The snappily-named Listing Rules Joint Working Party of the Company Law Committees of the Law Society of England and Wales and the City of London Law Society has published its response to the FSA’s October 2012 consultation on “Enhancing the effectiveness of the Listing Regime” (we discussed the consultation in this post).
2 October 2012
Listings: FSA consults on free float and controlling shareholder rule changes
In a new consultation paper published today, the Financial Services Authority – in its guise as the UK Listing Authority – has announced that it is consulting on:
- changes to the free float requirements for both the premium and standard listing segments on the Main Market; and
- introducing a new controlling shareholder concept.
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