Related provisions for LR 19.2.3
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. |
Articles 3 to 23 of the PD Regulation provide for the minimum information to be included in a prospectus:
Note: the Annexes (including schedules and building blocks) referred to in these articles are set out for information in PR App 3.
Article 3 Minimum information to be included in a prospectus |
A prospectus shall be drawn up by using one or a combination of the schedules and building blocks set out in this Regulation.2 2 |
A prospectus shall contain the information items required in Annexes I to XVII and Annexes XX to XXX depending on the type of issuer or issues and securities involved. Subject to Article 4a(1), a competent authority shall not require that a prospectus contains information items which are not included in Annexes I to XVII or Annexes XX to XXX.3 1223 |
In order to ensure conformity with the obligation referred to in Article 5(1) of Directive 2003/71/EC, the competent authority of the home Member State, when approving a prospectus in accordance with Article 13 of that Directive, may, on a case by case basis, require the information provided by the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market to be completed, for each of the information items.2 2 |
2Where the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for the admission to trading on a regulated market is required to include a summary in a prospectus, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Directive 2003/71/EC, the competent authority of the home Member State, when approving the prospectus in accordance with Article 13 of that Directive, may, on a case by case basis, require certain information provided in the prospectus, to be included in the summary. |
3[Note: See transitional provisions in Regulation (EU) No 862/2012] |
Article 4 Share registration document schedule |
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For the share registration document information shall be given in accordance with the schedule set out in Annex I. |
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The schedule set out in paragraph 1 shall apply to the following: |
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shares and other transferable securities equivalent to shares; |
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other securities which comply with the following conditions: |
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they can be converted or exchanged into shares or other transferable securities equivalent to shares, at the issuer’s or at the investor’s discretion, or on the basis of the conditions established at the moment of the issue, or give, in any other way, the possibility to acquire shares or other transferable securities equivalent to shares, and |
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provided that these shares or other transferable securities equivalent to shares are or will be issued by the issuer of the security and are not yet traded on a regulated market or an equivalent market outside the Community at the time of the approval of the prospectus covering the securities, and that the underlying shares or other transferable securities equivalent to shares can be delivered with physical settlement. |
1Article 4a Share registration document schedule in cases of complex financial history or significant financial commitment |
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Where the issuer of a security covered by Article 4(2) has a complex financial history, or has made a significant financial commitment, and in consequence the inclusion in the registration document of certain items of financial information relating to an entity other than the issuer is necessary in order to satisfy the obligation laid down in Article 5(1) of Directive 2003/71/EC, those items of financial information shall be deemed to relate to the issuer. The competent authority of the home Member State shall in such cases request that the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading include those items of information in the registration document. Those items of financial information may include pro forma information prepared in accordance with Annex II. In this context, where the issuer has made a significant financial commitment any such pro forma information shall illustrate the anticipated effects of the transaction that the issuer has agreed to undertake, and references in Annex II to “the transaction” shall be read accordingly. |
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The competent authority shall base any request pursuant to the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 on the requirements set out in item 20.1 of Annex I, item 15.1 of Annex XXIII, item 20.1 of Annex XXV, item 11.1 of Annex XXVII and item 20.1 of Annex XXVIII as regards the content of financial information and the applicable accounting and auditing principles, subject to any modification which is appropriate in view of any of the following factors:2 2 |
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the nature of the securities; |
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the nature and range of information already included in the prospectus, and the existence of financial information relating to an entity other than the issuer in a form that might be included in a prospectus without modification; |
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the facts of the case, including the economic substance of the transactions by which the issuer has acquired or disposed of its business undertaking or any part of it, and the specific nature of that undertaking; |
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the ability of the issuer to obtain financial information relating to another entity with reasonable effort. |
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Where, in the individual case, the obligation laid down in Article 5(1) of Directive 2003/71/EC may be satisfied in more than one way, preference shall be given to the way that is the least costly or onerous. |
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Paragraph 1 is without prejudice to the responsibility under national law of any other person, including the persons referred to in Article 6(1) of Directive 2003/71/EC, for the information contained in the prospectus. In particular, those persons shall be responsible for the inclusion in the registration document of any items of information requested by the competent authority pursuant to paragraph 1. |
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For the purposes of paragraph 1, an issuer shall be treated as having a complex financial history if all of the following conditions apply: |
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its entire business undertaking at the time that the prospectus is drawn up is not accurately represented in the historical financial information which it is required to provide under item 20.1 of Annex I, item 15.1 of Annex XXIII, item 20.1 of Annex XXV, item 11.1 of Annex XXVII and item 20.1 of Annex XXVIII;2 2 |
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that inaccuracy will affect the ability of an investor to make an informed assessment as mentioned in Article 5(1) of Directive 2003/71/EC; and |
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information relating to its business undertaking that is necessary for an investor to make such an assessment is included in financial information relating to another entity. |
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For the purposes of paragraph 1, an issuer shall be treated as having made a significant financial commitment if it has entered into a binding agreement to undertake a transaction which, on completion, is likely to give rise to a significant gross change. In this context, the fact that an agreement makes completion of the transaction subject to conditions, including approval by a regulatory authority, shall not prevent that agreement from being treated as binding if it is reasonably certain that those conditions will be fulfilled. In particular, an agreement shall be treated as binding where it makes the completion of the transaction conditional on the outcome of the offer of the securities that are the subject matter of the prospectus or, in the case of a proposed takeover, if the offer of securities that are the subject matter of the prospectus has the objective of funding that takeover. |
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For the purposes of paragraph 5 of this Article, and of item 20.2 of Annex I, item 15.2 of Annex XXIII and item 20.2 of Annex XXV, a significant gross change means a variation of more than 25%, relative to one or more indicators of the size of the issuer's business, in the situation of an issuer.2 2 |
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Pro forma financial information is needed in case of significant gross change, i. e. a variation of more than 25% relative to one or more indicators of the size of the issuer's business, in the situation of an issuer due to a particular transaction, with the exception of those situations where merger accounting is required. |
Article 5 Pro-forma financial information building block |
For pro-forma financial information, information shall be given in accordance with the building block set out in Annex II. |
Pro forma financial information should be preceded by an introductory explanatory paragraph that states in clear terms the purpose of including this information in the prospectus. |
Article 6 Share securities note schedule |
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For the share securities note information is necessary to be given in accordance with the schedule set out in Annex III. |
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The schedule shall apply to shares and other transferable securities equivalent to shares5 |
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Where shares with warrants give the right to acquire the issuer’s shares and these shares are not admitted to trading on a regulated market, the information required by the schedule set out in Annex XII except item 4.2.2 shall also be given. |
[Note: See transitional provisions in Regulation (EU) No 759/2013]5
Article 7 Debt and derivative securities registration document schedule for securities with a denomination per unit of less than EUR 100 0002 2 |
For the debt and derivative securities registration document concerning securities which are not covered in Article 4 with a denomination per unit of less than EUR 100 0002 or, where there is no individual denomination, securities that can only be acquired on issue for less than EUR 100 0002 per security, information shall be given in accordance with the schedule set out in Annex IV. 22 |
Article 8 Securities note schedule for debt securities with a denomination per unit of less than EUR 100 0002 2 |
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For the securities note for debt securities with a denomination per unit of less than EUR 100 0002 information shall be given in accordance with the schedule set out in Annex V. 2 |
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The schedule shall apply to debt where the issuer has an obligation arising on issue to pay the investor 100% of the nominal value in addition to which there may be also an interest payment.5 |
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Where debt securities are exchangeable or convertible into shares already admitted to trading on a regulated market, the information required by item 4.2.2 of the schedule set out in Annex XII shall also be given. |
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Where debt securities are convertible or exchangeable into shares which are or will be issued by the issuer of the debt security or by an entity belonging to its group and these underlying shares are not already admitted to trading on a regulated market, information on the issuer of the underlying shares shall also be given in accordance with items 3.1 and 3.2 of the schedule set out in Annex III or, as the case may be, of the proportionate schedule set out in Annex XXIV. |
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Where debt securities with warrants give the right to acquire the issuer’s shares and these shares are not admitted to trading on a regulated market, the information required by the schedule set out in Annex XII except item 4.2.2 shall also be given. |
[Note: See transitional provisions in Regulation (EU) No 759/2013]5
Article 9 Guarantees building block |
For guarantees information shall be given in accordance with the building block set out in Annex VI. |
2Item 3 of Annex VI shall not apply where a Member State acts as guarantor. |
Article 10 Asset backed securities registration document schedule |
For the asset backed securities registration document information shall be given in accordance with the schedule set out in Annex VII. |
Article 11 Asset backed securities building block |
For the additional information building block to the securities note for asset backed securities information shall be given in accordance with the building block set out in Annex VIII. |
Article 12 Debt and derivative securities registration document schedule for securities with a denomination per unit of at least EUR 100 0002 2 |
For the debt and derivative securities registration document concerning securities which are not covered in Article 4 with a denomination per unit of at least EUR 100 0002 or, where there is no individual denomination, securities that can only be acquired on issue for at least EUR 100 0002 per security, information shall be given in accordance with the schedule set out in Annex IX. 22 |
Article 13 Depository receipts schedule |
For depository receipts issued over shares information shall be given in accordance with the schedule set out in Annex X. |
Article 14 Banks registration document schedule |
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For the banks registration document for debt and derivative securities and those securities which are not covered by article 4 information shall be given in accordance with the schedule set out in Annex XI. |
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The schedule set out in paragraph 1 shall apply to credit institutions as defined in point (a) of Article 1(1) of Directive 2000/12/EC as well as to third country credit institutions which do not fall under that definition but have their registered office in a state which is a member of the OECD. |
These entities may also use alternatively the registration document schedules provided for under in Articles 7 and 12. |
Article 15 Securities note schedule for derivative securities |
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For the securities note for derivative securities information shall be given in accordance with the schedule set out in Annex XII. |
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The schedule shall apply to securities which are not in the scope of application of the other securities note schedules referred to in articles 6, 8 and 16, except for the cases mentioned in article 6(3), Article 8(3) and (5) and article 16 (3) and (5). The schedule shall apply to certain securities where the payment and/or delivery obligations are linked to an underlying.5 5 |
[Note: See transitional provisions in Regulation (EU) No 759/2013]5
Article 16 Securities note schedule for debt securities with a denomination per unit of at least EUR 100 0002 2 |
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For the securities note for debt securities with a denomination per unit of at least EUR 100 0002 information shall be given in accordance with the schedule set out in Annex XIII. 2 |
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The schedule shall apply to debt where the issuer has an obligation arising on issue to pay the investor 100% of the nominal value in addition to which there may be also an interest payment.5 |
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Where debt securities are exchangeable or convertible into shares already admitted to trading on a regulated market, the information required by item 4.2.2 of the schedule set out in Annex XII shall also be given. |
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Where debt securities are convertible or exchangeable into shares which are or will be issued by the issuer of the debt security or by an entity belonging to its group and these underlying shares are not already admitted to trading on a regulated market, information on the issuer of the underlying shares shall also be given in accordance with items 3.1 and 3.2 of the schedule set out in Annex III or, as the case may be, of the proportionate schedule set out in Annex XXIV. |
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Where debt securities with warrants give the right to acquire the issuer’s shares and these shares are not admitted to trading on a regulated market, the information required by the schedule set out in Annex XII except item 4.2.2 shall also be given. |
[Note: See transitional provisions in Regulation (EU) No 759/2013]5
Article 17 Additional information building block on the underlying share |
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For the additional information on the underlying share, the description of the underlying share shall be given in accordance with the building block set out in Annex XIV. |
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In addition, if the issuer of the underlying share is an entity belonging to the same group, the information required by the schedule referred to in Article 4 shall be given in respect of that issuer. |
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The additional information referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall only apply to those securities which comply with both of the following conditions: |
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they can be converted or exchanged into shares or other transferable securities equivalent to shares, at the issuer’s or at the investor’s discretion, or on the basis of the conditions established at the moment of the issue or give, in any other way, the possibility to acquire shares or other transferable securities equivalent to shares; and |
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provided that these shares or other transferable securities equivalent to shares are or will be issued by the issuer of the security, by an entity belonging to the group of that issuer or by a third party and are not yet traded on a regulated market or an equivalent market outside the Union at the time of the approval of the prospectus covering the securities, and that the underlying shares or other transferable securities equivalent to shares can be delivered with physical settlement.5 5 |
[Note: See transitional provisions in Regulation (EU) No 759/2013]5
Article 18 Registration document schedule for collective investment undertakings of the closed-end type |
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In addition to the information required pursuant to items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.1, 7, 9.1, 9.2.1, 9.2.3, 10.4, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 of Annex I, for the registration document for securities issued by collective investment undertakings of the closed-end type information shall be given in accordance with the schedule set out in Annex XV. |
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The schedule shall apply to collective investment undertakings of the closed-end type holding a portfolio of assets on behalf of investors that: |
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are recognised by national law in the Member State in which it is incorporated as a collective investment undertaking of the closed end type; or |
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do not take or seek to take legal or management control of any of the issuers of its underlying investments. In such a case, legal control and/or participation in the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of the underlying issuer(s) may be taken where such action is incidental to the primary investment objective, necessary for the protection of shareholders and only in circumstances where the collective investment undertaking will not exercise significant management control over the operations of that underlying issuer(s). |
Article 19 Registration document schedule for Member States, third countries and their regional and local authorities |
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For the registration document for securities issued by Member States, third countries and their regional and local authorities information shall be given in accordance with the schedule set out in Annex XVI. |
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The schedule shall apply to all types of securities issued by Member States, third countries and their regional and local authorities. |
Article 20 Registration document schedule for public international bodies and for issuers of debt securities guaranteed by a member state of the OECD |
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For the registration document for securities issued by public international bodies and for securities unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed, on the basis of national legislation, by a state which is a member of the OECD information shall be given in accordance with the schedule set out in Annex XVII. |
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The schedule shall apply to: |
- all types of securities issued by public international bodies; - to debt securities unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed, on the basis of national legislation, by a state which is a member of the OECD. |
3Article 20a Additional information building block for consent given in accordance with Article 3(2) of Directive 2003/71/EC |
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For the purposes of the third subparagraph of Article 3(2) of Directive 2003/71/EC, the prospectus shall contain the following: |
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the additional information set out in Sections 1 and 2A of Annex XXX where the consent is given to one or more specified financial intermediaries; |
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the additional information set out in Sections 1 and 2B of Annex XXX where the issuer or the person responsible for drawing up the prospectus chooses to give its consent to all financial intermediaries. |
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Where a financial intermediary does not comply with the conditions attached to consent as disclosed in the prospectus, a new prospectus shall be required in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 3(2) of Directive 2003/71/EC. |
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[Note: See transitional provisions in Regulation (EU) No 862/2012] |
Article 21 Combination of schedules and building blocks |
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The use of the combinations provided for in the table set out in Annex XVIII shall be mandatory when drawing up prospectuses for the types of securities to which those combinations correspond according to this table. However, for securities not covered by those combinations further combinations may be used. |
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The most comprehensive and stringent registration document schedule, i.e. the most demanding schedule in term of number of information items and the extent of the information included in them, may always be used to issue securities for which a less comprehensive and stringent registration document schedule is provided for, according to the following ranking of schedules: |
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share registration document schedule; |
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debt and derivative securities registration document schedule for securities with a denomination per unit of less than EUR 100 0002; 2 |
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debt and derivative securities registration document schedule for securities with a denomination per unit at least EUR 100 0002. 2 |
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The issuer, the offeror and the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market may choose to draw up a prospectus in accordance with the proportionate schedules set out in Annexes XXIII to XXIX instead of the schedules set out in Annexes I, III, IV, IX, X and XI as described in the second subparagraph provided that the respective conditions laid down in Articles 26a, 26b and 26c are fulfilled. |
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Where the issuer, the offeror and the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market makes that choice: |
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the reference to Annex I in Annex XVIII shall be read as a reference to Annexes XXIII or XXV; |
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the reference to Annex III in Annex XVIII shall be read as a reference to Annex XXIV; |
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the reference to Annex IV in Annex XVIII shall be read as a reference to Annex XXVI; |
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the reference to Annex IX in Annex XVIII shall be read as a reference to Annex XXVII; |
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the reference to Annex X in Annex XVIII shall be read as a reference to Annex XXVIII; |
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the reference to Annex XI in Annex XVIII shall be read as a reference to Annex XXIX. |
Article 22 Minimum information to be included in a base prospectus and its related final terms |
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A base prospectus shall be drawn up using one or a combination of schedules and building blocks provided for in this Regulation according to the combinations for various types of securities set out in Annex XVIII.2 2 |
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A base prospectus shall contain the information items required in Annexes I to XVII, Annex XX and Annexes XXIII to XXX depending on the type of issuer and securities involved. Competent authorities shall not require that a base prospectus contains information items which are not included in Annexes I to XVII, Annex XX or Annexes XXIII to XXX.3 223 |
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In order to ensure conformity with the obligation referred to in Article 5(1) of Directive 2003/71/EC, the competent authority of the home Member State, when approving a base prospectus in accordance with Article 13 of that Directive, may, on a case by case basis, require the information provided by the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market to be completed for each of the information items.2 2 |
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2Where the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for the admission to trading on a regulated market is required to include a summary in a base prospectus, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Directive 2003/71/EC, the competent authority of the home Member State, when approving the base prospectus in accordance with Article 13 of that Directive, may, on a case-by-case basis, require certain information provided in the base prospectus to be included in the summary. |
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The base prospectus may contain options with regard to information categorised as Category A, Category B and Category C, required by the relevant securities note schedules and building blocks, and set out in Annex XX. The final terms shall determine which of these options is applicable to the individual issue, by referring to the relevant sections of the base prospectus or by replicating such information. |
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The issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market may omit information items which are not known when the base prospectus is approved and which can only be determined at the time of the individual issue. |
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The use of the combinations provided for in the table in Annex XVIII shall be mandatory when drawing up base prospectuses for the types of securities to which those combinations correspond according to this table. However, for securities not covered by those combinations further combinations may be used. |
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The final terms attached to a base prospectus shall only contain the following:2 2 |
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within the various securities notes schedules according to which the base prospectus is drawn up, the information items in Categories B and C listed in Annex XX. When an item is not applicable to a prospectus, the item shall appear in the final terms with the mention "not applicable; |
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on a voluntary basis, any “additional information” set out in Annex XXI; |
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any replication of, or reference to options already provided for in the base prospectus which are applicable to the individual issue. |
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2The final terms shall not amend or replace any information in the base prospectus. |
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In addition to the information items set out in the schedules and building blocks referred to in Articles 4 to 20 the following information shall be included in a base prospectus: |
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indication on the information that will be included in the final terms;2 |
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a section containing a template, the "form of the final terms", which has to be filled out for each individual issue; |
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the method of publication of the final terms; if the issuer is not in a position to determine, at the time of the approval of the prospectus, the method of publication of the final terms, an indication of how the public will be informed about which method will be used for the publication of the final terms; |
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in the case of issues of non equity securities according to [PR 2.2.7R (1)], a general description of the programme. |
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Only the following categories of securities may be contained in a base prospectus and its related final terms covering issues of various types of securities: |
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asset backed securities; |
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warrants falling under Article 17; |
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non-equity securities provided for under [PR 2.2.7R (2)]; |
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all other non-equity securities including warrants with the exception of those mentioned in point (2). |
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In drawing up a base prospectus the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market shall clearly segregate the specific information on each of the different securities included in these categories. |
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Where an event envisaged under [section 87G(1) of the Act (Supplementary prospectus)] occurs between the time that the base prospectus has been approved and the final closing of the offer of each issue of securities under the base prospectus or, as the case may be, the time that trading on a regulated market of those securities begins, the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market shall publish a supplement prior to the final closing of the offer or the admission of those securities to trading. |
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2Where the issuer needs to prepare a supplement concerning information in the base prospectus that relates to only one or several specific issues, the right of investors to withdraw their acceptances pursuant to Article 16(2) of Directive 2003/71/EC shall only apply to the relevant issues and not to any other issues of securities under the base prospectus. |
2[Note: See transitional provisions in Regulation (EU) No 862/2012]3
5Article 23 Adaptations to the minimum information given in prospectuses and base prospectuses |
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Notwithstanding Articles 3 second paragraph and 22(1) second subparagraph, where the issuer’s activities fall under one of the categories included in Annex XIX, the [FCA], taking into consideration the specific nature of the activities involved, may ask for adapted information, in addition to the information items included in the schedules and building blocks set out in 4 to 20, including, where appropriate, a valuation or other expert’s report on the assets of the issuer, in order to comply with the obligation referred to in [sections 87A(2),(3) and (4) of the Act]. The [FCA] shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. |
In order to obtain the inclusion of a new category in Annex XIX a Member State shall notify its request to the Commission. The Commission shall update this list following the Committee procedure provided for in Article 24 of [the prospectus directive]. |
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By way of derogation of Articles 3 to 22, where an issuer, an offeror or a person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market applies for approval of a prospectus or a base prospectus for a security which is not the same but comparable to the various types of securities mentioned in the table of combinations set out in Annex XVIII, the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market shall add the relevant information items from another securities note schedule provided for in Articles 4 to 20 to the main securities note schedule chosen. This addition shall be done in accordance with the main characteristics of the securities being offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market. |
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By way of derogation of Articles 3 to 22, where an issuer, an offeror or a person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market applies for approval of a prospectus or a base prospectus for a new type of security, the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market shall notify a draft prospectus or base prospectus to the [FCA]. |
The [FCA] shall decide, in consultation with the issuer, the offeror or the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market, what information shall be included in the prospectus or base prospectus in order to comply with the obligation referred to in [sections 87A(2),(3) and (4) of the Act]. The [FCA] shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. |
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The derogation referred to in the first subparagraph shall only apply in case of a new type of security which has features completely different from the various types of securities mentioned in Annex XVIII, if the characteristics of this new security are such that a combination of the different information items referred to in the schedules and building blocks provided for in Articles 4 to 20 is not pertinent. |
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By way of derogation of Articles 3 to 22, in the cases where one of the information items required in one of the schedules or building blocks referred to in 4 to 20 or equivalent information is not pertinent to the issuer, to the offer or to the securities to which the prospectus relates, that information may be omitted. |
Schedule to the Recognition Requirements Regulations, Paragraph 9A-9H3
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[A UK RIE] operating a multilateral trading facility or an organised trading facility3 must also operate a regulated market3. |
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[A UK RIE] operating a multilateral trading facility or an organised trading facility3 must comply with those requirements of- |
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any directly applicable EU legislation made under Chapter I;3 |
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which are applicable to a market operator3 ... operating such a facility. |
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(3) |
The requirements of this paragraph do not apply for the purposes of section 292(3)(a) of the Act (requirements for overseas investment exchanges and overseas clearing houses). |
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A [UK RIE] operating a multilateral trading facility or organised trading facility must provide the FCA with a detailed description of - |
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the functioning of the multilateral trading facility or organised trading facility; |
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(b) |
any links to another trading venue owned by the same [UK RIE] or to a systematic internaliser owned by the same exchange; and |
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(c) |
a list of the facility’s members, participants and users. |
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[Note:MiFID ITS 19 prescribes the content and format of the description of the functioning of a MTF or OTF to be provided to the FCA]3 |
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(5)3 |
Any multilateral trading facility or an organised trading facility operated by the [UK RIE] must have at least three materially active members or users who each have the opportunity to interact with all the others in respect of price formation. |
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Paragraph 9B – Specific requirements for multilateral trading facilities: execution of orders3 |
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A [UK RIE] must have non-discretionary rules for the execution of orders on a multilateral trading facility operated by it. |
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(2)3 |
A [UK RIE] must not on a multilateral trading facility operated by it - |
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execute any client orders against its proprietary capital; or |
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engage in matched principal trading. |
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Paragraph 9C – Specific requirements for multilateral trading facilities: access to a facility3 |
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The rules of the [UK RIE] about access to, or membership of, a multilateral trading facility regulated market operated by it must permit the [UK RIE] to give access to or admit to membership to (as the case may be) only -3 |
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(a) |
an investment firm authorised under Article 5 of the markets in financial instruments directive; |
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(b) |
a credit institution authorised in accordance with the capital requirements directive; or |
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(c) |
a person who – |
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is of sufficient good repute; |
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has a sufficient level of trading ability, and competence and experience; |
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(iii) |
where applicable, has adequate organisational arrangements; and |
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has sufficient resources for the role it is to perform, taking account of the financial arrangements the [UK RIE] has established in order to guarantee the adequate settlement transactions. |
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Paragraph 9D – Specific requirements for multilateral trading facilities: disclosure3 |
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The rules of the [UK RIE] must provide that where it, without obtaining the consent of the issuer, admits to trading on a multilateral trading facility operated by it a transferable security which has been admitted to trading on a regulated market, the [UK RIE] may not require the issuer of that security to demonstrate compliance with the disclosure obligations. |
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The [UK RIE] must maintain arrangements to provide sufficient publicly available information (or satisfy itself that sufficient information is publicly available) to enable users of a multilateral trading facility operated by it to form investment judgements, taking into account both the nature of the users and the types of instruments traded. |
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(3)3 |
In this paragraph, “the disclosure obligations” has the same meaning as in paragraph 9ZB. |
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Paragraph 9E – SME growth markets3 |
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(1)3 |
A [UK RIE] operating a multilateral trading facility which has registered that facility as an SME growth market in accordance with Article 33 of the markets in financial instruments directive (an “exchange-operated SME growth market”) must comply with rules made by the FCA for the purposes of this paragraph. |
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[Note:REC 2.16A.1D]4 |
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(2)3 |
An exchange-operated SME growth market must not admit to trading a financial instrument which is already admitted to trading on another SME growth market unless the issuer of the instrument has been informed of the proposed admission to trading and has not objected. |
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Where an exchange-operated SME growth market exchange admits a financial instrument to trading in the circumstances of paragraph (2), that exchange-operated SME growth market may not require the issuer of the financial instrument to demonstrate compliance with - |
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any obligation relating to corporate governance, or |
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the disclosure obligations. |
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In this paragraph, “the disclosure obligations” has the same meaning as in paragraph 9ZB. |
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Paragraph 9F – Specific requirements for organised trading facilities: execution of orders3 |
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[A UK RIE] operating an organised trading facility must - |
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execute orders on that facility on a discretionary basis in accordance with sub-paragraph (4); |
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not execute any client orders on that facility against its proprietary capital or the proprietary capital of any entity that is part of the same group or legal person as the [UK RIE] unless in accordance with sub-paragraph (2); |
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not operate a systematic internaliser within the same legal entity; |
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ensure that the organised trading facility does not connect with a systematic internaliser in a way which enables orders in an organised trading facility and orders or quotes in a systematic internaliser to interact; and |
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ensure that the organised trading facility does not connect with another organised trading facility in a way which enables orders in different organised trading facilities to interact. |
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(2)3 |
A [UK RIE] may only engage in - |
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(a) |
matched principal trading on an organised trading facility operated by it in respect of- |
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bonds, |
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(ii) |
structured finance products, |
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(iii) |
emission allowances, |
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derivatives which have not been declared subject to the clearing obligation in accordance with Article 5 of the EMIR regulation, |
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where the client has consented to that; or |
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(b) |
dealing on own account on an organised trading facility operated by it, otherwise than in accordance with sub-paragraph (a), in respect of sovereign debt instruments for which there is not a liquid market. |
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If the [UK RIE] engages in matched principal trading in accordance with sub-paragraph (2)(a) it must establish arrangements to ensure compliance with the definition of matched principal trading in article 4.1.38 of the markets in financial instruments directive. |
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(4)3 |
The discretion which the [UK RIE] must exercise in executing a client order may only be the discretion mentioned in sub-paragraph (5) or in sub-paragraph (6) or both. |
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(5)3 |
The first discretion is whether to place or retract an order on the organised trading facility. |
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(6)3 |
The second discretion is whether to match a specific client order with other orders available on the organised trading facility at a given time, provided the exercise of such discretion is in compliance with specific instructions received from the client and in accordance with the [UK RIE’s] obligations under Article 27 of the markets in financial instruments directive. |
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(7)3 |
Where the organised trading facility crosses client orders the [UK RIE] may decide if, when and how much of two or more orders it wants to match within the system. |
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(8)3 |
Subject to the requirements of this paragraph, with regard to a system that arranges transactions in non-equities, the [UK RIE] may facilitate negotiation between clients so as to bring together two or more comparable potentially trading interests in a transaction. |
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(9)3 |
The [UK RIE] must comply with rules made by the FCA as to how Articles 24, 25, 27 and 28 of the markets in financial instruments directive apply to its operation of an organised trading facility. |
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(10)3 |
Nothing in this paragraph prevents a [UK RIE] from engaging an investment firm to carry out market making on an independent basis on an organised trading facility operated by the [UK RIE]provided the investment firm does not have close links with the [UK RIE]. |
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(11)3 |
In this paragraph - “close links” has the meaning given in Article 4.1.1 of the markets in financial instruments directive; “investment firm” has the meaning given in Article 4.1.1 of the markets in financial instruments directive; “non-equities” means bonds, structured finance products, emissions allowances and derivatives traded on a trading venue to which Article 8(1) of the markets in financial instrument regulation applies. |
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Paragraph 9G – Specific requirements for organised trading facilities: disclosure3 |
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(1)3 |
The rules of the [UK RIE] must provide that where it, without obtaining the consent of the issuer, admits to trading on an organised trading facility operated by it a transferable security which has been admitted to trading on a regulated market, the [UK RIE] may not require the issuer of that security to demonstrate compliance with the disclosure obligations. |
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(2)3 |
The [UK RIE] must maintain arrangements to provide sufficient publicly available information (or satisfy itself that sufficient information is publicly available) to enable users of the organised trading facility operated by it to form investment judgements, taking into account both the nature of the users and the types of instruments traded. |
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(3)3 |
In this paragraph, “the disclosure obligations” has the same meaning as in paragraph 9ZB. |
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Paragraph 9H – Specific requirements for organised trading facilities: FCA request for information3 |
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(1)3 |
A [UK RIE] must, when requested to do so, provide the FCA with a detailed explanation in respect of an organised trading facility operated by it, or such a facility it proposes to operate, of - |
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(a) |
why the organised trading facility does not correspond to and cannot operate as a multilateral trading facility, a regulated market or a systematic internaliser; |
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how discretion will exercised in executing client orders, and in particular when an order to the organized trading facility may be retracted and when and how two or more client orders will be matched within the facility; and |
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its use of matched principal trading. |
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(2)3 |
Any information required under sub-paragraph (1) must be provided to the FCA in the manner which it considers appropriate. |
Table of periodic fees payable to the FCA63
631 Fee payer |
2 Fee payable |
3 Due date |
4 Events occurring during the period leading to modified periodic fee |
Any firm (except an AIFM qualifier,25ICVC or a UCITS qualifier) 49 |
(1) Unless (2) applies, as37 specified in FEES 4.3.1 R in relation to FEES 4 Annex 2AR and FEES 4 Annex 11 R63.37 (2) Where a firm is paying a ring-fencing implementation fee, as specified in FEES 4 Annex 2BR.37 |
(1) Unless (2) or (3) apply7, on or before the relevant dates specified in FEES 4.3.6 R.12 (2) Unless (3) applies, if 7an event specified in column 4 occurs during the course of a fee year,62 30 days after the occurrence of that event, or if later the dates specified in FEES 4.3.6 R.7 (3) Where the permission is for operating a multilateral trading facility or operating an organised trading facility41, the date specified in FEES 4 Annex 10FEES 4 Annex 10R41 (Periodic fees for MTF and OTF41 operators). 7762 |
Firm receives permission, or becomes authorised or registered under the Payment Services Regulations, article 8 of the MCD Order32, the DRS Regulations41 or the Electronic Money Regulations12;9 or firm9extends permission or its payment service activities916 659 |
Persons who hold a certificate issued by the FCA62 under article 54 of the Regulated Activities Order (Advice given in newspapers etc.) 62 |
£1,15151 46314031 |
(1) Unless (2) applies, on or before 1 August or, if later, within 30 days of the date of the invoice23 (2) If an event in column 4 occurs,52 during the course of a fee year,62 30 days after the occurrence of that event.51 2362 |
Certificate issued to person by the51FCA62 under article 4054 of the Regulated Activities Order46 62 |
23 | In relation to each unit trust the amount specified in part 1 of 25FEES 4 Annex 4 |
Authorisation order is made in relation to the relevant scheme24 |
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24Any authorised fund manager of an authorised contractual scheme; |
In relation to each authorised contractual scheme the amount specified in part 1 of25FEES 4 Annex 4 |
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In relation to each ICVC,25 the amount specified in part 1 of25FEES 4 Annex 4 |
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Persons who, under the constitution or founding arrangements of a recognised scheme, are 33responsible for the management of the property held for or within the scheme; |
In relation to each recognised scheme the amount specified in part 1 of25FEES 4 Annex 4 |
The relevant scheme becomes a recognised scheme25 |
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Not applicable |
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4949 | In relation to each ELTIF the amount specified in part 1 of FEES 4 Annex 433 49 |
(1) Unless (2) applies, on or before 1 August or, if later, within 30 days of the date of the invoice.33 (2) If an event in column 4 occurs during the course of a fee year, 30 days after the occurrence of that event.33 |
The ELTIF is authorised by the FCA under the ELTIF regulation33 4949 |
On or before the relevant dates specified in FEES 4.3.6 R23 23 |
Not applicable |
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FEES 4 Annex 6, part 1 for a UK RIE ; and FEES 4 Annex 6 R, part 1A for a UK RIE that is also an RAP13 6349 |
(1) On or before the relevant dates specified in FEES 4.3.6 R23 (2) If the event in column 4 occurs during the course of a fee year62, 30 days after the occurrence of that event 2362 |
Recognition order is made. The modified1164 periodic fee is specified in FEES 4 Annex 6 R, Part 1and (in the case of an RAP) Part 1A.131164 116411644911641164 |
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63 | FEES 4 Annex 6, part 2 |
(1) On or before the relevant dates specified in FEES 4.3.6 R23 (2) If the event in column 4 occurs during the course of a fee year62, 30 days after the occurrence of that event. 2362 |
Recognition order is made. The modified1164 periodic fee is specified in FEES 4 Annex 6, Part 2.1164 1164116411641164 |
A listed issuer35 (in LR) of shares and certificates representing certain securities35. 33 |
Within 30 days of the date of the invoice |
Listedissuer3 (in LR) becomes subject to listing rules 3 |
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3110122323311210231 | Within 30 days of the date of the invoice |
141414 | |
All non-listed issuers (in DTR) of shares and certificates representing certain securities35. 66 |
29 | Within 30 days of the date of the invoice |
Non-listed issuer (in DTR) becomes subject to disclosure requirements36 and transparency rules629 |
Within 30 days of the date of the invoice |
A person is approved as a primary information provider |
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6All firms reporting transactions in securities derivatives10to the FCA62 in accordance with SUP 17, and market operators who provide facilities for trading in securities derivatives.10 6210 |
Within 30 days of the date of the invoice |
Not applicable |
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15Any issuer of a regulated covered bond. |
(1) Unless (2) applies, on or before the relevant dates specified in FEES 4.3.6 R (2) If an event specified in column 4 occurs during the course of a fee year62, 30 days after the occurrence of that event or, if later, the dates specified in FEES 4.3.6 R 62 |
A person becomes registered as an issuer of a regulated covered bond |
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26(i) An AIFM (other than a UK AIFM or an EEA AIFM with a branch in the UK) which has notified the FCA of its intention to market an AIF in the UK under regulation 57 of the AIFMD UK regulation and which has not ceased to market that AIF in the UK as at 1 April of the current fee year. (ii) An AIFM which has notified the FCA of its intention to market an AIF in the UK under regulation 58 or 59 of the AIFMD UK regulation and which has not ceased to market that AIF in the UK as at 1 April of the current fee year. 494949 |
For each notification made by the AIFM of the kind specified in part 2 of FEES 4 Annex 4, the amount specified in part 2 of FEES 4 Annex 4 |
(1) Unless (2) applies, on or before 1 August, or, if later, within 30 days of the date of the invoice (2) If an event in column 4 occurs during the course of a financial year, 30 days after the occurrence of that event |
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The basic fee contained in part 3 of FEES 4 Annex 4 |
The AIFM is registered by the FCA under regulation 10 of the AIFMD UK regulation. |
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30 | [deleted]41 |
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The tariff specified in FEES 4 Annex 15R |
Payable in accordance with FEES 4.3.6R |
Not applicable |
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The tariff specified in FEES 4 Annex 15R |
Payable in accordance with FEES 4.3.6R |
Not applicable |
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(1) £5,000 (2) For a proxy advisor which is already trading on 1 April 2020, the amount specified in (1) upon notifying the FCA. (3) For a proxy advisor which starting trading after 1 April 2020, the fee payable is pro-rated in proportion to the months remaining in the financial year 1 April – 31 March, including the month of notification. |
(1) At the time of notification (2) For a proxy advisor which has already notified the FCA, within 30 days of the date of the invoice |
Not applicable |
Note:Sponsors on the list of approved sponsors as at 1 April each year will be liable for the full year's annual fee unless FEES 4.3.13 R applies.2