SCHEDULES

F1SCHEDULE 10ALIABILITY OF ISSUERS IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLISHED INFORMATION

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Sch. 10A inserted (1.10.2010 with effect in accordance with reg. 3(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Liability of Issuers) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1192), reg. 2(3), Sch.

PART 2LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLISHED INFORMATION

7Exclusion of certain other liabilities

1

The issuer is not subject—

a

to any liability other than that provided for by paragraph 3 in respect of loss suffered as a result of reliance by any person on—

i

an untrue or misleading statement in published information to which this Schedule applies, or

ii

the omission from any such published information of any matter required to be included in it;

b

to any liability other than that provided for by paragraph 5 in respect of loss suffered as a result of delay in the publication of information to which this Schedule applies.

2

A person other than the issuer is not subject to any liability, other than to the issuer, in respect of any such loss.

3

This paragraph does not affect—

a

civil liability—

i

under section 90 (compensation for statements in listing particulars or prospectus),

ii

under rules made by virtue of section 954 of the Companies Act 2006 (compensation),

iii

for breach of contract,

iv

under the Misrepresentation Act 1967, or

v

arising from a person's having assumed responsibility, to a particular person for a particular purpose, for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerned;

b

liability to a civil penalty; or

c

criminal liability.

4

This paragraph does not affect the powers conferred by sections 382 and 384 (powers of the court to make a restitution order and of the Authority to require restitution).

5

References in this paragraph to liability, in relation to a person, include a reference to another person being entitled as against that person to be granted any civil remedy or to rescind or repudiate an agreement.