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UK and EU corporate update: FCA UKLR changes, SDR labels guidance, FTSE Women Leaders, unfair prejudice and team‑poaching cases, Wood Group fine, key ESG developments and consultations

Published on: 05 March 2026

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Equity capital markets

FCA amends certain UKLR notification deadlines and transitional provisions

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued Handbook Notice 138, outlining revisions to the FCA Handbook and related materials signed off by the FCA Board and the executive regulation and policy committee in January and February 2026. The notice condenses changes made via several instruments following consultation. These cover updates to the notification rules for a listed company buying back its own securities under the UK Listing Rules (UKLR), and tweaks to transitional measures in UKLR TP 15 on admitting further issues of securities to listing. See: LNB News 27/02/2026 49.

Directors and company secretaries

FTSE Women Leaders Review publishes 2026 report on gender in UK corporate leadership

The FTSE Women Leaders Review has released its 2026 report, charting progress in improving gender balance across FTSE 350 companies and 50 of the UK’s largest private companies during 2025...

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