Corporations Act 2001

CHAPTER 6 - TAKEOVERS  

Note: This Chapter only applies to acquisitions of interests in a CCIV if the CCIV is a listed company: see Division 1 of Part 8B.7 .

PART 6.2 - EXCEPTIONS TO THE PROHIBITION  

SECTION 615   TREATMENT OF FOREIGN HOLDERS UNDER EQUAL ACCESS ISSUE - EXCEPTION 10  


Terms of offers relating to all foreign holders of securities

615(1)    
The exception in item 10 of the table in section 611 applies even though the conditions set out in the item are not satisfied in respect of foreign holders of the company ' s securities if, under the terms of the offers:

(a)    the company must appoint a nominee for foreign holders of the company ' s securities who is approved by ASIC; and

(b)    the company must transfer to the nominee:


(i) the securities that would otherwise be issued to the foreign holders who accept the offer; or

(ii) the right to acquire those securities; and

(c)    the nominee must sell the securities, or those rights, and distribute to each of those foreign holders their proportion of the proceeds of the sale net of expenses.



Terms of offers relating to specified foreign holders of securities

615(2)    


The exception in item 10 of the table in section 611 applies even though the conditions set out in the item are not satisfied in respect of foreign holders of the company ' s securities that are specified in the offers if, under the terms of the offers:

(a)    the company must appoint a nominee for the specified foreign holders of the company ' s securities who is approved by ASIC; and

(b)    the company must issue to the nominee:


(i) the securities that would otherwise be issued to the specified foreign holders who accept the offer; or

(ii) the right to acquire those securities; and

(c)    the nominee must sell the securities, or those rights, and distribute to each of the specified foreign holders their proportion of the proceeds of the sale net of expenses.



 

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