Part XII Control Over Authorised Persons

F1Acquiring control and other changes of holding

X1183Reducing or ceasing to have control

(1)

 For the purposes of this Part, a person (“A”) reduces control over a UK authorised person (“B”) whenever—

(a)

the percentage of shares which A holds in B or in a parent undertaking of B (“P”) decreases by any of the steps mentioned in subsection (2);

(b)

the percentage of voting power which A holds in B or P decreases by any of the steps mentioned in subsection (2); or

(c)

A ceases to be a parent undertaking of B.

(2)

The steps are—

(a)

from 50% or more to less than 50%;

(b)

from 30% or more to less than 30%;

(c)

from 20% or more to less than 20%.

(3)

For the purposes of this Part, a person (“A”) ceases to have control over a UK authorised person (“B”) if A ceases to be in the position of holding—

(a)

10% or more of the shares in B or in a parent undertaking of B (“P”);

(b)

10% or more of the voting power in B or P; or

(c)

shares or voting power in B or P as a result of which A is able to exercise significant influence over the management of B.