Listing and sponsor fees

On this page:

• Issuer fees
• Sponsor fees
• Payment methods

Issuer fees 

There are various fees payable by issuers for the review and formal approval of documents by the FCA.

Paying the vetting fee

Document vetting fees are due when you submit the first draft of the document to us. They should be paid once you have received confirmation of the fee amount along with the email notification that the case has been allocated.

Cheques should be sent to the Listing Transactions department at the FCA.

In the case of electronic payments, a payment form must be completed and uploaded to the ESS case.

Annual fees for issuers

• Information on periodic fees under the Listing Rules can be found in FEES 4 Annex 14
• Periodic fees under the Disclosure Rules is in FEES 4 Annex 14 E.6

Paying the annual fees

• Annual fees are invoiced by our revenue department. Find out more about annual fees or call the fees helpline on 0845 606 9966.

Sponsor fees 

Annual fees

Sponsors are currently charged an annual fee as set out in FEES 4 Annex 14 ES.01. The year runs 1 April – 31 March. Our revenue department invoices sponsor firms when the amount falls due.

Definitive details are set out in FEES4.2.11 and we strongly advise sponsors or applicants to review in full the FEES section of the FCA Handbook.

Application fee

Firms applying to be included on the sponsor register must pay an application fee as follows:

Application fees are non-refundable (see the details in FEES 3 Annex 4R). If you are a sponsor or applying to become one, we strongly advise you to review the full FEES section in the FCA Handbook.

• Please ensure a payment form is used for electronic payments.

Payment methods 

You can pay vetting fees by any of the following means. Annual fee payment methods are described on the relevant invoice.