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Key definition

UK Prospectus Regulation definition

What does UK Prospectus Regulation mean? The core UK regime setting when a prospectus is required, what it must contain, and how it is approved and published by the FCA for public offers of transferable securities or admissions to trading on a UK regulated market. It underpins IPOs and debt issuances and the use of prospectus exemptions. In legislation, “UK Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of retained EU law under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended by UK secondary legislation. It operates alongside FSMA 2000 (including ss.90 and 90A liability) and the FCA’s Prospectus Regulation Rules. Key features include: public offer...

Archived: UK Prospectus Regulation Level 2 delegated regulations and Level 3 ESMA/FCA guidance—now superseded by the Public Offers and Admission to Trading Regulations 2024 and FCA admission rules

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Practice notes

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The UK’s prospectus framework, once anchored in the EU Prospectus Regulation, has been superseded by the Public Offers and Admission to Trading Regulations 2024 (POATRs). Detailed admission to trading requirements now reside in the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) admission rules. The FCA released its final rules (PS25/9) on 15 July 2025, with the new regime taking effect on 19 January 2026. In October 2025, Primary Market Bulletin 58 outlined guidance on the timing and approval of prospectuses (and supplementary prospectuses) and confirmed the removal of Listing Particulars as an admission document under the new framework. For further information on the key elements of the POATRs relevant to debt capital markets, see: The uk prospectus regulation—essentials [Archived]—Reform of the UK prospectus regime...

UK Prospectus Regulation—Level 2 measures

The tables below set out Commission Delegated Regulations relating to the EU Prospectus Regulation and the iterations that have been assimilated into domestic law and now apply in the UK, identifying each Level 2 measure, the assimilated version and the subject. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)...

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