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(1) For the purposes of sections 181 to 183, shares and voting power that a person holds in a UK authorised person (“B”) or in a parent undertaking of B (“P”) are disregarded in the following circumstances.
(2)Shares held only for the purposes of clearing and settling within a short settlement cycle are disregarded.
(3)Shares held by a custodian or its nominee in a custodian capacity are disregarded, provided that the custodian or nominee is only able to exercise voting power represented by the shares in accordance with instructions given in writing.
(4)Shares representing no more than 5% of the total voting power in B or P held by an investment firm are disregarded, provided that it—
(a)holds the shares in the capacity of a market maker (as defined in [F2article 2.1.6 of the markets in financial instruments regulation]);
[F3(b)has a Part 4A permission to carry on one or more investment services and activities;]
(c)neither intervenes in the management of B or P nor exerts any influence on B or P to buy the shares or back the share price.
(5)Shares held by a [F4qualifying credit institution] or investment firm in its trading book are disregarded, provided that—
(a)the shares represent no more than 5% of the total voting power in B or P; and
(b)F5... the voting power is not used to intervene in the management of B or P.
(6)Shares held by a [F6qualifying credit institution] or an investment firm are disregarded, provided that—
(a)the shares are held as a result of performing the investment services and activities of—
(i)underwriting a share issue; or
(ii)placing shares on a firm commitment basis F7...; and
(b)the [F6qualifying credit institution] or investment firm—
(i)does not exercise voting power represented by the shares or otherwise intervene in the management of the issuer; and
(ii)retains the holding for a period of less than one year.
(7)Where a management company (as defined in [F8section 237(2)]) and its parent undertaking both hold shares or voting power, each may disregard holdings of the other, provided that each exercises its voting power independently of the other.
(8)But subsection (7) does not apply if the management company—
[F9(a)manages holdings for its parent undertaking or a controlled undertaking of the parent undertaking;]
(b)has no discretion as to the exercise of the voting power attached to such holdings; and
(c)may only exercise the voting power in relation to such holdings under direct or indirect instruction from—
(i)the parent undertaking; or
[F10(ii)a controlled undertaking of the parent undertaking.]
(9)Where an investment firm and its parent undertaking both hold shares or voting power, the parent undertaking may disregard holdings managed by the investment firm on a client by client basis and the investment firm may disregard holdings of the parent undertaking, provided that the investment firm—
(a)has permission to provide portfolio management;
(b)exercises its voting power independently from the parent undertaking; and
(c)may only exercise the voting power under instructions given in writing, or has appropriate mechanisms in place for ensuring that individual portfolio management services are conducted independently of any other services.
[F11(9A)Shares acquired for stabilisation purposes in accordance with [F12the market abuse regulation and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 1052/2016 of 8 March 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council with regard to the regulatory technical standards for conditions applicable to buy-back programmes and stabilisation measures] are disregarded, provided that the voting power attached to those shares is not exercised or otherwise used to intervene in the management of B or P.]
[F13(10)For the purposes of this section, an undertaking is a controlled undertaking of the parent undertaking if it is controlled by the parent undertaking; and for this purpose the question of whether one undertaking controls another is to be determined in accordance with section 89J(4) and (5).]]
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X1The substitution of ss. 178-191G for ss. 178-191 on 21.3.2009 which involves the insertion of several new headings in Pt. XII gives rise to a change in the structure of this legislation on SLD which breaks the continuity of historical versions of the existing provisions which are now brought under those new headings.
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 178-191G and cross-headings substituted (21.3.2009) for ss. 178-191 and cross-headings by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Controllers) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/534), reg. 3, Sch. 1 (with reg. 8)
F2Words in s. 184(4)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/632), regs. 1(3), 49(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3S. 184(4)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/632), regs. 1(3), 49(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in s. 184(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/632), regs. 1(3), 49(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in s. 184(5)(b) omitted (1.11.2015 for specified purposes, 31.5.2016 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Transparency Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1755), regs. 1(2)(4), 6(1)(a)
F6Words in s. 184(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/632), regs. 1(3), 49(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in s. 184(6)(a)(ii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/632), regs. 1(3), 49(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Words in s. 184(7) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/632), regs. 1(3), 49(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9S. 184(8)(a) substituted (1.1.2014) by The Capital Requirements Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3115), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 10(a)
F10S. 184(8)(c)(ii) substituted (1.1.2014) by The Capital Requirements Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3115), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 10(b)
F11S. 184(9A) inserted (1.11.2015 for specified purposes, 31.5.2016 in so far as not already in force) by The Transparency Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1755), regs. 1(2)(4), 6(1)(b)
F12Words in s. 184(9A) substituted (23.3.2019) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/632), regs. 1(2)(a), 49(e)
F13S. 184(10) inserted (1.1.2014) by The Capital Requirements Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3115), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 10(c)
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