London Stock Exchange Listing Requirements
The London Stock Exchange listing requirements are complicated enough to warrant more than one page on this site.
As discussed on the previous page,
London Stock Exchange Listing Rules
, the UKLA oversees the listing process.
A public company is defined as one that seeks finance from the investing public. This means that private companies are forbidden from raising capital in the same way. In fact, a Limited company in the UK can have a maximum of 20 shareholders.
By listing on a stock exchange, a company's securities (shares, debentures etc) are freely marketable. This makes them more attractive to the initial investor.
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The Financial Services Authority is considered the competent authority to decide on admission to the Official List. On 1st May 2000, this role was transferred from the London Stock Exchange. The rules of a number of EU directives are combined to give power through the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
Every security must have published and have had approved either a prospectus or listing particulars. It is generally a prospectus which is required. There are 20 circumstances under which a prospectus is not required and some examples include:
shares offered as bonus shares for free to existing shareholders
where an offer is made to a maximum of 50 people
offers are targetted at employees, former employees and their children
The London Stock Exchange listing requirements lay down rules for the content of a prospectus. These rules will vary for different types of company and industry.
Other important conditions which must be satisfied prior to listing include:
three years of accounts must be available
the anticipated market value of all securities which are to be listed on the London stock exchange must be at least:
a) £700,000 for shares
b) £200,000 for debt securities
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