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(1)Where a person either—
(a)to his knowledge acquires an interest in shares comprised in a public company’s relevant share capital, or ceases to be interested in shares so comprised (whether or not retaining an interest in other shares so comprised), or
(b)becomes aware that he has acquired an interest in shares so comprised or that he has ceased to be interested in shares so comprised in which he was previously interested,
then in certain circumstances he comes under an obligation (“the obligation of disclosure”) to make notification to the company [F1with respect to his interests (if any)], in its shares.
(2)In relation to a public company, “ ” means the company’s issued share capital of a class carrying rights to vote in all circumstances at general meetings of the company; and it is hereby declared for the avoidance of doubt that—
(a)where a company’s share capital is divided into different classes of shares, references in this Part to a percentage of the nominal value of its relevant share capital are to a percentage of the nominal value of the issued shares comprised in each of the classes taken separately, and
(b)the temporary suspension of voting rights in respect of shares comprised in issued share capital of a company of any such class does not affect the application of this Part in relation to interests in those or any other shares comprised in that class.
(3)Where, otherwise than in circumstances within subsection (1), a person—
(a)is aware at the time when it occurs of any change of circumstances affecting facts relevant to the application of the next following section to an existing interest of his in shares comprised in a company’s share capital of any description, or
(b)otherwise becomes aware of any such facts (whether or not arising from any such change of circumstances),
then in certain circumstances he comes under the obligation of disclosure.
(4)The existence of the obligation in a particular case depends (in part) on circumstances obtaining before and after whatever is in that case the relevant time; and that is—
(a)in a case within subsection (1)(a) or (3)(a), the time of the event or change of circumstances there mentioned, and
(b)in a case within subsection (1)(b) or (3)(b), the time at which the person became aware of the facts in question.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 198(1) substituted (18.9.1993) by S.I. 1993/1819, reg.3
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