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Corporation Tax Act 2010

Section 73: Subscription for shares

274.This section sets out the requirements relating to the subscription for shares in a qualifying trading company. It is based on sections 573(6) and 576K(3) of ICTA and includes a new provision relating to bonus shares.

275.Subsection (2) provides that shares are subscribed for by the investor company if they have been issued to the investor company in consideration of money or money’s worth.

276.The shares must form part of the ordinary share capital of the investee company. See the definition of “shares” in section 90 and the commentary on that section.

277.Subsection (3) is new and treats “corresponding bonus shares” issued in respect of shares which have been subscribed for as themselves having been subscribed for. See Change 12 in Annex 1.

278.Subsection (4) is new and provides that corresponding bonus shares are treated as subscribed for at the same time as the original shares were subscribed for. See Change 12 in Annex 1.

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