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Practical Law UK Glossary 6-203-2398
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Listed company
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A company that has satisfied the requirements for any class of its securities to be admitted to the
Official List
maintained by the
Financial Conduct Authority
(FCA). A listed company is subject to the
Listing Rules
. While to be listed,
equity shares
must be admitted to trading on a
UK regulated market
, such as the
Main Market
of the
London Stock Exchange
(LSE), to be listed all other securities must be admitted to trading on a market for listed securities of a
recognised investment exchange
(RIE) (
LR 2.2.3R
).
An
AIM company
is not a listed company because its securities are not admitted to the Official List.
For a more information, see
Practice note, Listed, quoted, traded and unquoted traded companies: Listed company
.
When considering this term in the context of financial services, reference should be made to the
FCA Handbook
glossary definition of
listed company
.
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London Stock Exchange
Listing, Prospectus, Disclosure and Transparency Rules
Main Market IPOs and listings
Regulatory Matters Incentives
Main Market ongoing obligations
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