UK FCA publishes updated forms and checklists ahead of new UK prospectus regime

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a new webpage with updated forms and checklists to support the UK's new Public Offers and Admission to Trading regime (POATR) which fully comes into force on 19 January 2026. The FCA's new sourcebook for admissions to trading on regulated markets, Prospectus Rules: Admission to Trading on a Regulated Market (PRM), also comes into force on 19 January 2026. From this date, the FCA will be able to approve documents under the new PRM sourcebook. From 1 December, the FCA confirms that issuers can submit a draft prospectus, registration document, universal registration document and/or a securities note and summary prepared under the new framework for review with a view to seeking approval once the new regime goes live. This can be done as usual via the FCA's Electronic Submission System (ESS).

The FCA also sets out on its webpage the new forms and checklists which should accompany submissions of draft documents prepared under the new regime for issuers seeking approval on or after 19 January 2026. In addition, the FCA includes useful information on submitting documents under the new prospectus regime. There are also material amendments to the UK Listing Rules that come into force on 19 January 2026. The relevant forms for Listings Data Management and sponsors have also been updated and are set out on the webpage. The FCA has also updated the UK Listing Rules checklists. Forms for prospectuses and supplementary prospectuses being approved under the existing regime are available on the checklist page, and existing forms for market participants to make notifications to the FCA remain the same and continue to be available on the forms and checklists page.

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