SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Employee share schemes

PART 2SAYE option schemes

Amendments to Chapter 7 of Part 7 of ITEPA 2003

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After paragraph 47 insert—

“Non-UK company reorganisation arrangements

47A

(1)

For the purposes of the SAYE code a “non-UK company reorganisation arrangement” is an arrangement made in relation to a company under the law of a territory outside the United Kingdom—

(a)

which gives effect to a reorganisation of the company's share capital by the consolidation of shares of different classes, or by the division of shares into shares of different classes, or by both of those methods, and

(b)

which is approved by a resolution of members of the company.

(2)

A resolution does not count for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b) unless the members who vote in favour of approving the arrangement represent more than 50% of the total voting rights of all the members having the right to vote on the issue.”