Related provisions for LR 3.4.3
An issuer or other person should consult with the FCA 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 FCA to dispense with or modify a transparency rule.
Schedule to the Recognition Requirements Regulations, Paragraph 4(2)(c)
4Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph [4(1)], the [UK RIE] must ensure that - |
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appropriate arrangements are made forrelevant informationto be made available (whether by the [UK RIE] or, where appropriate, byissuersof the [specified investments]) topersonsengaged indealingin [specified investments] on the [UK RIE]; |
7Schedule to the Recognition Requirements Regulations, Paragraph 9ZB
[Note: This paragraph is relevant to regulated markets only. See REC 2.16A regarding MTFs or OTFs.]
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The rules of the [UK RIE] must ensure that all - |
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[financial instruments] admitted to trading on a [regulated market] operated by it are capable of being traded in a fair, orderly and efficient manner; |
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[transferable securities] admitted to trading on a [regulated market] operated by it are freely negotiable; and |
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contracts for derivatives admitted to trading on a [regulated market] operated by it are designed so as to allow for their orderly pricing as well as for the existence of effective settlement conditions. |
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[Note:MiFID RTS 17 specifies further conditions for financial instruments to be admitted to trading on regulated markets] |
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The rules of the [UK RIE] must provide that where the [UK RIE], without obtaining the consent of the issuer, admits to trading on a regulated market operated by it a transferable security which has been admitted to trading on another regulated market, the [UK RIE] - |
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must inform the issuer of that security as soon as is reasonably practicable; and |
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may not require the issuer of that security to demonstrate compliance with the disclosure obligations. |
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The [UK RIE] must maintain effective arrangements to verify that issuers of transferable securities admitted to trading on a regulated market operated by it comply with the disclosure obligations. |
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The [UK RIE] must maintain arrangements to assist members of or participants in a regulated market operated by it to obtain access to information made public under the disclosure obligations. |
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The [UK RIE] must maintain arrangements to regularly review regularly whether financial instruments admitted to trading on a regulated market operated by it comply with the admission requirements for those instruments. |
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[Note: see MiFID RTS 17] |
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In this paragraph - |
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“the disclosure obligations” are the initial ongoing and ad hoc disclosure requirements contained in- |
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Articles 17, 18 and 19 of the market abuse regulation; |
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Articles 3, 5, 7, 8, 14 and 16 of Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the prospectuses to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading; |
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Articles 4 to 6, 15 and 16 to 19 of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 relating to harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market; and |
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EU legislation made under the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c); |
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and the legislation referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c) is given effect- |
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in the United Kingdom by Part 6 of the [Financial Services and Markets Act 2000] Act and Part 6 rules (within the meaning of section 73A of the Act); or |
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in another EEA State by legislation transposing the relevant Articles in that State. |
Section 87B(1) of the Act sets out when the FCA may authorise the omission of information from a prospectus:
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The [FCA] 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). |
Article 28 of the PD Regulation provides examples of information that may be incorporated by reference:
Arrangements for incorporation by reference |
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Information may be incorporated by reference in a prospectus or base prospectus, notably if it is contained in one the following documents: |
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annual and interim financial information; |
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documents prepared on the occasion of a specific transaction such as a merger or demerger; |
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audit reports and financial statements; |
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memorandum and articles of association; |
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earlier approved and published prospectuses and/or base prospectuses; |
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regulated information; |
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circulars to security holders. |
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The documents containing information that may be incorporated by reference in a prospectus or base prospectus or in the documents composing it shall be drawn up following the provisions of [PR 4.1 (Use of languages)]. |
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If a document which may be incorporated by reference contains information which has undergone material changes, the prospectus or base prospectus shall clearly state such a circumstance and shall give the updated information. |
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The issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market may incorporate information in a prospectus or base prospectus by making reference only to certain parts of a document, provided that it states that the non-incorporated parts are either not relevant for the investor or covered elsewhere in the prospectus. |
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When incorporating information by reference, issuers, offerors or persons asking for admission to trading on a regulated market shall endeavour not to endanger investor protection in terms of comprehensibility and accessibility of the information. |