[Part 2 Liability in Connection with Published Information]
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (2000 c 8) | Legislation

[Part 2 Liability in Connection with Published Information]

[Liability of issuer for misleading statement or dishonest omission

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(1)     An issuer of securities to which this Schedule applies is liable to pay compensation to a person who—

(a)     acquires, continues to hold or disposes of the securities in reliance on published information to which this Schedule applies, and

(b)     suffers loss in respect of the securities as a result of—

(i)     any untrue or misleading statement in that published information, or

(ii)     the omission from that published information of any matter required to be included in it.

(2)     The issuer is liable in respect of an untrue or misleading statement only if a person discharging managerial responsibilities within the issuer knew the statement to be untrue or misleading or was reckless as to whether it was untrue or misleading.

(3)     The issuer is liable in respect of the omission of any matter required to be included in published information only if a person discharging managerial responsibilities within the issuer knew the omission

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