Companies Act 1976

25 Duty of company to notify recognised stock exchange of acquisition, etc. of its securities by director

(1) Whenever a company in the case of which shares or debentures are listed on a recognised stock exchange is notified of any matter by a director in consequence of the fulfilment of an obligation imposed on him by section 27 or section 31 of the Act of 1967 (duty of directors to notify company of acquisition etc. of securities of the company), and that matter relates to shares or debentures listed on a recognised stock exchange, the company shall be under an obligation to notify that stock exchange of that matter; and the stock exchange may publish, in such manner as it may determine, any information received by it under this subsection.

(2) An obligation imposed by subsection (1) above must be fulfilled before the end of the day next following that on which it arises ; but for this purpose, a day which is a Saturday or Sunday or a bank holiday in any part of Great Britain shall be disregarded.

(3) If default is made in complying with this section, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £500 and further to a default fine.

(4) Proceedings in respect of an offence under this section shall not, in England and Wales, be instituted except by, or with the consent of, the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions.