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The Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introductory

    1. 1.Citation and extent

    2. 2.Commencement

    3. 3.Interpretation

    4. 4.“Transferable securities”

    5. 5.“Relevant securities”

    6. 6.Meaning of “excluded securities” in regulation 5

    7. 7.“Offer of relevant securities to the public”

    8. 8.“Primary MTF”

  3. PART 2 Designated activities

    1. 9.Designated activities: public offers of relevant securities

    2. 10.Designated activities: admissions to trading on regulated market

    3. 11.Designated activities: admissions to trading on primary MTF

  4. PART 3 Regulation of public offers and admissions to trading

    1. Prohibition of public offers of relevant securities

      1. 12.Prohibition of public offers of relevant securities

      2. 13.Disclosure of information

    2. Rule-making powers of FCA

      1. 14.FCA rules relating to admissions to trading on regulated market

      2. 15.FCA rules relating to admissions to trading on primary MTF

      3. 16.Qualified investor condition in regulation 15(2)(a)

      4. 17.FCA rules relating to public offers unconnected with admissions to trading

      5. 18.Further provision about regulated market admission rules

      6. 19.Matters to which FCA must have regard when making certain rules

      7. 20.Waiver or modification of rules

    3. Prospectuses

      1. 21.“Prospectus”, “MTF admission prospectus” and “supplementary prospectus”

      2. 22.Responsibility for prospectus or MTF admission prospectus

      3. 23.General requirements to be met by a prospectus or MTF admission prospectus

      4. 24.Issuers established outside UK: presentation of historical financial information

      5. 25.Exemptions from disclosure

      6. 26.Consideration of applications

      7. 27.Procedure for decision to refuse an application

      8. 28.Requirements to include information or to provide information or documents

      9. 29.Power to refuse to accept applications or to prohibit validation or publication

      10. 30.Compensation for statements in prospectus etc

      11. 31.Provisions supplementary to regulation 30

    4. Further powers of FCA

      1. 32.Withdrawal rights

      2. 33.FCA’s power to require information

      3. 34.Powers exercisable to protect investors or advance FCA’s operational objectives

      4. 35.Power to suspend, restrict or prohibit offer to the public

      5. 36.Power to suspend, restrict or prohibit admission to trading on regulated market

      6. 37.Power to suspend or prohibit trading on a trading facility

      7. 38.Regulations 34 to 37: procedure and right to refer to Tribunal

      8. 39.Public censure

      9. 40.Penalties for contraventions

      10. 41.Regulations 39 and 40: procedure and right to refer to Tribunal

      11. 42.Statement of policy

      12. 43.Statements of policy: procedure

      13. 44.Appointment by FCA of persons to carry out investigations

      14. 45.Reporting of infringements

  5. PART 4 Amendments to Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001

    1. 46.Operating an electronic system for public offers of relevant securities

  6. PART 5 Amendments to other legislation

    1. 47.Amendments to other legislation

  7. PART 6 Transitional and saving provisions

    1. 48.Saving provisions

    2. 49.References to Tribunal

    3. 50.Decisions to refuse to accept applications etc

  8. PART 7 Review

    1. 51.Review

  9. Signature

  10. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Exceptions from prohibition on offers to the public

      1. PART 1 Offers not contravening prohibition

        1. General exceptions

          1. 1.An offer of relevant securities to the public where the...

          2. 2.An offer of relevant securities made solely to qualified investors...

          3. 3.An offer of relevant securities made to fewer than 150...

          4. 4.An offer of relevant securities whose denomination per unit amounts...

          5. 5.An offer of relevant securities made to persons who acquire...

        2. Offer of transferable securities admitted or to be admitted to trading

          1. 6.An offer of transferable securities where— (a) the offer is...

        3. Offers to existing holders of shares

          1. 7.An offer of shares in substitution for shares of the...

          2. 8.Dividends that are paid out to persons who hold shares—...

        4. Offer to persons already connected with offeror company

          1. 9.(1) An offer that is made by or on behalf...

        5. Offer in connection with takeovers etc

          1. 10.(1) An offer of relevant securities of the offeror or...

        6. Offer of securities to directors or employees

          1. 11.(1) An offer of relevant securities that—

        7. Securities offered under banking or central counterparty special resolution regime

          1. 12.An offer of relevant securities resulting from the conversion or...

        8. Offer made by means of a regulated platform

          1. 13.(1) An offer of relevant securities that is made by...

      2. PART 2 Supplementary provisions relating to Part 1

        1. 14.In determining whether paragraph 1 is satisfied in relation to...

        2. 15.(1) In paragraphs 2 and 3, “qualified investor”, in relation...

        3. 16.Where— (a) a person (“the client”) who is not a...

        4. 17.For the purposes of paragraph 3, the making of an...

        5. 18.(1) For the purposes of Part 1 of this Schedule,...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Compensation: exemptions

      1. PART 1 Interpretation

        1. 1.In this Schedule, “prospectus” includes an MTF admission prospectus.

      2. PART 2 General exemptions

        1. Statements believed to be true

          1. 2.(1) In this paragraph “statement” means— (a) any untrue or...

        2. Statements by experts

          1. 3.(1) In this paragraph “statement” means a statement included in...

        3. Correction of statements

          1. 4.(1) In this paragraph “statement” has the same meaning as...

        4. Corrections of statements by experts

          1. 5.(1) In this paragraph “statement” has the same meaning as...

        5. Official statements

          1. 6.A person (D) does not incur any liability under regulation...

        6. False or misleading information known about

          1. 7.A person (D) does not incur any liability under regulation...

        7. Belief that supplementary prospectus not called for

          1. 8.(1) A person (D) does not incur any liability under...

        8. Meaning of “expert”

          1. 9.“Expert” includes any engineer, valuer, accountant or other person whose...

      3. PART 3 Further exemption relating to forward-looking statement

        1. “Protected forward-looking statement”

          1. 10.(1) For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule,...

        2. Exemption from liability

          1. 11.(1) Unless the condition in sub-paragraph (2) is met, a...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Amendments to legislation

      1. PART 1 Amendments to primary legislation

        1. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

          1. 1.FSMA 2000 is amended as follows.

          2. 2.(1) Section 73A (Part 6 rules) is amended as follows....

          3. 3.In section 79 (listing particulars and other documents), in subsection...

          4. 4.For the italic heading immediately before section 84 substitute “Contravention...

          5. 5.Omit section 84 (matters which may be dealt with by...

          6. 6.(1) Section 85 (prohibition of dealing etc in transferable securities...

          7. 7.Omit sections 86 to 87O (which relate to public offers,...

          8. 8.(1) Section 90 (compensation for statements in listing particulars or...

          9. 9.(1) Section 91 (penalties for breach of Part 6 rules)...

          10. 10.(1) Section 97 (appointment by FCA of persons to carry...

          11. 11.Omit section 97A (reporting of infringements).

          12. 12.In section 102A (meaning of “securities” etc.), omit subsection (6)(a)....

          13. 13.Omit section 102B (meaning of “offer of transferable securities to...

          14. 14.In section 103 (interpretation of Part 6), in subsection (1),...

          15. 15.In section 138E (limits on effect of contravening rules), in...

          16. 16.In section 176 (entry of premises under warrant), in subsection...

          17. 17.In section 391 (publication)— (a) in subsection (1ZB)—

          18. 18.Omit section 391F (publication: special provisions relating to prospectus regulation)....

          19. 19.In section 392 (application of sections 393 and 394)—

          20. 20.In section 395 (FCA’s and PRA’s procedures), in subsection (13)—...

          21. 21.In section 398 (misleading FCA or PRA: residual cases), in...

          22. 22.In Schedule 10A (liability of issuers in connection with published...

          23. 23.Omit Schedule 11A (transferable securities), so far as remaining in...

        2. Companies Act 2006

          1. 24.In section 474 of the Companies Act 2006 (minor definitions...

        3. Banking Act 2009

          1. 25.In section 48L of the Banking Act 2009 (powers in...

        4. Financial Services and Markets Act 2023

          1. 26.In Schedule 11 to the Financial Services and Markets Act...

      2. PART 2 Amendments to secondary legislation

        1. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005

          1. 27.The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order...

          2. 28.In article 2 (interpretation: general), in paragraph (1), after the...

          3. 29.In article 68 (promotions in connection with admission to certain...

          4. 30.(1) Article 70 (promotions included in listing particulars etc.) is...

          5. 31.In article 7l (material relating to prospectus for public offer...

        2. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Qualifying Provisions) Order 2013

          1. 32.The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Qualifying Provisions) Order...

          2. 33.In article 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2),...

          3. 34.In article 2 (qualifying provisions: general), omit paragraph (14).

          4. 35.In article 5 (qualifying provisions: injunctions and restitution), omit paragraphs...

          5. 36.In article 6 (qualifying provisions: fees), omit paragraph (2)(t).

      3. PART 3 Amendments to assimilated direct legislation

        1. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1569/2007

          1. 37.(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1569/2007 of 21 December establishing...

        2. Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council

          1. 38.(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of...

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