchange.

² Collective investment schemes (e.g. investment funds and exchange-traded funds) qualify as equity securities in the sense of these Rules if they are listed on an exchange in Switzerland.

³ Authorisation to trading in the sense of these Rules means the authorisation of equity securities for the purpose of trading using the trading services offered by SIX Swiss Exchange. Equity securities authorised to trading on the basis of these Rules are not deemed to be listed in the sense of the Listing Rules.

⁴ A regulated market in the sense of these Rules is a market that is designated a "regulated market" under EU regulations, and other exchanges with equivalent listing provisions that are recognised by SIX Swiss Exchange and are regarded as reference markets for the equity securities in question. In principle, the member exchanges of the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) and the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) are deemed to be recognised reference markets in the sense of these Rules.