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Corporate weekly highlights—25 February 2021

Corporate weekly highlights—25 February 2021

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Market Tracker weekly highlights—25 February 2021

Market Tracker weekly highlights—25 February 2021

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Registrar of Companies ordered to remove non-compliant documents (Re Peter Jones (China) Ltd)

Registrar of Companies ordered to remove non-compliant documents (Re Peter Jones (China) Ltd)

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Acting in concert

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...

Comfort letters in a US IPO

Comfort letters in a US IPO

This Practice Note provides an overview of the purpose, content and scope of a comfort letter prepared by the auditors of a company preparing to offer...

Shareholder resolutions

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,...

The Duomatic principle

The Duomatic principle

The principle definedCompany decisions are made by way of resolutions of the shareholders. There are three ways in which a resolution of a company may...

Precedents

Anti-embarrassment clause—share purchase agreement

Definitions Delete the existing definition of ‘Consideration’ in Precedent: Share purchase agreement—pro-buyer—corporate...
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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...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Provisional allotment letter

Important-this provisional allotment letter (pal) is of value and is negotiable. It requires your immediate attention. The offer expires at [insert...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Unregistered companies

What is an unregistered company?An unregistered company is a rare form of incorporated company that is not formed or registered under the Companies...
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9th Nov
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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...
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Produced in partnership with Peter Kohl of Hogan Lovells International LLP 12th Jan
Practice notes

Class 1 transactions—fundamentals

This document provides accessible practical guidance and links to more comprehensive content in relation to class 1 transactions undertaken by UK...
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9th Nov
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...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

The Prospectus Regulation—key changes in comparison to the Prospectus Directive regime

The Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 came into force on 20 July 2017 and its provisions came fully into effect in Member States on 21 July 2019....
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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...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

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...
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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...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) Corporate Governance Code

The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) is an independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to mid-sized quoted companies. One...
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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...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Breaching the articles of association

This Practice Note considers the unique contractual status of the articles of association between the company and its members, primarily under s 33(1)...
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9th Nov
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Precedents

Retention account provisions—share purchase agreement

Insert the following definitions as new definitions into clause 1 of Precedent: Share purchase agreement—pro-buyer—corporate...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Changes in share capital—accounting treatment

It is a fundamental rule of English company law that a limited company having a share capital must maintain that capital. This capital maintenance...
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Produced in partnership with Tessa Park of Moore Kingston Smith 12th Jan

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Practice notes

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)—essentials

BREXIT: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 (‘IP completion day’) marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the...
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22nd Feb
Practice notes

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)—one minute guide

BREXIT: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 (‘IP completion day’) marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the...
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22nd Feb
Practice notes

EU Prospectus Regulation tracker

Last updated February 2021Tracker overviewThis tracker summarises legislative and regulatory developments from 2001 to the present day in relation to...
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19th Feb
Practice notes

The Prospectus Regulation—level 2 and level 3 measures and other resources

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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18th Feb
Practice notes

Prospectus Regulation roadmap

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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18th Feb
Practice notes

The Prospectus Regulation—essentials

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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18th Feb
Practice notes

AIM Rules for Companies—Rules 27 to 38—Further issues of securities following admission, language, AIM company and directors’ responsibility for compliance and ongoing eligibility requirements

This Resource Note outlines the main provisions of Rules 27 to 38 of the AIM Rules for Companies (AIM Rules), which deal with further issues of...
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17th Feb
Practice notes

AIM Rules for Companies—Rules 20 to 26—Publication of documents, dealing policy, provision and disclosure of information, corporate action timetables and company information disclosure

This Resource Note outlines the main provisions of Rules 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 of the AIM Rules for Companies (AIM Rules), which deal with the...
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17th Feb
Practice notes

AIM Rules for Companies—Rules 17, 18 and 19—Disclosure of miscellaneous information, half-yearly reports and annual accounts

This Resource Note outlines the main provisions of Rules 17, 18 and 19 of the AIM Rules for Companies (AIM Rules), which deal with disclosure of...
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17th Feb
Practice notes

AIM Rules for Companies—Rules 39 to 45—nominated advisers, maintenance of orderly markets and sanctions and appeals

This Resource Note outlines the main provisions of Rules 39 to 45 of the AIM Rules for Companies (AIM Rules), which deal with nominated advisers,...
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17th Feb
Practice notes

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)—level 2 and level 3 measures

BREXIT: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 (‘IP completion day’) marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the...
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14th Feb
Practice notes

UK Prospectus Regulation tracker

Last updated 6 January 2021Tracker overviewThis tracker summarises legislative and regulatory developments in relation to the UK Prospectus Regulation...
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14th Feb
Practice notes

Equity capital markets—glossary of terms

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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14th Feb
Practice notes

CGI, GC100 and institutional investor guidance

A selection of the key guidance issued by The Chartered Governance Institute (formerly known as ICSA: The Governance Institute), the Association of...
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12th Feb
Practice notes

DTR Resource Note—DTR 3—Transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and their connected persons

This Resource Note highlights relevant commentary, analysis and resources to assist with the interpretation of, and provide practical guidance on the...
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2nd Feb
Practice notes

The Transparency Directive

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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Produced in partnership with Mr Darragh Connell of Forum Chambers 28th Jan
Practice notes

DTR Resource Note—DTR 5—Vote Holder and Issuer Notification Rules

This Resource Note outlines the main provisions of Chapter 5 of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTR 5), which deals with the...
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19th Jan
Practice notes

DTR Resource Note—DTR 2—Disclosure and control of inside information by issuers

This Resource Note highlights relevant commentary, analysis and resources to assist with the interpretation of, and provide practical guidance on the...
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18th Jan
Practice notes

DTR Resource Note—DTR 1, DTR 1A, DTR 1B and DTR 1C—Introduction

This Resource Note highlights relevant commentary, analysis and resources to assist with the interpretation of, and provide practical guidance on the...
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18th Jan
Practice notes

PR Resource Note—PR 3—Approval and publication of prospectus

Last updated July 2019.On 21 July 2019, the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 became fully applicable in EU member states and the Prospectus...
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18th Jan

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LEXISNEXIS

Forming enforceable contracts—consideration

This Practice Note examines the doctrine of consideration and the key role it plays in English law in determining whether a contract is enforceable.A promise will only be capable of being contractually enforced if it is either made in a deed or made in exchange for something of value, known as

LEXISNEXIS

Contract interpretation—express terms in contracts

Express and implied contractual terms distinguishedContractual terms may be either express or implied:•express terms—are terms which are actually recorded in a written contract or openly expressed in an oral contract at the time the contract is made (or there may be a combination of written and oral

LEXISNEXIS

Key elements of a standstill agreement

When restructuring is considered rather than formal insolvency proceedings (see Practice Note: Benefits of restructuring over formal proceedings) the company may want to ensure that relevant creditors quickly enter a standstill agreement to gain some breathing space to consider a restructuring

LEXISNEXIS

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 parties who are, or may be presumed to be, acting in concert for the purposes of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the Code). In particular the