SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 23Corporation tax relief for employee share acquisition

Part 1General provisions

Kind of shares acquired

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1

The shares acquired must meet the following requirements.

2

They must be ordinary shares that are fully paid-up and not redeemable.

3

They must be—

a

shares of a class listed on a recognised stock exchange, or

b

shares in a company that is not under the control of another company, or

c

shares in a company that is under the control of a company (other than a close company or a company that if resident in the United Kingdom would be a close company) whose shares are listed on a recognised stock exchange.