Offering securities

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Offering securities

‘Securities’ include:

  1. •

    shares

  2. •

    depository receipts

  3. •

    bonds

  4. •

    notes

  5. •

    debentures

  6. •

    certificates of deposit

  7. •

    warrants, and

  8. •

    other types of transferable instruments

Prospectus Regulation

One of the key issues to be addressed in an issue of securities is, what requirements apply to the format and contents of the offer document that will be provided to potential investors?

Under the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (EU Prospectus Regulation), and Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (UK Prospectus Regulation), a prospectus (complying with the provisions of the EU Prospectus Regulation) or UK Prospectus

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