http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/8/section/80/2002-08-21Financial Services and Markets Act 2000An Act to make provision about the regulation of financial services and markets; to provide for the transfer of certain statutory functions relating to building societies, friendly societies, industrial and provident societies and certain other mutual societies; and for connected purposes.2000-06-15texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-072002-07-18 Part VI Official Listing Listing particulars General duty of disclosure in listing particulars.801Listing particulars submitted to the competent authority under section 79 must contain all such information as investors and their professional advisers would reasonably require, and reasonably expect to find there, for the purpose of making an informed assessment of—athe assets and liabilities, financial position, profits and losses, and prospects of the issuer of the securities; andbthe rights attaching to the securities.2That information is required in addition to any information required by—alisting rules, orbthe competent authority,as a condition of the admission of the securities to the official list.3Subsection (1) applies only to information—awithin the knowledge of any person responsible for the listing particulars; orbwhich it would be reasonable for him to obtain by making enquiries.4In determining what information subsection (1) requires to be included in listing particulars, regard must be had (in particular) to—athe nature of the securities and their issuer;bthe nature of the persons likely to consider acquiring them;cthe fact that certain matters may reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of professional advisers of a kind which persons likely to acquire the securities may reasonably be expected to consult; anddany information available to investors or their professional advisers as a result of requirements imposed on the issuer of the securities by a recognised investment exchange, by listing rules or by or under any other enactment.Pt. 6 (ss. 72-103) applied (with modifications) (1.12.2001) by S.I. 1995/1537, Sch. 4 (as amended (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, arts. 1, 511)