--- title: "Article 88 — Public disclosure of inside information" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02023R1114-20240109" shortTitle: "Article 88 — Public disclosure of inside information" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 instrument: mica celex: 32023R1114 text_version: "Consolidated version of 9 January 2024" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02023R1114-20240109" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-11-09 --- *In force · Consolidated version of 9 January 2024 · Verified 9 Nov 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02023R1114-20240109)* 1. [Issuers](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/issuer), [offerors](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/offeror) and persons seeking admission to trading shall inform the public as soon as possible of inside information referred to in Article [87](87.md) that directly concerns them, in a manner that enables fast access as well as complete, correct and timely assessment of the information by the public. Issuers, offerors and persons seeking admission to trading shall not combine the disclosure of inside information to the public with the marketing of their activities. Issuers, offerors and persons seeking admission to trading shall post and maintain on their website, for a period of at least five years, all inside information that they are required to disclose publicly. 2. [Issuers](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/issuer), [offerors](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/offeror) and persons seeking admission to trading may, on their own responsibility, delay disclosure to the public of inside information referred to in Article [87](87.md) provided that all of the following conditions are met: **(a)** immediate disclosure is likely to prejudice the legitimate interests of the issuers, offerors or persons seeking admission to trading; **(b)** delay of disclosure is not likely to mislead the public; **(c)** issuers, offerors or persons seeking admission to trading are able to ensure the confidentiality of that information. 3. Where an [issuer](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/issuer), [offeror](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/offeror) or a person seeking admission to trading has delayed the disclosure of inside information in accordance with paragraph 2, it shall inform the [competent authority](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/competent-authority) that disclosure of the information was delayed and shall provide a written explanation of how the conditions set out in paragraph 2 were met, immediately after the information is disclosed to the public. Alternatively, Member States may provide that a record of such an explanation is to be provided only upon the request of the competent authority. 4. In order to ensure uniform conditions of application of this Article, ESMA shall develop draft implementing technical standards to determine the technical means for: **(a)** appropriate public disclosure of inside information as referred to in paragraph 1; and **(b)** delaying the public disclosure of inside information as referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3. ESMA shall submit the draft implementing technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph to the Commission by 30 June 2024. Power is conferred on the Commission to adopt the implementing technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010. *** ### Related * [competent authority](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/competent-authority) — definition used in this article * [offeror](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/offeror) — definition used in this article * [issuer](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/issuer) — definition used in this article ## Related Level 2 and Level 3 ### Binding measures - [2024/2861 — ITS — Inside Information Disclosure \[in force\]](../level-2/its/implementing-technical-standards-public-disclosure-inside-information-delay.md) *** [Title VI — Prevention and prohibition of market abuse involving crypto-assets](../titles/vi.md) · [← Article 87](87.md) · [Article 89 →](89.md)