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PART 4U.K.MERGERS

Consequences of a mergerU.K.

13.F1(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) A merger by scheme of arrangement shall have the following consequences—

(a)the net assets of the merging UCITS are transferred to the receiving UCITS or, where applicable, the depositary of the receiving UCITS;

(b)all the shareholders or members of the merging UCITS become unit-holders in the receiving UCITS; and

(c)the merging UCITS continues to exist until all the liabilities have been discharged.

[F2(4) Subject to paragraph (6) the consequences take effect on the date specified in the order made by the Authority under regulation 9 (application for authorisation).]

(5) The receiving UCITS, or where applicable, the depositary of the receiving UCITS, must take such steps as are required by law F3... to give effect to the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the merging UCITS.

(6) Where one of the merging or receiving UCITS is a master UCITS, the merger shall not take effect unless the master UCITS has provided the information specified under regulation 9(2) together with any additional information requested under regulation 9(4) (“the required information”) to all its unit-holders and to [F4the Authority] at least 60 days before the planned effective date.

(7) A master UCITS will have complied with the obligation in paragraph (6) to provide information to all its unit-holders if it has sent the required information to each of the unit-holders (or in the case of joint unit-holders, to the first named unit-holder) whose name is entered in the register of unit-holders at the date on which the information is provided.