PRESS: FTSE Russell may ease foreign firm inclusion rules - Bloomberg

(Alliance News) - London Stock Exchange Group PLC-owned index provider FTSE Russell could make it easier for foreign companies to be included in its UK indices, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday afternoon.

Citing "people familiar with the matter", Bloomberg said LSEG is in talks about potentially reducing the free float requirement for index inclusion to 10% from 25% for foreign-domiciled firms seeking to list in the UK capital. This would mean that both international and UK companies face the same minimum threshold to be included in FTSE UK indices.

One of Bloomberg's sources said that a consultation could be announced as soon as next week.

The sources, all of whom "asked not to be identified as the deliberations are private", said Hg Capital-backed Visma Software International AS, which has provisionally opted for a London initial public offering, would be among the potential beneficiaries from the change. Bloomberg said a Visma representative declined to comment. Visma is based in Oslo.

A FTSE Russell representative declined to comment to Bloomberg on any specific details but said it "continues to evolve its indexes to ensure that they remain fit for purpose and accurately represent financial markets".

LSEG shares were down 1.92.2% at 8,784.00 pence in London on Wednesday.

By Emma Curzon, Alliance News reporter

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