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Recent Changes
Chapter 3 Publicly traded companies
Changes made to
paras. 3.5
Listing Rules,
3.7
Conditions for
listing and 3.8
Continuing
obligations of
listed companies
to reflect the
introduction by the
FCA of a new listing
category for
sovereign controlled
commercial
companies.
Chapter 12 Corporate governance
Extensive changes
made to reflect the
adoption by the FRC
of the 2018 UK
Corporate Governance
Code.
Appendix 12.1A 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code
New appendix added
containing the 2018
Code.
Appendix 12.3A FRC 2018 Guidance on Board Effectiveness
New appendix added
containing the FRC's
2018 Guidance.
Appendix 12.20 History of corporate governance codes in the UK
Material previously
contained in para.
12.1
on the history of
corporate governance
codes in the UK
transferred to a new
appendix.