takeover or related operation
- (a) any transaction falling within paragraph 4(b) (Companies and Transactions to which the Code applies) of the introduction to the Takeover Code and, for this purpose, an offer for non-voting, non-equity share capital is to be regarded as falling within the Takeover Code even if not required by rule 15 of that Code;
- (b) any transaction subject to the SARs;
- (c) any transaction which would have fallen within (a) were it not for the fact that the company which is the subject of the transaction does not satisfy the tests set out in paragraph 4(a) (Companies and Transactions to which the Code applies) of the introduction to the Takeover Code;
- (d) any transaction which would have been subject to the SARs but where the shares the subject of the transaction are in a company which does not satisfy the test of residency set out in the second and third paragraphs of Section 2 (Scope) of the Introduction to the SARs;
- (e) any offer, transaction or arrangement relating to the purchase of securities with a view to establishing or increasing a strategic holding of a person, or of a person together with his associates, in the securities concerned;
- (f) any transaction or arrangement entered into in contemplation or furtherance of any offer, transaction or arrangement falling within (a) to (e); and