The Knowledge Base has been updated with the guidance set out in Primary Market Bulletin No. 53.
Date of consultation
11 July 2024
Summary of changes to the Knowledge Base
The Knowledge Base[1] is the FCA’s repository of non-handbook commentary that has the status of formal FCA guidance. It is a series of short procedural and technical notes ordered by topic. The notes relate to aspects, among others, of the UK Listing Rules[2], Prospectus Regulation Rules[3] and Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules[4].
The information is designed to help issuers, sponsors and practitioners interpret these rules.
We have made the following changes to the Knowledge Base, following our consultation in Primary Market Bulletin No. 50[5]:
Amending the following existing Technical Note:
FCA /TN/717.1 – Sponsors: Record Keeping Requirements[6]
Adding 2 new Technical Notes:
FCA/TN/723.1 – FCA reviews of sponsor services[7]
FCA/TN/722.1 – Responsibilities of a sponsor: specialist due diligence[8]
Summary of feedback, our responses, and changes made
We summarise the feedback received, give our responses, and set out changes made as a result of the feedback in Primary Market Bulletin 53[9].