According to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (Market Abuse Regulation [MAR]; until July 3, 2016: Section 15a of the German Securities Trading Act [WpHG], persons discharging managerial responsibilities at an issuer, as well as persons closely associated with them shall notify the issuer and the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) of transactions conducted on their own account relating to shares or debt instruments. Such notifications shall be published promptly and send to BaFin.