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PERG 9.6.1GRP
If BC comes within the definition of a collective investment scheme, the third element in determining whether it is an open-ended investment company is whether the 'investment condition' is satisfied. This condition is that, in relation to BC, a reasonable investor would, if he were to participate in the scheme:(1) expect that he would be able to realise his investment in the scheme, within a period appearing to him to be reasonable; his investment would be represented, at any
PERG 9.6.3GRP
Section 236(3) of the Act states clearly that the investment condition must be met 'in relation to BC'. In the FSA's view, this means that the investment condition should not be applied rigidly in relation to specific events such as particular issues of shares or securities or in relation to particular points in time. The requirements of the investment condition must be satisfied in relation to the overall impression of the body corporate itself, having regard to all the circ
PERG 9.6.4GRP
In the FSA's view, and within limits, the investment condition allows for the possibility that a body corporate that is an open-ended investment company may issue shares or securities with different characteristics. Some shares or securities may clearly satisfy the condition whereas others may not. The FSA considers that a reasonable investor contemplating investment in such a body corporate may still take the view, looking at the body corporate overall, that the investment condition
PERG 9.6.5GRP
Certain matters are to be disregarded in determining whether the investment condition is satisfied. Section 236(4) of the Act states that, for these purposes, no account is to be taken of any actual or potential redemption or repurchase of shares or securities under:(1) Chapter VII of Part V of the Companies Act 1985;or(2) Chapter VII of Part VI of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986; or(3) corresponding provisions in force in another EEA State; or(4) provisions in force
LR 8.3.1RRP
Where a sponsor has been appointed under LR 8.2 by a listed company or an applicant, a sponsor must:(1) provide assurance to the FSA when required that the responsibilities of the listed company or applicant under the listing rules have been met; and(2) guide the listed company or applicant in understanding and meeting its responsibilities under the listing rules anddisclosure rules and transparency rules.
LR 8.3.2GRP
A sponsor will be the main point of contact with the FSA for any matter where the sponsor has been appointed by a listed company or applicant. The FSA expects to discuss all issues relating to a transaction and any draft or final document directly with the sponsor. However, in appropriate circumstances, the FSA will communicate directly with the listed company or applicant.
SUP 11.3.2AGRP
The Treasury have made the following exemptions:(1) controllers and potential controllers of non-directive friendly societiesare exempt from the obligation to notify a change in control (The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Controllers) (Exemption) Order 2001 (SI 2001/2638));(2) controllers and potential controllers of building societies are exempt from the obligation to notify a change in control unless the change involves the acquisition of a holding of a specified percentage
SUP 11.3.5AGRP
6The FSA recognises that firms acting as investment managers may have difficulties in complying with the prior notification requirements in sections 178(1) and 190(1)of the Act as a result of acquiring or disposing of listed shares in the course of that fund management activity. To ameliorate these difficulties, the FSA may accept pre-notification of proposed changes in control, made in accordance with SUP D, and may grant approval of such changes for a period lasting up to a
SUP 11.3.5BDRP
6The FSA may treat as notice given in accordance with sections 178(1) and 190(1)of the Act a written notification from a firm which contains the following statements:(1) that the firm proposes to acquire and/or dispose of control, on one or more occasions, of any UK domestic firm whose shares or those of its ultimate parent undertaking are, at the time of the acquisition or disposal of control, listed or which are admitted to listing on a designated investment exchange;:(2) that
PERG 8.28.3GRP
Information may often involve:(1) listings of share and unit prices; or(2) company news or announcements; or(3) an explanation of the terms and conditions of an investment; or(4) a comparison of the benefits and risks of one investment as compared to another; or(5) league tables showing the performance of investments of a particular kind against set published criteria; or(6) details of directors’ dealings in the shares of their own companies; or(7) alerting persons to the happening
PERG 8.28.4GRP
In the FSA's opinion, however, such information may take on the nature of advice if the circumstances in which it is provided give it the force of a recommendation. For example:(1) a person may offer to provide information on directors’ dealings on the basis that, in his opinion, were directors to buy or sell investors would do well to follow suit;(2) a person may offer to tell a client when certain shares reach a certain value (which would be advice if the person providing the
LR 13.1.2RRP
A listed company must ensure that circulars it issues to holders of its listedequity securitiescomply with the requirements of this chapter.
LR 12.1.1RRP
1This chapter applies to a company that has a primary listing of equity securities or preference shares
LR 12.1.2RRP
This chapter contains rules applicable to a listed company that:(1) purchases its own equity shares; or(2) purchases its own securities other than equity shares; or(3) sells or transfers treasury shares; or(4) purchases or redeems its own securities during a prohibited period; or(5) purchases its own securities from a related party.
LR 9.8.4RRP
The annual report and accounts must include, where applicable, the following:(1) a statement of the amount of interest capitalised by the group during the period under review with an indication of the amount and treatment of any related tax relief;(2) any information required by LR 9.2.18 R (Publication of unaudited financial information);(3) details of any small related party transaction as required by LR 11.1.10R (2)(c);(4) details of any long-term incentive schemes as required
LR 9.8.6RRP
In the case of a listed company incorporated in the United Kingdom, the following additional items must be included in its annual report and accounts:(1) a statement setting out all the beneficial and non-beneficialinterests of each director of the listed company that have been disclosed to the company under the Companies Act 1985 as at the end of the period under review including:(a) all changes in the beneficial and non-beneficialinterests of each director that have occurred
LR 9.8.13RRP
Any summary financial statement issued by a listed company as permitted under the Companies Act 1985, must disclose:(1) earnings per share; and(2) the information required for summary financial statements set out in the Companies Act 1985.
MAR 1.3.2ERP
The following behaviours are, in the opinion of the FSA , market abuse (insider dealing):(1) dealing on the basis of inside information which is not trading information; (2) front running/pre-positioning - that is, a transaction for a person's own benefit, on the basis of and ahead of an order which he is to carry out with or for another (in respect of which information concerning the order is inside information), which takes advantage of the anticipated
MAR 1.3.19ERP
In the opinion of the FSA , the following factors are to be taken into account in determining whether or not a person's behaviour is for the purpose of him gaining control of the target company or him proposing a merger with that company, and are indications that it is:(1) whether the transactions concerned are in the target company's shares; or(2) whether the transactions concerned are for the sole purpose of gaining that control or effecting that merge
MAR 1.3.20GRP
The following examples of market abuse (insider dealing) concern the definition of inside information relating to financial instruments other than commodity derivatives.(1) X, a director at B PLC has lunch with a friend, Y. X tells Y that his company has received a takeover offer that is at a premium to the current share price at which it is trading. Y enters into a spread bet priced or valued by reference to the share price of B PLC based on his expectation that
LR 9.3.9RRP
Where a listedcompany has taken a power in its constitution to impose sanctions on a shareholder who is in default in complying with a notice served under section 212 of the Companies Act 1985 (Company investigations):(1) sanctions may not take effect earlier than 14 days after service of the notice;(2) for a shareholding of less than 0.25% of the shares of a particular class (calculated exclusive of treasury shares), the only sanction the constitution may provide for is a prohibition
LR 9.3.11RRP
A listed company proposing to issue equity shares for cash or to sell treasury shares that are equity securities for cash must first offer those securities in proportion to their existing holdings to:(1) existing holders of that class of equity shares (other than the listed company itself by virtue of it holding treasury shares); and(2) holders of other equity shares of the listed company who are entitled to be offered them.
LR 9.3.12RRP
LR 9.3.11 R does not apply if:(1) a generaldisapplication of statutory pre-emption rights has been authorised by shareholders in accordance with section 95 of the Companies Act 1985 (Disapplication of pre-emption rights) and the issue of equity securities or sale of treasury shares that are equity shares by the listed company is within the terms of the authority; or(2) the listed company is undertaking a rights issue or open offer andthe disapplication of pre-emption rights is
REC 3.14.5GRP
Securities falling within the same article in Part III of the Regulated Activities Order which may be given the same generic description (for example, shares admitted to the UKofficial list) will normally be regarded as being of the same type. Options in relation to the same type of security will normally be regarded as being options of the same type.
REC 3.14.10GRP
The FSA does not need to be notified of proposals to offer (or to withdraw offers of) safeguarding and administration services for individual assets of the same type. Specified investments (other than securities) falling within the same article in Part III of the Regulated Activities Order will normally be regarded as being of the same type. Securities falling within the same article in Part III of the Regulated Activities Order which may be given the same generic description
LR 16.3.3GRP
The total value of funds to be raised in any twelve month period by a listedventure capital trust must not exceed the total amount of venture capital funds managed by that trust's investment manager or directors where relevant, for at least the preceding three years.
LR 16.3.4RRP
In addition to the requirements of LR 9.8, a venture capital trust must include in its annual report and accounts:(1) a list of all investments with a value of greater than 5% of the total assets of the venture capital trust and at least the 10 largest investments stating, with respect to each investment so listed:(a) a brief description of the business;(b) the proportion of capital owned or intended to be owned;(c) the voting rights attributable to the shares owned;(d) the cost
LR 10.7.1RRP
LR 10 Annex 1 is modified as follows in relation to acquisitions or disposals of property by a listedproperty company:(1) for the purposes of paragraph 2R(1) (the gross assets test), the assets test is calculated by dividing the transaction consideration by the gross assets of the listedproperty company and paragraphs 2R(5) and 2R(6) do not apply;(2) for the purposes of paragraph 2R(1) (the gross assets test), if the transaction is an acquisition of land to be developed, the assets
LR 10.7.2RRP
(1) In addition to the tests in LR 10 Annex 1, if the transaction is an acquisition of property by a listedproperty company and any of the consideration is in the ordinary shares of that company, the listed company must determine the percentage ratios that result from the calculations under the test in paragraph(2).(2) The share capital test is calculated by dividing the number of consideration shares to be issued by the number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury
LR 16.4.3RRP
In addition to the definition in LR 11.1.4 R a related party includes any investment manager of the venture capital trust.
LR 16.4.4RRP
In addition to the definition in LR 11.1.5 R a related party transaction includes:(1) any arrangement by which a venture capital trust takes an interest in a company in which its investment manager has invested or intends to invest on its own account, unless the investment is made either at the same time and on the same terms or in accordance with a pre-existing agreement between the venture capital trust and the investment manager; and(2) a venture capital trust that enters into
LR 13.2.1RRP
A listed company must not circulate or publish a circular unless it has been approved by the FSA.
LR 10.8.9GRP
(1) When a listed company enters into a joint venture it should consider how this chapter applies.(2) It is common, when entering into a joint venture, for the partners to include exit provisions in the terms of the agreement. These typically give each partner a combination of rights and obligations to either sell their own holding or to acquire their partner's holding should certain triggering events occur.(3) If the listed company does not retain sole discretion over the event
LR 9.6.4RRP
A listed company must notify a RIS as soon as possible (unless otherwise indicated in this rule) of the following information relating to its capital:(1) any proposed change in its capital structure including the structure of its listeddebt securities, save that an announcement of a new issue may be delayed while marketing or underwriting is in progress;(2) any change in the rights attaching to any class of its listedshares or to any of its listedequity securities which are convertible
LR 9.6.16RRP
A listed company must notify a RIS as soon as possible of information relating to the disposal of equity shares under an exemption allowed in the lock-up arrangements disclosed in accordance with the PD Regulation.