A Practitioner's Guide to The Financial Services Authority Listing Regime 2012/2013, 25th Edition

Now in its 25th Edition, A Practitioner’s Guide to the Listing Regime is the definitive annual guide to the requirements of the Listing, Prospectus and Disclosure and Transparency Rules. It is the only title of its kind to offer practical guidance on the eligibility criteria and continued obligations for listing on the London Stock Exchange. It also covers the disclosure requirements and the contents, approval and publication of prospectuses.

Essential for anyone involved in corporate finance regulation, the new edition will be fully updated in light of the latest LSE and FSA developments as well as developments at a European level. This will include the latest on the UK’s regulatory restructuring and the FSA consultation on the sponsor regime. This book helps you to keep up to date with the listing process, the changes to listing requirements and guides you through the continuing obligations of a company once listed.

• Provides the definitive, annual guide to the requirements of the FSA’s Listing, Prospectus and Disclosure and Transparency Rules
• Includes an introductory chapter from the UKLA, and contributions from some of the foremost experts in the field
• Presents introductions to the three rulebooks and statutory framework, before going on to examine their requirements in detail
• Discusses in detail the Listing Rules set out by the FSA
• Examines the statutory framework within which the listing regime sits
• Explains the procedure for submitting an application
• Sets out the requirements for publishing a prospectus, as well as the guidelines for the form it must follow and required contents
• Describes the financial information you need to disclose
• Sets out the continuing obligations of a company once listed
• Covers the requirements relating to significant transactions and related party transactions
• Looks at overseas companies, investment entities, debt and specialist securities and mineral companies, and how these are treated differently to other entities

New to this edition:

• Fully updated in light of the new European regulatory structure, and the latest developments to the UK regulatory structure
• Looks in-depth at all other changes to the Listing Rules, Prospectus Rules and DTRs
• Includes up to the minute discussion of the FSA consultation on the sponsor regime