ANNEX I

Description of ownership and control structure

For the purposes of Article 2(1), point (i), and Article 3(1), point (k), the file upload or the structured data shall contain either of the following:

(a)

a visual representation of the ownership or control structure that the legal entity or legal arrangement belongs to, and that is relevant for the identification of the beneficial owner(s) (‘organisational chart’);

(b)

a proof that the ownership is dispersed so that no one has a controlling interest, nor control through other means.

The following information shall be made clear and legible in the organisational chart:

(a)

the names and, where applicable, registration numbers of all legal entities and legal arrangements that own or control the legal entity or legal arrangement, and whether each of them is one or more of the following:

(1)

a legal entity;

(2)

a legal arrangement;

(3)

a nominator or a nominee.

(b)

the names of all natural persons acting as nominees, where applicable;

(c)

the nature and extent of ownership or control over the legal entity or legal arrangement, including information on whether it is:

(1)

direct or indirect;

(2)

by means of ownership interest or other means which shall be specified accordingly;

(3)

where applicable, the percentage, allowing two decimal points, of ownership interest.

(d)

a visual representation of the relationship between the beneficial owners of the legal entity or legal arrangement and all the legal entities and arrangements that are part of the ownership and control structure.