For the purposes of the Listing Rules and Prospectus Regulation Rules, a document required under the UK Prospectus Regulation.

A prospectus gives details of a company (and any guarantor) and its securities. Broadly, a prospectus is required if a company makes an offer of transferable securities to the public in the UK or requests the admission of transferable securities to trading on a regulated market in the UK. The requirement for and contents requirements of a prospectus are set out in the UK Prospectus Regulation, delegated legislation and the Prospectus Regulation Rules. Prospectuses must be approved by the Financial Conduct Authority before publication.

The glossary to the FCA Handbook sets out the full definition of this term. When considering this term in the context of financial services, reference should be made to the FCA Handbook glossary definition of prospectus.

For further details, see Practice note, When is a prospectus required?.