§ 215AA — Joint offers

215AA.—(1) In the case of a scheme involving an offer to acquire all of the shares in a company, or all of the shares in any particular class in a company, by 2 or more persons jointly (called in this section the joint transferees), section 215 is to be read subject to this section.[36/2014]

(2) The conditions for the exercise of the rights conferred by section 215(1) are satisfied —(a)

in the case of acquisitions of shares by virtue of acceptances of the offer — by the joint transferees acquiring or unconditionally contracting to acquire the necessary shares jointly; or

(b)

in other cases — by the joint transferees acquiring or unconditionally contracting to acquire the necessary shares either jointly or separately.[36/2014]

(3) The conditions for the exercise of the rights conferred by section 215(3) are satisfied —(a)

in the case of acquisitions of shares by virtue of acceptances of the offer — by the joint transferees acquiring or unconditionally contracting to acquire the necessary shares jointly; or

(b)

in other cases — by the joint transferees acquiring or contracting (whether unconditionally or subject to conditions being met) to acquire the necessary shares either jointly or separately.[36/2014]

(4) Subject to this section, the rights and obligations of the transferee under section 215 are respectively joint rights and joint and several obligations of the joint transferees.[36/2014]

(5) Subject to subsection (6), any notice or other document given or sent by or to the joint transferees under section 215 is complied with if the notice or document is given or sent by or to any of them.[36/2014]

(6) The notice required to be given by the joint transferees under section 215(1) and (3) must be made by all of the joint transferees and, where one or more of them is a company, signed by a director of that company.[36/2014]

—(1) In the case of a scheme involving an offer to acquire all of the shares in a company, or all of the shares in any particular class in a company, by 2 or more persons jointly (called in this section the joint transferees), section 215 is to be read subject to this section.[36/2014]

(2) The conditions for the exercise of the rights conferred by section 215(1) are satisfied —(a)

in the case of acquisitions of shares by virtue of acceptances of the offer — by the joint transferees acquiring or unconditionally contracting to acquire the necessary shares jointly; or

(b)

in other cases — by the joint transferees acquiring or unconditionally contracting to acquire the necessary shares either jointly or separately.[36/2014]

(3) The conditions for the exercise of the rights conferred by section 215(3) are satisfied —(a)

in the case of acquisitions of shares by virtue of acceptances of the offer — by the joint transferees acquiring or unconditionally contracting to acquire the necessary shares jointly; or

(b)

in other cases — by the joint transferees acquiring or contracting (whether unconditionally or subject to conditions being met) to acquire the necessary shares either jointly or separately.[36/2014]

(4) Subject to this section, the rights and obligations of the transferee under section 215 are respectively joint rights and joint and several obligations of the joint transferees.[36/2014]

(5) Subject to subsection (6), any notice or other document given or sent by or to the joint transferees under section 215 is complied with if the notice or document is given or sent by or to any of them.[36/2014]

(6) The notice required to be given by the joint transferees under section 215(1) and (3) must be made by all of the joint transferees and, where one or more of them is a company, signed by a director of that company.[36/2014]