COMPANIES (ACQUISITION OF SHARES) ACT 1980
Table of Provisions
1 Short title. 2 Commencement 3 Object 4 Repeal 5 Incorporation 6 Definitions 7 Provisions relating to acquisition and disposal of, and entitlement to, shares, and associated persons 8 Other interpretative and evidentiary provisions 9 Relevant interests in shares 10 Persons to whom Act applies 11 Restriction on acquisition of shares 12 Acquisitions to which section 11 does not apply 13 Acquisition of shares permitted in certain circumstances 14 Pari passu allotments 15 Acquisition of not more than 3% of voting shares permitted in each 6 months 15. (1) Section 11 does not prohibit an acquisition of voting shares in a 16 Take-over offers 17 Take-over announcements 18 Registration of Part A statements and offers 19 Extension of time for paying consideration 20 Take-over offers not to be subject to certain terms or conditions 21 Withdrawal of offers 22 Part B statement 23 Offeror connected with target company 24 Notice of offers to be served 25 Acceptance of take-over offers by third parties 26 Offeror not proposing to acquire all shares in class 27 Variation or extension of take-over offers 28 Declaration where take-over offers are conditional 29 Conditional take-over offers not to be made unconditional in certain circumstances, &c. 30 Take-over offers subject to conditions 31 Effect of acquiring shares otherwise than under take-over scheme 32 Part D statement 33 Withdrawal of on-market offers 34 Suspension of acceptance of offers made pursuant to take-over announcement 35 Restriction on disposal of shares by offeror or on-market offeror 36 Obligations of target company to provide information 37 Forecasts of profits 38 Statements on asset valuations 39 Notification of acquisitions and disposals of shares 40 Offerees or on-market offerees not to be given benefits except under take-over scheme or take-over announcement 41 Expenses of directors of target company 42 Provisions relating to dissenting shareholders 43 Rights of remaining shareholders and holders of options and notes 44 Liability for mis-statements 45 Orders where prohibited acquisitions take place 46 Orders where offers not dispatched pursuant to Part A statement 47 Orders to protect rights under take-over schemes or announcements 48 Court may excuse contravention or non-compliance due to inadvertence, &c. 49 Miscellaneous provisions relating to orders 50 Unfair or unconscionable agreements, payments or benefits 51 Recording of resolutions 52 Statements as to proposed take-over offers or announcements 53 Offences 54 Continuing offences 55 Officers in default 56 Service of documents and publication of notices 57 Power to exempt from compliance with Act 58 Power to declare that Act applies as if modified 59 Commission to take account of certain matters 60 Power of Commission to declare acquisition of shares or other conduct to be unacceptable. 61 Power of Commission to intervene in proceedings 62 Regulations 63 Acquisition of shares within 6 months after commencement of Act 64 Take-overs pending at commencement of Act
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