SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 25Cases where section 747(3) does not apply

F1Part 3AExempt Periods

Ending of exempt period

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(1)

An exempt period ends on the expiry of the period of 24 months which begins immediately after the first accounting period of X to end after the relevant time, unless sub-paragraph (2) applies.

(2)

If an early termination event occurs after the relevant time but before the time the exempt period would end under sub-paragraph (1), the exempt period ends immediately before that event.

(3)

An early termination event occurs if and when—

(a)

a relevant transaction occurs, whether or not the transaction occurs pursuant to an agreement entered into by X before that time, or

(b)

where the exempt period began because Condition D was met, X's business does not consist wholly in the holding of shares of companies which X controls, together with activities incidental to the holding of such shares.