On 13 December 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Primary Market Bulletin 53 (PMB 53).

In PMB 53 the FCA:

  • Consults on proposed changes to guidance in the Knowledge Base for the listing regime. This follows the implementation of the new UK Listing Rules (UKLR), which came into force on 29 July 2024 (Policy Statement 24/6). The FCA’s proposed changes include:
    • Re-consulting on 2 technical notes the regulator originally consulted on in PMB 48, and finalising 3 technical notes on the sponsor regime that it consulted on in PMB 50.
    • Consulting on new proposed amendments to 43 technical and procedural notes.
    • Consulting on deleting 1 technical note and 1 procedural note.
  • Provides feedback on the consultation in PMB 50 and subsequent changes to the Knowledge Base on the UKLR.
  • Highlights its recent consultation to update Handbook references to the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024.