Related provisions for LR 9.5.2
An issuer or other person should consult with the FSA at the earliest possible stage if they:
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are in doubt about how the transparency rules apply in a particular situation; or
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consider that it may be necessary for the FSA to dispense with or modify a transparency rule.
Address for correspondence
Note: The FSA's address for correspondence in relation to the disclosure rules is:
Company Monitoring Team |
Markets Division |
The Financial Services Authority |
25 The North Colonnade |
Canary Wharf |
London E14 5HS |
Fax: 020 7066 8368 |
Section 87G of the Act provides that:
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Subsection (2) applies if, during the relevant period, there arises or is noted a significant new factor, material mistake or inaccuracy relating to the information included in a prospectus approved by the [ FSA]. |
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The person on whose application the prospectus was approved must, in accordance with prospectus rules, submit a supplementary prospectus containing details of the new factor, mistake or inaccuracy to the [FSA] for its approval. |
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The relevant period begins when the prospectus is approved by the [FSA] and ends – |
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with the closure of the offer of the transferable securities to which the prospectus relates; or |
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when trading in those securities on a regulated market begins. |
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"Significant" means significant for the purposes of making an informed assessment of the kind mentioned in section 87A(2). |
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Any person responsible for the prospectus who is aware of any new factor, mistake or inaccuracy which may require the submission of a supplementary prospectus in accordance with subsection (2) must give notice of it to – |
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the issuer of the transferable securities to which the prospectus relates, and |
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the person on whose application the prospectus was approved. |
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A supplementary prospectus must provide sufficient information to correct any mistake or inaccuracy which gave rise to the need for it. |
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Subsection (1) applies also to information contained in any supplementary prospectus published under this section. |
Section 87B(1) of the Act sets out when the FSA may authorise the omission of information from a prospectus:
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The [FSA] may authorise the omission from a prospectus of any information, the inclusion of which would otherwise be required, on the ground – |
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that its disclosure would be contrary to the public interest; |
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that its disclosure would be seriously detrimental to the issuer, provided that the omission would be unlikely to mislead the public with regard to any facts or circumstances which are essential for an informed assessment of the kind mentioned in section 87A(2); or |
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that the information is only of minor importance for a specific offer to the public or admission to trading on a regulated market and unlikely to influence an informed assessment of the kind mentioned in section 87A(2). |