Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

[F1 Notices of acquisitions of control over recognised investment exchanges U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 18 Ch. 1A substituted (21.3.2009) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Controllers) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/534), reg. 5, Sch. 2 (with reg. 8)

301A Obligation to notify [F2 the FCA]: acquisitions of control U.K.

(1)  A person who decides to acquire or increase control over a recognised investment exchange must give [F3 the FCA] notice in writing before making the acquisition.

(2) A person who acquires or increases control over a recognised investment exchange in circumstances where notice is not required under subsection (1) must give [F4 the FCA] notice in writing before the end of 14 days beginning with—

(a) the day the person acquired or increased the control; or

(b) if later, the day on which the person first became aware that the control had been acquired or increased.

(3) For the purposes of calculations relating to this section, the holding of shares or voting power by a person (“A1”) includes any shares or voting power held by another (“A2”) if A1 and A2 are acting in concert.

(4) A notice given under this section is a “section 301A notice” and a person giving notice is a “section 301A notice-giver”.

[F5 (5) Nothing in this Chapter applies to an overseas investment exchange.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in s. 301A heading substituted (24.1.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 8 para. 23 (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(c), Sch. Pt. 3; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

F3 Words in s. 301A(1) substituted (24.1.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 8 para. 23 (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(c), Sch. Pt. 3; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

F4 Words in s. 301A(2) substituted (24.1.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 8 para. 23 (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(c), Sch. Pt. 3; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

F5 S. 301A(5) inserted (26.8.2013) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1908), regs. 1(3)(c), 5(2)

301B Requirements for section 301A notices U.K.

(1)  A section 301A notice must be in such form, include such information and be accompanied by such documents as the [F6 FCA] may reasonably require.

(2) The [F6 FCA] must publish a list of its requirements as to the form, information and accompanying documents for a section 301A notice.

(3) The [F6 FCA] may impose different requirements for different cases and may vary or waive requirements in particular cases.

Textual Amendments

F6 Word in s. 301B(1)-(3) substituted (24.1.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 8 para. 24 (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(c), Sch. Pt. 3; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

301C Acknowledgment of receipt U.K.

(1)  The [F7 FCA] must acknowledge receipt of a section 301A notice in writing before the end of the second working day following receipt.

(2) If the [F8 FCA] receives an incomplete section 301A notice it must inform the section 301A notice-giver as soon as reasonably practicable.]

Textual Amendments

F7 Word in s. 301C(1) substituted (24.1.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 8 para. 25 (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(c), Sch. Pt. 3; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

F8 Word in s. 301C(2) substituted (24.1.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 8 para. 25 (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(c), Sch. Pt. 3; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.