824 Interest in shares: agreement to acquire interests in a particular company
Companies Act 2006 (2006 c 46) | Legislation

824  Interest in shares: agreement to acquire interests in a particular company

(1)     For the purposes of this Part an interest in shares may arise from an agreement between two or more persons that includes provision for the acquisition by any one or more of them of interests in shares of a particular public company (the “target company” for that agreement).

(2)     This section applies to such an agreement if—

(a)     the agreement includes provision imposing obligations or restrictions on any one or more of the parties to it with respect to their use, retention or disposal of their interests in the shares of the

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