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Scrip dividends

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Following the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the London Stock Exchange released a notice to give companies guidance on the...

Directors’ remuneration

Company directors are not, by virtue only of their office as director, automatically entitled under company law to remuneration for services as a...

Acting in concert

Produced with input from Rebecca Cousin of Slaughter and May on market practice.This Practice Note summarises the rules and guidance in relation to...

Shareholder resolutions

The agreement of the members of a company is required to make certain changes to a company, such as amending its constitution, name or share capital,...

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Fiduciary duties of directors

This Practice Note summarises the traditional fiduciary duties of company directors, including the duty to act in the best interests of the company,...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Intention to float announcements in Main Market and AIM IPOs

What is an intention to float announcement?An intention to float announcements (ITF) is generally the first announcement to the public by an issuer of...

Produced in partnership with Louise Wolfson. 12th Jan

Practice notes

Insider lists

This Practice Note considers the obligation of an issuer who issues or proposes to issue financial instruments which are within the scope of the...

9th Nov

Practice notes

The effect of a private company redemption of shares, including post-redemption steps

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Following the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, some Companies House filing and other administrative procedures have been...

9th Nov

Practice notes

SAS 72 comfort letters in international securities offerings for non-US lawyers

The underwriters or initial purchasers in an international securities offering will customarily require that the issuer's accountants provide one or...

Produced in partnership with Peter Kohl of Hogan Lovells International LLP 12th Jan

Practice notes

Joint shareholders

Shares in a company may be allotted or transferred to any number of holders (whether they are natural persons or corporate entities) to be held...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Class rights and variation of class rights

A company having a share capital may have separate classes of shares. As a general rule, a type of share will form a separate class from other shares...

9th Nov

In-house

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Removal of a company secretary

This Practice Note focuses on how a company secretary of a public company (as defined) or a private company (as defined) may be removed.It does not...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent

This Practice Note examines the law and practice on giving irrevocable commitments or undertakings or letters of intent in the context of a public...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Demergers—an introduction for corporate lawyers

A demerger is a transaction whereby a business carried on by a company within a group is taken out of that group and run under separate management but...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Most favoured nation provisions and their use in private equity funds

IntroductionA most favoured nation (MFN) clause entitles an investor to have visibility of side letter entitlements of other investors in the private...

Produced in partnership with William Jones of RPC 12th Jan

Practice notes

Sub-division and consolidation of shares

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Following the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, some Companies House filing and other administrative procedures have been...

9th Nov

Precedents

Share Dealing Rules—The Model Code under the Listing Rules (deleted under the Market Abuse Regulation)

Please note that this precedent is for information only and is a memorandum setting out the details of the Model Code that was contained in the...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Directors’ decision-making—written resolutions and decisions by sole directors

This Practice Note outlines the written resolution method directors may adopt to take decisions instead of holding board meetings. It also considers...

9th Nov

In-house

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Retention account provisions—share purchase agreement

Insert the following definitions as new definitions into clause 1 of Precedent: Share purchase agreement—pro-buyer—corporate...

9th Nov

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Corporate representatives

As a corporation (as defined) has no physical presence, it must appoint an individual to attend and act on its behalf at a general meeting of a...

9th Nov

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Diversity in the boardroom

Since the report on the recommendations of the government-backed review by Lord Davies of Abersoch of gender diversity on listed company boards was...

21st Jan

Practice notes

2018 UK Corporate Governance Code—Section 1—Leadership and purpose

This Resource Note outlines the main provisions of Section 1 (Leadership and Purpose) of the UK Corporate Governance Code (UKCG Code) and highlights...

21st Jan

Practice notes

The audit committee

The UK Corporate Governance Code (UKCG Code), which is issued and administered by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is the benchmark for good...

21st Jan

Precedents

Letter—non-executive director appointment

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

18th Jan

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Directors' duties—a quick guide

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

18th Jan

Practice notes

The Chartered Governance Institute and Henley Business School guidance on conflict and tension in the boardroom

This guidance, dated July 2017, produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Gover...

18th Jan

Practice notes

Protecting a director from liability

A director of a company limited by shares is exposed to a wide range of potential liabilities that could arise as a result of their acts (or...

18th Jan

Practice notes

The Chartered Governance Institute guidance on the corporate governance role of the company secretary

This guidance, dated July 2013, produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institut...

18th Jan

Practice notes

The Chartered Governance Institute guidance on duties and reporting lines of the company secretary

This guidance, dated July 2013, produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI), is intended...

18th Jan

Practice notes

The Chartered Governance Institute guidance on directors' general duties

This paper, dated August 2020, was produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI) to provide...

18th Jan

Practice notes

The Chartered Governance Institute guidance on liability of non-executive directors—care, skill and diligence

This guidance, dated January 2013, produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI), suggests...

18th Jan

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The Chartered Governance Institute guidance on the roles of the chairman, the chief executive and the senior independent director

This guidance, dated October 2004, produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Instit...

18th Jan

Practice notes

Company secretary—role, responsibilities and liabilities

DefinitionA public company must have a company secretary (as required by section 271 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006)), who must have the requisite...

18th Jan

Practice notes

Non-executive directors (NEDs) and effective corporate governance—expectations of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

General role and responsibility of a non-executive director (NED)For information about the roles and responsibilities of NEDs, see Practice Note:...

17th Jan

Practice notes

The Chartered Governance Institute and IA guidance on the stakeholder voice in board decision making

This guidance note, dated September 2017, has been produced by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute)...

14th Jan

Precedents

The Chartered Governance Institute model terms of reference—risk committee

This document has been reproduced by kind permission of The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI),...

14th Jan

Precedents

The Chartered Governance Institute model terms of reference—executive committees

This document has been reproduced by kind permission of The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute) (CGI),...

14th Jan

Precedents