SCHEDULES

[F1SCHEDULE 7ZBU.K.Investors' relief: disqualification of shares

Textual Amendments

Amount of valueU.K.

3(1)For the purposes of paragraph 1, the value received by the investor is—U.K.

(a)in a case within paragraph 2(1)(a), (b) or (c), the amount received by the investor or, if greater, the market value of the share capital, securities or debt in question;

(b)in a case within paragraph 2(1)(d), the amount of the liability;

(c)in a case within paragraph 2(1)(e), the amount of the loan or advance reduced by the amount of any repayment made before the issue of the shares;

(d)in a case within paragraph 2(1)(f), the cost to the company of providing the benefit or facility less any consideration given for it by the investor;

(e)in a case within paragraph 2(1)(g) or (h), the difference between the market value of the asset and the consideration (if any) given for it;

(f)in a case within paragraph 2(1)(i), the amount of the payment;

(g)in a case within paragraph 2(3), the amount received by the investor or, if greater, the market value of the share capital or securities in question.

(2)In this Schedule references to a receipt of insignificant value (however expressed) are references to a receipt of an amount of insignificant value.

This is subject to sub-paragraph (4).

(3)For the purposes of this Schedule “an amount of insignificant value” means an amount of value which does not exceed £1,000.

(4)For the purposes of this Schedule, if at any time in the period—

(a)beginning one year before the shares are issued, and

(b)expiring at the end of the issue date,

arrangements are in existence which provide for the investor to receive or to be entitled to receive, at any time in the period of restriction, any value from the company that issued the shares, no amount of value received by the investor is to be treated as a receipt of insignificant value.

(5)In sub-paragraph (4)—

(a)any reference to the investor includes a reference to any person who, at any time in the period of restriction, is an associate of the investor (whether or not that person is such an associate at the material time), and

(b)the reference to the company includes a reference to any person who, at any time in the period of restriction, is connected with the company (whether or not that person is so connected at the material time).]