Part VI

Official Listing

Powers exercisable in case of infringement of transparency obligation

Power to suspend or prohibit trading of securities
89L
1
This section applies to securities admitted to trading on a regulated market.
2
If the
FCA
has reasonable grounds for suspecting that an applicable transparency obligation has been infringed by an issuer, it may—
a
suspend trading in the securities for a period not exceeding 10 days,
b
prohibit trading in the securities, or
c
make a request to the operator of the market on which the issuer's securities are traded—
i
to suspend trading in the securities for a period not exceeding 10 days, or
ii
to prohibit trading in the securities.
3
If the
FCA
has reasonable grounds for suspecting that
an applicable transparency obligation
has been infringed by a voteholder of an issuer, it may—
a
prohibit trading in the securities, or
b
make a request to the operator of the market on which the issuer's securities are traded to prohibit trading in the securities.
4
If the
FCA
finds that an applicable transparency obligation has been infringed, it may require the market operator to prohibit trading in the securities.
5
In this section “
transparency obligation
” means an obligation
under qualifying transparency legislation
.
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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)
Ss. 89K-89N and cross-heading inserted (8.11.2006) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1268, 1300(1)(a)
Words in s. 89L(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Listing of Securities, Prospectus and Transparency (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/707), regs. 1(2), 25(2) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1234, regs. 1(3), 29(2))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in s. 89L(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Listing of Securities, Prospectus and Transparency (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/707), regs. 1(2), 25(3) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1234, regs. 1(3), 29(2))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
S. 89L(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Listing of Securities, Prospectus and Transparency (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/707), regs. 1(2), 25(4) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1234, regs. 1(3), 29(2))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Pt. 6 modified (31.12.2020) by The Official Listing of Securities, Prospectus and Transparency (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/707), regs. 1(2), 73 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1234, regs. 1(2), 23 and with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1234, regs. 1(3), 29(2)))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in ss. 89A-97 substituted (24.1.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), ss. 16(2)(3)(g), 122(3) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(c), Sch. Pt. 3; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.