Covid-19: FCA asks listed firms to delay publishing prelim results
The Financial Conduct Authority has written to stock exchange traded companies that it knows are intending to publish preliminary financial statements in the next few days asking them to delay for at least two weeks due to the coronavirus crisis.
The regulator has “strongly” requested that all UK listed companies undertake the pause.
In a letter dated 21 March the FCA explained the moratorium was intended to give businesses time to assess the
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