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UKLR 12.1 Application

Application

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This chapter applies to an open-ended investment company applying for, or with, a listing of securities in the open-ended investment companies category.

UKLR 12.2 Requirements for listing and listing applications

Requirements for listing

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For securities to be admitted to listing, an applicant must be an open-ended investment company which is:

  1. (1)

     an ICVC that has been granted an authorisation order by the FCA; or

  2. (2)

     an overseas collective investment scheme that is a recognised scheme.

Multi-class fund or umbrella fund

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An applicant which is a multi-class or umbrella fund is required to make an application for admission to listing when creating a new class of security where securities are to be listed.

UKLR 12.3 Requirements with continuing application

Authorisation or recognition

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An open-ended investment company must comply with UKLR 12.2.1R at all times.

Admission to trading

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A listed company must at all times have equity shares admitted to trading that are in the class of equity shares which are listed in the open-ended investment companies category.

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Where a listed company has more than one class of equity shares listed in the open-ended investment companies category, it must have equity shares of each class admitted to trading. 

Transferability

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A listed company must ensure that the listed equity shares are at all times freely transferable.

Further issues - validity

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When further equity shares of the same class as equity shares that are listed are issued, the listed company must comply with the requirements in UKLR 3.2.2R  in relation to such further equity shares.

Copies of documents

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An open-ended investment company must forward to the FCA, for publication, by uploading to the national storage mechanism, a copy of:

  1. (1)

    all circulars, notices, reports or other documents to which the listing rules apply, at the same time as any such documents are issued; and

  2. (2)

    all resolutions passed by the open-ended investment company, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business at an annual general meeting, as soon as possible after the relevant general meeting.

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  1. (1)

    An open-ended investment company must notify a RIS as soon as possible when a document has been forwarded to the FCA under UKLR 12.3.4R unless the full text of the document is provided to the RIS.

  2. (2)

    A notification made under (1) must set out where copies of the relevant document can be obtained.

First point of contact details

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An open-ended investment company must ensure that the FCA is provided with up-to-date contact details of at least one appropriate person nominated by it to act as the first point of contact with the FCA in relation to the open-ended investment company’s compliance with the listing rules, the disclosure requirements and the transparency rules, as applicable.

Compliance with the disclosure requirements and corporate governance rules

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An open-ended investment company whose equity shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market in the United Kingdom should consider its obligations under the disclosure requirements.

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An open-ended investment company that is not already required to comply with DTR 7.2 (Corporate governance statements) must comply with DTR 7.2 as if it were an issuer to which that section applies.

Changes to tax status

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An open-ended investment company must notify any change in its taxation status to a RIS as soon as possible.