PREMIER LEAGUE

APPENDIX 11
RULES GOVERNING APPLICATIONS FOR UEFA CLUB LICENCES
1. Rule A.1.96 – “Licensing Manual” means the manual in which are set out procedures agreed
between the Football Association and the League relating to applications for and the granting of
licences enabling Clubs (or clubs) to play in UEFA Club Competitions..
2. Rule A.1.177 – “UEFA Club Licence” means the licence granted by the Football Association in
accordance with the procedures set out in the Licensing Manual enabling Clubs (or clubs) to play in
UEFA Club Competitions.
3. Rule E.3 – Each Club shall by 1st March in each Season submit to the Secretary a copy of its annual
accounts in respect of its most recent financial year or if the Club considers it appropriate or the
Secretary so requests the Group Accounts of the Group of which it is a member (in either case such
accounts to be prepared and audited in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory
requirements) together with a copy of the directors’ report for that year and a copy of the auditors’
report on those accounts.
4. Rule E.4 – The accounts referred to in Rule E.3 shall:
4.1 include separate disclosure within the balance sheet or notes to the accounts, or by way of
supplementary information separately reported on by its auditors by way of procedures
specified by the Board, of the total sums payable and receivable in respect of Compensation
Fees, Contingent Sums and Loan Fees;
4.2 include a breakdown within the profit and loss account or the notes to the accounts, or by
way of supplementary information separately reported on by its auditors by way of
procedures specified by the Board, of revenue in appropriate categories such as gate receipts,
sponsorship and advertising, broadcasting rights, commercial income and other income.
5. Rule E.5 – If the auditors’ report on the accounts submitted pursuant to Rule E.3 contains anything
other than an unqualified opinion without modification, the Club shall at the Board’s request
submit such further documentary evidence as the Board shall require (including but not limited to
Future Financial Information).
APPENDICES TO THE RULES
6. Rule E.6 – If the annual accounts of a Club or Group Accounts submitted pursuant to Rule E.3 are
prepared to a date prior to 30 th November in the Season of submission, such Club or Group shall by
the following 31 st March submit to the Secretary interim accounts covering the period commencing
from its accounting reference date and ending on a date between the following 30th November
and 1 st March.
7. Rule E.7 – The interim accounts shall:
7.1 comprise a balance sheet, a profit and loss account, a cash flow statement and relevant
explanatory notes;
7.2 be prepared in accordance with the accounting principles adopted in the preparation of the
Club’s annual accounts;
7.3 be presented in a similar format to the annual accounts including as regards the matters set
out in Rule E.4;
7.4 include in the profit and loss account and cashflow statement comparative figures for the
same period in the preceding year;
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