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Version date: 22 July 2013 - onwards
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Regulation 38 Notification of the acquisition or disposal of major holdings and control of non-listed companies

(1) When an AIF acquires, disposes of, or holds shares of a non‑listed company, the AIFM managing the AIF must notify the FCA of the proportion of voting rights of the non-listed company held by the AIF any time when that proportion reaches, exceeds or falls below the thresholds of 10%, 20%, 30%, 50% and 75%.

(2) When an AIF acquires control of a non-listed company, the AIFM managing the AIF must notify the following persons of such control -

(a) the non-listed company;

(b) the company's shareholders of which the identities and addresses are available to the AIFM or can be made available by the company or through a register to which the AIFM has or can obtain access; and

(c) the FCA.

(3) The notification required under paragraph (2) must contain the following additional information -

(a) the resulting situation in terms of voting rights in the company;