SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2U.K.Approved share incentive plans

Part 10U.K.Approval of plans

Application for approvalU.K.

81(1)Where—U.K.

(a)a SIP has been established, and

(b)the company makes an application to [F1an officer of Revenue and Customs] for approval of the plan,

[F1an officer of Revenue and Customs] must approve the plan if [F2the officer] [F3is] satisfied that it meets the requirements of Parts 2 to 9 of this Schedule.

(2)An application for approval must—

(a)be in writing, and

(b)contain such particulars, and be supported by such evidence, as [F1an officer of Revenue and Customs] may require.

(3)Once [F1an officer of Revenue and Customs] [F4has] decided whether or not to approve the plan, [F5the officer] must give notice of [F6the] decision to the company.