Regulation 4 Registration and publication of prospectus
(1)
When securities are offered to the public in the United Kingdom for the first time the offeror shall publish a prospectus by making it available to the public, free of charge, at an address in the United Kingdom, from the time he first offers the securities until the end of the period during which the offer remains open.
(2)
The offeror shall, before the time of publication of the prospectus, deliver a copy of it to the registrar of companies for registration.
(3)
Paragraph (2) and regulations 5, 6 and 8 to 15 shall not apply to a prospectus submitted for approval in accordance with listing rules made under section 156A of the Act.