Equity shares (commercial companies) listing category—eligibility requirements

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Equity shares (commercial companies) listing category—eligibility requirements

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Published by a LexisNexis Corporate expert

Practice notes
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This Practice Note summarises the eligibility requirements for a company applying to be listed in the equity shares (commercial companies) listing category as set out in the UK Listing Rules (UKLR). It also considers the origin of the relevant provisions in the former Listing Rules and discusses the key changes compared to the previous listing regime in force prior to 29 July 2024. Also included is a summary of former premium listing eligibility requirements that have not been carried forward to the commercial companies listing category.

Eligibility requirements for the equity shares (commercial companies) listing category

The tables below contain a summary of the eligibility requirements that apply to a company applying to list equity shares in the equity shares (commercial companies) listing category together with details of the origin of the requirement in the former Listing Rules (in force prior to 29 July 2024).

Summary of eligibility requirements relating to all applicants

The table below sets out eligibility requirements that apply to all applicants applying to have securities admitted to listing under the UKLR. There have been

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