The Takeover Panel – The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Panel") is an independent body, established in 1968, whose main fu

The Takeover Panel – The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Panel") is an independent body, established in 1968, whose main functions are to issue and administer the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers and to supervise and regulate takeovers and other matters to which the Code applies.
The Takeover Panel
The Takeover Panel is an independent body whose main functions are to issue and administer the Takeover Code and to supervise and regulate takeovers and other matters to which the Code applies. Its principal purposes are to ensure fair treatment for all shareholders and an orderly framework for takeover bids.
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Takeover Code
Panel Communications
Consultation
Disclosure Table
Disclosure Forms
Checklists, Templates and Fees
Compliance and Cold Shouldering
Recent website updates
16 March 2026
Panel Statement 2026/4
Panel Executive appointment
20 February 2026
Panel Statement 2026/3
Idox plc
4 February 2026
Panel Statement 2026/2
Amendments to the Takeover Code
9 January 2026
Panel Statement 2026/1
Glencore plc
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