Part 27 U.K.Mergers and divisions of public companies

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pts. 1-39 (except for Pt. 7 and ss. 662-669), 45-47 extended (12.5.2011) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1265), art. 5(1), Sch. 1 para. 2

C2 Pt. 27 applied (6.4.2008) by S.I. 2001/1228, Sch. 6 paras. 5, 6 (as amended by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 223(4) (with arts. 6, 11, 12))

C3 Pt. 27 applied (6.4.2008) by 2000 c. 8, s. 105(5) (as substituted by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 211(1) (with arts. 6, 11, 12))

Chapter 2 U.K.Merger

Other exceptions U.K.

[F1 918AAgreement to dispense with expert's report (merger) U.K.

(1) If all members holding shares in, and all persons holding other securities of, the companies involved in the merger, being shares or securities that carry a right to vote in general meetings of the company in question, so agree, the requirement of section 909 (expert's report) does not apply.

(2) For the purposes of this section—

(a) the members, or holders of other securities, of a company, and

(b) whether shares or other securities carry a right to vote in general meetings of the company,

are determined as at the date of the application to the court under section 896.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 918A inserted (6.4.2008) by The Companies (Mergers and Divisions of Public Companies) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/690), reg. 2(2)