DTR 8.2 Approval as a primary information provider

A person wishing to be included on the list of primary information providers, must apply to the FCA for approval as a primary information provider by submitting the following to the FCA:

1. (1)

   the name, registered office address, registered number and the names and addresses of the directors and company secretary of the person applying for approval and, where applicable, the corporate group to which the person belongs;

2. (2)

   details of all the arrangements that it has established or it intends to establish with media operators in the United Kingdom for the dissemination of regulated information;

3. (3)

   names, addresses, dates of birth and, where applicable, national insurance numbers, of its senior management;

4. (4)

   details of the fees it proposes to charge persons in relation to the dissemination of regulated information;

5. (5)

   a report by a reporting accountant qualified to act as an auditor confirming that in their opinion the person applying for approval as a primary information provider will be capable of satisfying the continuing obligations set out in DTR 8.4; and

6. (6)

   the application fee set out in FEES 3.

A person wishing to be included on the list of primary information providers must also submit to the FCA:

1. (1)

   all additional documents, explanations and information that the FCA may reasonably require to decide whether to grant an application for approval as a primary information provider; and

2. (2)

   verification of any documents, explanations and information provided to the FCA in such a manner as the FCA may reasonably require under (1).