Listing exhibit redaction is the removal of personal identifiers from material attached to a submission or put on display alongside a prospectus. Regulated information filed under DTR 6 goes to the National Storage Mechanism and stays publicly retrievable, and UK Prospectus Regulation Art. 21 governs publication of the document itself. anonym.plus reads scans with local OCR, then marks each identifier on your own machine.
When this applies
Exhibits reproduce material contracts and letters that name counterparties, signatories and accounts. Those documents will be on display for the life of the offer, so you trim them before each piece attaches to the submission.
How anonym.plus handles it
- Open each exhibit in anonym.plus on your device.
- Local OCR (Tesseract) reads scans and image PDFs.
- The tool flags names, accounts, and contacts.
- Review flags on faint scans with extra care.
- Black out or swap the confirmed identifiers.
- Save the clean exhibits locally.
What you need to provide
- The exhibits (PDF, image scan, or DOCX).
- An operator (Redact suits image evidence).
- Optional batch of up to 20 exhibits per run.
PII & financial identifiers detected
| Category | anonym.plus entity type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Names | PERSON | counterparty signer → [SIGNER] |
| Financial | UK_BANK_NUMBER | payment acct → [ACCOUNT] |
| Contact | EMAIL_ADDRESS | counsel@example.co.uk → [EMAIL] |
| Identifiers | UK_NINO | scan: NINO → [NINO] |
| Location | LOCATION | party address → [ADDRESS] |
| Dates | DATE_TIME | signed 03/2025 → [DATE] |
Compliance achieved
- Regulated information filed with the National Storage Mechanism under DTR 6 stays publicly retrievable, so clear signatures and personal contacts first.
- Publication duties in UK Prospectus Regulation Art. 21 cover the document, not the counterparties' personal data.
- Data minimisation under UK GDPR Art. 5(1)(c) is the test for what an exhibit on display really needs to show.
- Supporting documents required by the UK Listing Rules (UKLR) stay complete; only identifiers change.
- Local OCR reads image exhibits, so printed identifiers are caught before filing.
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Limitations & cautions
OCR on faint or skewed scans can miss a digit or letter, so check the flags on low-quality images. The tool marks named items but cannot tell when a letterhead, a signature style or a rare job title identifies someone.
Frequently asked questions
Can it redact a scanned contract exhibit?
Yes. Local OCR reads the image first, then flags names and accounts so you can black them out before the piece attaches.
Why is an exhibit riskier than an internal draft?
Because it becomes public. Material put on display, and regulated information filed under DTR 6, remains retrievable from the National Storage Mechanism long after the offer closes.
Is a black-out reversible?
A true Redact removes the pixels. To re-link later, use Replace with a name map instead, and guard that map carefully.