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5.—(1) Where the depositary of a company ceases, for any reason other than by virtue of a court order made under regulation 26, to hold office, it may deposit at the head office of the company a statement of any circumstances connected with its ceasing to hold office which it considers should be brought to the attention of the shareholders or creditors of the company or, if it considers that there are no such circumstances, a statement that there are none.U.K.
(2) If the statement is of circumstances which the depositary considers should be brought to the attention of the shareholders or creditors of the company, the company must, not later than 14 days after the deposit of the statement, either—
(a)send a copy of the statement to each of the shareholders whose name appears on the register of shareholders (other than the designated person) and take such steps as [F1FCA rules] may require for the purpose of bringing the fact that the statement has been made to the attention of the holders of any bearer shares; or
(b)apply to the court;
and, where an application is made under sub-paragraph (b), the company must notify the depositary.
(3) Unless the depositary receives notice of an application to the court before the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which it deposited the statement, it must, not later than seven days after the end of that period, send a copy of the statement to the Authority.
(4) If the court is satisfied that the depositary is using the statement to secure needless publicity for defamatory matter—
(a)it must direct that copies of the statement need not be sent out and that the steps required by [F1FCA rules] need not be taken; and
(b)it may further order the company’s costs on the application to be paid in whole or in part by the depositary notwithstanding that the depositary is not a party to the application;
and the company must, not later than 14 days after the court’s decision, take such steps in relation to a statement setting out the effect of the order as are required by sub-paragraph (2)(a) in relation to the statement deposited under sub-paragraph (1).
(5) If the court is not so satisfied, the company must, not later than 14 days after the court’s decision, take the steps required by sub-paragraph (2)(a) and notify the depositary of the court’s decision.
(6) The depositary must, not later than seven days after receiving such a notice, send a copy of the statement to the Authority.
(7) Where a notice of appeal is filed not later than 14 days after the court’s decision, any reference to that decision in sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) is to be construed as a reference to the final determination or withdrawal of that appeal (as the case may be).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Regulations substituted (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/472), Sch. 2 para. 41(2)
6.—(1) This paragraph applies where copies of a statement have been sent to shareholders under paragraph 5.U.K.
(2) The depositary who made the statement has, notwithstanding that it has ceased to hold office, the rights conferred by paragraph 4(a) to (c) in relation to the general meeting of the company next following the date on which the copies were sent out.
(3) The reference in paragraph 4(c) to business concerning the depositary as depositary is to be construed in relation to a depositary who has ceased to hold office as a reference to business concerning it as former depositary.
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