68Meaning of “material interest” in a companyU.K.
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(1)For the purposes of the benefits code a person has a material interest in a company if condition A or B is met.
(2)Condition A is that the person (with or without one or more associates) or any associate of that person (with or without one or more [other such associates]) is—
(a)the beneficial owner of, or
(b)able to control, directly or through the medium of other companies or by any other indirect means,
more than 5% of the ordinary share capital of the company.
(3)Condition B is that, in the case of a close company, the person (with or without one or more associates) or any associate of that person (with or without one or more [other such associates]), possesses or is entitled to acquire, such rights as would—
(a)in the event of the winding-up of the company, or
(b)in any other circumstances,
give an entitlement to receive more than 5% of the assets which would then be available for distribution among the participators.
(4)In this section—
“associate” has the meaning given by [section 448 of CTA 2010] except that, for this purpose, “relative” in [section 448(1)] has the meaning given by subsection (5) below, and
“participator” has the meaning given by [section 454 of CTA 2010].
(5)For the purposes of this section a person (“A”) is a relative of another (“B”) if A is—
(a)B’s spouse [or civil partner],
(b)a parent, child or remoter relation in the direct line either of B or of B’s spouse [or civil partner],
(c)a brother or sister of B or of B’s spouse [or civil partner], or
(d)the spouse [or civil partner] of a person falling within paragraph (b) or (c).