Standard listing segment meaning

Last updated 23 March 2026. This tracker reviews commercial companies joining the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market with a dual or multiple class share structure (DCSS), where one share class carries weighted voting rights, and summarises the rights attached to those shares. A DCSS lets a founder shareholder keep voting control by giving enhanced or weighted rights to an unlisted share class or a special ‘golden share’. Listed companies with a dual or multiple class share structure The summary below outlines commercial companies that have listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market with a dual or multiple class share set-up as set out below. Entries cover: the company; dates of key events; share structure and the holders of any weighted voting rights share(s) on admission; and a synopsis of the rights of weighted voting rights shares or any special share on admission. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc 5 October 2021 — admitted to the standard listing segment 29 July 2024...

STOP PRESS: On 29 July 2024, a significant overhaul of the UK listing framework took effect, which included scrapping the premium and standard segments and establishing a single listing category for equity shares in commercial companies. This commercial companies category is heavily disclosure-led and sits alongside other listing categories, such as the shell companies, secondary listing and closed ended investment fund categories. A new UK Listing Rules sourcebook came into force to implement these changes, and the previous Listing Rules sourcebook was revoked. For further information, see Practice Note: Reform of the UK listing regime—fundamentals. This Practice Note reflects the listing regime prior to 29 July 2024. It relates to the admission of depositary receipts, commonly referred to as global depositary receipts (GDRs), to listing on the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange (Main Market) (LSE). GDRs are transferable certificates issued by depositary banks that represent ownership of a specified number of...

This Practice Note summarises the principal proposals to overhaul the UK listing regime set out in Lord Hill’s report of 3 March 2021, and outlines how the government and the FCA are progressing those proposals. For more on changes to the listing and prospectus framework, see Practice Notes: Reform of the UK listing regime—fundamentals UK prospectus regime reform The public offers and admissions to trading regime (POATRs)—fundamentals UK Secondary Capital Raising Review UK listing and prospectus regime reform—progress tracker —call for evidence On 19 November 2020, ahead of the end of the Brexit implementation period, HM Treasury opened a review of the UK listing regime to be led by Lord Hill, a former EU financial services commissioner. The process began with a Call for Evidence inviting market participants’ views on five core topics: free float requirements, dual class share structures, track record conditions, prospectuses, and dual and secondary listings. Broader observations on how the UK’s capital markets could attract more...