Overseas companies—options for a public offer of securities in the United Kingdom

Produced in partnership with Danette Antao of Hogan Lovells and Maegen Morrison of Hogan Lovells

Practice notes

Overseas companies—options for a public offer of securities in the United Kingdom

Produced in partnership with Danette Antao of Hogan Lovells and Maegen Morrison of Hogan Lovells

Practice notes

STOP PRESS: A significant restructuring of the UK listing regime came into effect on 29 July 2024 which included the removal of the premium and standard listing segments and the creation of a single listing category for equity shares in commercial companies. The commercial companies category is heavily disclosure-based and sits alongside other listing categories such as the shell companies, secondary listing and closed ended investment fund categories. A new UK Listing Rules sourcebook came into force to implement the changes and the previous Listing Rules sourcebook was revoked. For further information see Practice Note: Reform of the UK listing regime—fundamentals. This Practice Note reflects the listing regime prior to 29 July 2024.

The UK has long been a popular destination for both UK and overseas companies looking to raise finance on a public securities market. Trading on a UK stock market allows a company to:

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access a wide investor base
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raise its international profile, and
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provide internationally recognised protections

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Danette Antao

Senior knowledge lawyer, Hogan Lovells

Danette is a senior knowledge lawyer in the corporate finance practice in Hogan Lovells' London office. She has a particular focus on legal and regulatory developments concerning the UK's equity capital markets.

Maegen Morrison

Partner, Hogan Lovells

Maegen is a partner in Hogan Lovells' London office specialising in equity capital markets, corporate finance and domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, principally in the consumer and financial institutions sector. Maegen heads the London equity capital markets practice, co-heads the European equity capital markets practice and has a depth of experience in acting for both issuers and underwriters. Maegen was one of The Lawyer's 10 City Young Guns, appeared in The Lawyer's Hot 100, was one of the 2013 Legal Business Corporate Great Bright Hopes, was one of the 2014 Financial News 40 under 40 Rising Stars in Legal Services and is recognised by the Legal 500 UK 2013 as "very solid and technically excellent".

Jurisdiction(s):

United Kingdom

Key definition:

Options definition

What does Options mean?

The right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a fixed quantity of a commodity, currency or security at a fixed price, on or until a particular date.

Overseas companies—options for a public offer of securities in the United Kingdom

Produced in partnership with Danette Antao of Hogan Lovells and Maegen Morrison of Hogan Lovells