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PARAGRAPH 38

Definitions and interpretation for this Paragraph

Court sanction hearing

The hearing of the court to sanction a scheme of arrangement.

Effective date

Effective date means:

(a) the date on which the order of the court sanctioning the scheme is delivered to the registrar of companies for registration; or
(b) if later, the date on which the order of the court confirming any associated reduction of capital and statement of capital are delivered to the registrar of companies for registration or, if the court so orders, the date on which they are registered.

Long-stop date

The date stated in the scheme circular to be the latest date by which the scheme must become effective and included as such in the terms of the scheme.

Offer documents and Target board circulars

In the case of a scheme of arrangement, references in the Takeover Rules to an offer document or to the Target board circular (and related expressions) shall be construed as references to the scheme circular and references to a revised offer document or to a subsequent Target board circular (and related expressions) shall be construed as references to any supplementary scheme circular.

Shareholder meetings

The meeting of shareholders of the Target (or meetings of relevant classes of shareholders) convened by the court to consider a resolution to approve a scheme of arrangement and any general meeting of the Target (and related class meetings) convened to consider any resolution to approve or give effect to a scheme.