As
stated in the previous Communiqué, ultimate beneficial owner must be a real
person.
a-) Ultimate
beneficial owners are real person/persons who own more than 25% of the
shares of the legal entity
b-) If any
suspicion arises about the real person owning more than 25% of the shares not
being the ultimate beneficial owner or there are not any real persons owning
more than 25% of the shares, the real person/persons ultimately in control
of the legal entity are the ultimate beneficial owners.
c-) If the
ultimate beneficial owner cannot be determined according to the criteria above,
top executive officers are ultimate beneficial owners.
The real persons who own
more than 25% of the shares of the legal entity must be reported in any case.
If ultimate beneficial owners are determined according to the criteria b-)
and c-) above, the names of these real persons must be submitted in the
Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Form.
The real person/persons not
owning directly or indirectly more than 25% of the enterprise can still have ultimate
control over an entitty through different means and these real persons are
considered as ultimate beneficial owners too. The necessary explanations
are submitted in the Form.
Top Executive Officers are
the real person/persons who have the authority to make strategic decisions
regarding the legal entity and the real person/persons who have the executive
control in running the usual daily operations like the Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Financial Director.