F2PART 5AIFs which acquire control of non-listed companies and issuers
Meaning of “control” and calculation of voting rights36
1
For the purposes of this Part, “control” means—
a
for a non-listed company, holding more than 50% of the voting rights of the company; and
F1b
for an issuer, holding the percentage of voting rights that confers control in the United Kingdom, calculated in accordance with rules made by the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers under the Companies Act 2006.
2
When calculating the percentage of voting rights for the purposes of this Part, if paragraph (1)(b) does not apply, in addition to the voting rights held directly by the AIF, the voting rights of the following are included—
a
an undertaking controlled by the AIF; and
b
a person acting in their own name but on behalf of the AIF or on behalf of an undertaking controlled by the AIF.
3
For the purposes of this Part, if paragraph (1)(b) does not apply, voting rights are calculated on the basis of all the shares to which voting rights are attached even if the exercise of those rights is suspended.
Regulations revoked (14.12.2023 for the revocation of reg. 79) by Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (c. 29), s. 86(3), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (with s. 1(4)); S.I. 2023/1382, reg. 2(c)(vi)