[SCHEDULE 1C Rules of the Takeover Panel: General Principles and other Provision]
Companies Act 2006 (2006 c 46) | Legislation

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[Section 943]

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(1)     All holders of the securities of an offeree company of the same class must be afforded equivalent treatment.

(2)     If a person acquires control of a company, the other holders of securities must be protected.

2

(1)     The holders of the securities of an offeree company must have sufficient time and information to enable them to reach a properly informed decision on the takeover bid.

(2)     Where it advises the holders of securities, the board of directors of the offeree company must give its views on the effects of implementation of the takeover bid on—

(a)     employment,

(b)     conditions of employment, and

(c)     the locations of the company's places of business.

3

The board of directors of an offeree company must act in the interests of the company as a whole and must not deny the holders of securities the opportunity to decide on the merits of the takeover bid.

4

False markets must not be created in the securities of—

(a)     the offeree company,

(b)     if the offeror is a company, that company, or

(c)

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