RE: There is a piece on31 Oct 2023 17:51
The key rules to read are 9.6.1 and 9.6.2 under the title “Change of accounting date”:
Rule 9.6.1 states “A listed company must prepare and publish a second interim report in accordance with ■ DTR 4.2 if the effect of the change in the accounting reference date is to extend the accounting period to more than 14 months.”
And 9.6.2 states: “The second interim report must be prepared and published in respect of either: (1) the period up to the old accounting reference date; or (2) the period up to a date not more than six months prior to the new accounting reference date.”
Upland has extended its accounting period from 12 months (ending 30 June 2023) to 18 months (ending 31 Dec 2023) and so rule 9.6.1 applies. The result of both limbs of rule 9.6.2 is that the second interim report needs to be prepared as at 30 June 2023.
There is some ambiguity over the deadline for *when* these accounts should be published. If they are treated as interim accounts then 4.2.2 of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook (“DTR”) applies, which states:
"The half-yearly financial report must be made public as soon as possible, but no later than three months, after the end of the period to which the report relates."