SCHEDULES

F1SCHEDULE 10ALIABILITY OF ISSUERS IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLISHED INFORMATION

PART 1SCOPE OF THIS SCHEDULE

Published information to which this Schedule applies

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(1)

This Schedule applies to information published by the issuer of securities to which this Schedule applies—

(a)

by recognised means, or

(b)

by other means where the availability of the information has been announced by the issuer by recognised means.

(2)

It is immaterial whether the information is required to be published (by recognised means or otherwise).

(3)

The following are “recognised means”—

(a)

a recognised information service;

(b)

other means required or authorised to be used to communicate information to the market in question, or to the public, when a recognised information service is unavailable.

(4)

A “recognised information service” means—

(a)

in relation to a securities market situated or operating in the F2United Kingdom, a service used for the dissemination of information in accordance with F3transparency rules;

(b)

in relation to a securities market situated or operating outside the F4United Kingdom, a service used for the dissemination of information corresponding to that required to be disclosed under F5transparency rules; or

(c)

in relation to any securities market, any other service used by issuers of securities for the dissemination of information required to be disclosed by the rules of the market.

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