Stand:updated on 17.06.2025 | Topic Major holdings of voting rights TEST_Notifications of major holdings under section 33 et seq. WpHG
You can test the “Notifications of major holdings (section 33 et seq. of the WpHG)” specialised procedure, which must be used to submit legally valid electronic voting rights notifications in accordance with section 33 et seq. of the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz – WpHG). However, you cannot submit electronic voting rights notifications in a legally binding manner using the TEST specialised procedure: this is only possible using the main specialised procedure or by conventional means.
Once you have registered on the MVP you can apply for authorisation to use the “TEST_ Notifications of major holdings (section 33 et seq. of the WpHG)“ specialised procedure for test purposes. Access to the procedure will be activated promptly once you have submitted your signed and scanned application form to BaFin. You can upload the application form directly within the MVP. The test procedure can be used both to test the online form and to submit an XML file for a voting rights notification, either by uploading it or using the SOAP interface.
Please address any technical questions on the electronic “Notifications of major holdings (section 33 et seq. of the WpHG)“ specialised procedure to: stimmrechte-support@bafin.de.
Please contact technical support if you have any technical questions or problems relating to the registration and use of the MVP Portal: mvp-support@bafin.de.
Note
Electronic voting rights notifications cannot be submitted in a legally valid manner using the TEST specialised procedure. Rather, an application for authorisation to use the “Notifications of major holdings (section 33 et seq. of the WpHG)“ specialised procedure is needed. This can be done using the “Apply to use specialised procedure” function in your MVP user account. We will use the details you provide when registering for the MVP to inform you by e-mail when your access to the specialised procedure has been activated.
