Related provisions for PERG 7.7.5
Sections 85 and 86 of the Act provide for when a prospectus approved by the FSA will be required:
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It is unlawful for transferable securities to which this subsection applies to be offered to the public in the United Kingdom unless an approved prospectus has been made available to the public before the offer is made. |
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It is unlawful to request the admission of transferable securities to which this subsection applies to trading on a regulated market situated or operating in the United Kingdom unless an approved prospectus has been made available to the public before the request is made. |
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A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence and liable – |
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on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both; |
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on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine or both. |
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A contravention of subsection (1) or (2) is actionable, at the suit of a person who suffers loss as a result of the contravention, subject to the defences and other incidents applying to actions for breach of statutory duty. |
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Subsection (1) applies to all transferable securities other than – |
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those listed in Schedule 11A; |
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such other transferable securities as may be specified in prospectus rules [see PR 1.2.2 R]. |
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Subsection (2) applies to all transferable securities other than – |
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those listed in Part 1 of Schedule 11A; |
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such other transferable securities as may be specified in prospectus rules [see PR 1.2.3 R]. |
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"Approved prospectus" means, in relation to transferable securities to which this section applies, a prospectus approved by the competent authority of the home State in relation to the issuer of the securities. |
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Exempt offers to the public |
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A person does not contravene section 85(1) if – |
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the offer is made to or directed at qualified investors only; |
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the offer is made to or directed at fewer than 100 persons, other than qualified investors, per EEA State; |
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the minimum consideration which may be paid by any person for transferable securities acquired by him pursuant to the offer is at least 50,000 euros (or an equivalent amount); |
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the transferable securities being offered are denominated in amounts of at least 50,000 euros (or equivalent amounts); or |
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the total consideration for the transferable securities being offered cannot exceed 100,000 euros (or an equivalent amount). |
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Where - |
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a person who is not a qualified investor ("the client") has engaged a qualified investor falling within Article 2.1(e)(i) of the prospectus directive to act as his agent; and |
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the terms on which the qualified investor is engaged enable him to make decisions concerning the acceptance of offers of transferable securities on the client's behalf without reference to the client, |
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an offer made to or directed at the qualified investor is not to be regarded for the purposes of subsection (1) as also having been made to or directed at the client. |
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For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the making of an offer of transferable securities to – |
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trustees of a trust, |
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members of a partnership in their capacity as such, or |
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two or more persons jointly, |
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is to be treated as the making of an offer to a single person. |
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In determining whether subsection (1)(e) is satisfied in relation to an offer ("offer A"), offer A is to be taken together with any other offer of transferable securities of the same class made by the same person which – |
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was open at any time within the period of 12 months ending with the date on which offer A is first made; and |
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had previously satisfied subsection (1)(e). |
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For the purposes of this section, an amount (in relation to an amount denominated in euros) is an "equivalent amount" if it is an amount of equal value denominated wholly or partly in another currency or unit of account. |
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The equivalent is to be calculated at the latest practicable date before (but in any event not more than 3 working days before) the date on which the offer is first made. |
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"Qualified investor" means – |
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an entity falling within Article 2.1(e)(i), (ii) or (iii) of the prospectus directive; |
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an investor registered on the register maintained by the [FSA] under section 87R; |
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an investor authorised by an EEA State other than the United Kingdom to be considered as a qualified investor for the purposes of the prospectus directive. |
Articles 25 and 26 of the PD Regulation provide for the format of prospectuses and base prospectuses:
Format of the prospectus |
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25.1 |
Where an issuer, an offeror or a person asking for the admission to trading on a regulated market chooses, according to [PR 2.2.1 R] to draw up a prospectus as a single document, the prospectus shall be composed of the following parts in the following order: |
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a clear and detailed table of contents; |
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the summary provided for in [section 87A(5) of the Act]; |
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the risk factors linked to the issuer and the type of security covered by the issue; |
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the other information items included in the schedules and building blocks according to which the prospectus is drawn up. |
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Where an issuer, an offeror or a person asking for the admission to trading on a regulated market chooses, according to [LR 3.1.1 R], to draw up a prospectus composed of separate documents, the securities note and the registration document shall be each composed of the following parts in the following order: |
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a clear and detailed table of contents; |
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as the case may be, the risk factors linked to the issuer and the type of security covered by the issue; |
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the other information items included in the schedules and building blocks according to which the prospectus is drawn up. |
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In the cases mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2, the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market shall be free in defining the order in the presentation of the required information items included in the schedules and building blocks according to which the prospectus is drawn up. |
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Where the order of the items does not coincide with the order of the information provided for in the schedules and building blocks according to which the prospectus is drawn up, the [FSA] may ask the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for the admission to trading on a regulated market to provide a cross reference list for the purpose of checking the prospectus before its approval. Such list shall identify the pages where each item can be found in the prospectus. [see LR 3.1.1R(3)] |
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Where the summary of a prospectus must be supplemented according to [section 87G of the Act], the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market shall decide on a case-by-case basis whether to integrate the new information in the original summary by producing a new summary, or to produce a supplement to the summary. |
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If the new information is integrated in the original summary, the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market shall ensure that investors can easily identify the changes, in particular by way of footnotes. |
Format of the base prospectus and its related final terms |
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26.1 |
Where an issuer, an offeror or a person asking for the admission to trading on a regulated market chooses, according to [PR 2.2.7 R] to draw up a base prospectus, the base prospectus shall be composed of the following parts in the following order: |
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a clear and detailed table of contents; |
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the summary provided for in [section 87A of the Act]; |
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the risk factors linked to the issuer and the type of security or securities covered by the issue(s); |
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the other information items included in the schedules and building blocks according to which the prospectus is drawn up. |
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Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market shall be free in defining the order in the presentation of the required information items included in the schedules and building blocks according to which the prospectus is drawn up. The information on the different securities contained in the base prospectus shall be clearly segregated. |
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Where the order of the items does not coincide with the order of the information provided for by the schedules and building blocks according to which the prospectus is drawn up, the [FSA] may ask the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market to provide a cross reference list for the purpose of checking the prospectus before its approval. Such list should identify the pages where each item can be found in the prospectus. [see LR 3.1.1R(3)] |
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In case the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market has previously filed a registration document for a particular type of security and, at a later stage, chooses to draw up base prospectus in conformity with the conditions provided for in [PR 2.2.7 R], the base prospectus shall contain: |
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the information contained in the previously or simultaneously filed and approved registration document which shall be incorporated by reference, following the conditions provided for in Article 28 of this Regulation; |
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the information which would otherwise be contained in the relevant securities note less the final terms where the final terms are not included in the base prospectus. |
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The final terms attached to a base prospectus shall be presented in the form of a separate document containing only the final terms or by inclusion of the final terms into the base prospectus. |
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In the case that the final terms are included in a separate document containing only the final terms, they may replicate some information which has been included in the approved base prospectus according to the relevant securities note schedule that has been used for drawing up the base prospectus. In this case the final terms have to be presented in such a way that they can be easily identified as such. |
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A clear and prominent statement shall be inserted in the final terms indicating that the full information on the issuer and on the offer is only available on the basis of the combination of base prospectus and final terms and where the base prospectus is available. |
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Where a base prospectus relates to different securities, the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market shall include a single summary in the base prospectus for all securities. The information on the different securities contained in the summary, however, shall be clearly segregated. |
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Where the summary of a base prospectus must be supplemented according to [section 87G of the Act], the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market shall decide on a case-by-case basis whether to integrate the new information in the original summary by producing a new summary, or by producing a supplement to the summary. |
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If the new information is integrated in the original summary of the base prospectus by producing a new summary, the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market shall ensure that investors can easily identify the changes, in particular by way of footnotes. |
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Issuers, offerors or persons asking for admission to trading on a regulated market may compile in one single document two or more different base prospectuses. |
Table of rules in FEES 4that also apply to FEES 7
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Method of payment |
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Calculation of periodic fee and tariff base for a firm's second financial year |
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How FEES 4.2.7 R applies in relation to an incoming EEA firm or an incoming Treaty firm |
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Extension of time |
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FEES 4.2.11 R (first entry only) |
Due date and changes in permission for periodic fees |
Groups of firms |
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Firms applying to cancel or vary permission before start of period |
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Information on which fees are calculated |