SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Employee share schemes

PART 3CSOP schemes

Amendments to Chapter 8 of Part 7 of ITEPA 2003

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1

Paragraph 26 (exchanges of options on company reorganisation) is amended as follows.

2

In sub-paragraph (2) after paragraph (b) insert—

ba

obtains control of the scheme company as a result of a non-UK company reorganisation arrangement which has become binding on the shareholders covered by it; or

3

In sub-paragraph (3) after paragraph (b) omit “and” and insert—

ba

where control is obtained in the way set out in sub-paragraph (2)(ba), within the period of 6 months beginning with the date on which the non-UK company reorganisation arrangement becomes binding on the shareholders covered by it, and