82 Equation of converted securities and new holding. U.K.
(1)Sections 78 to 81 above shall apply with any necessary adaptations in relation to the conversion of securities as they apply in relation to a reorganisation (that is to say a reorganisation or reduction of a company’s share capital).
(2)This section has effect subject to sections 83 and 84 below.
(3)For the purposes of this section and section 83 below—
(a)“conversion of securities” includes—
(i)a conversion of securities of a company into shares in the company, and
(ii)a conversion at the option of the holder of the securities converted as an alternative to the redemption of those securities for cash, and
(iii)any exchange of securities effected in pursuance of any enactment (including an enactment passed after this Act) which provides for the compulsory acquisition of any shares or securities and the issue of securities or other securities instead,
(b)“security” includes any loan stock or similar security whether of the Government of the United Kingdom or of any other government, or of any public or local authority in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, or of any company, and whether secured or unsecured.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1See— Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1, SIF 63:1), ss. 56(5), 473(6), Sch. 4 paras. 2(4)(a), 7(3)(a) and Sch. 4 generally; Finance Act 1988 (c. 39, SIF 63;1, 2), s. 114 and Sch. 11 para. 6(3)