Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 U.K. F1 ... share incentive plans

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Sch. 2 title omitted (6.4.2014) by virtue of Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 8 paras. 14, 89 (with Sch. 8 paras. 90-96)

Part 5 U.K. Free shares

Free shares: introduction U.K.

34 (1) If a SIP provides for free shares, it must meet the plan requirements contained in— U.K.

• paragraph 35 (maximum annual award), and

• paragraph 36 (the holding period).

(2) If a SIP provides for free shares and for performance allowances, the requirements of the following paragraphs also apply—

• paragraph 38 (performance allowances: general application),

• paragraph 39 (performance allowances: targets and measures),

• paragraph 40 (performance allowances: information to be given to employees), and

• either paragraph 41 or 42 (performance allowances: methods of awarding shares).

(3) The plan must meet any plan requirements contained in those paragraphs.

(4) For the purpose of the SIP code a plan provides for performance allowances if it provides for—

(a) whether or not free shares will be awarded to an individual, or

(b) the number or value of free shares awarded,

to be conditional on performance targets being met.