Article 216 Interpretation of Part

In this Part—

• F1“applying the public equity support tool” means participating in the recapitalisation of an institution or an entity by providing capital to the institution or entity in exchange for Common Equity Tier 1 instruments, Additional Tier 1 instruments or Tier 2 instruments;

• “Common Equity Tier 1 instruments”, “Additional Tier 1 instruments” and “Tier 2 instruments” have the meanings given in section 3(1) of the Banking Act 2009;

• “the use of resolution tools, powers and mechanisms” means—

  1. (a)

     the exercise by the Bank or the Treasury of a stabilisation power (within the meaning given in section 1(4) of the Banking Act 2009);

  2. (b)

     the making by the Bank of a mandatory reduction instrument (within the meaning given in section 6B of that Act M1); or

  3. (c)

     F2the exercise by the Treasury of its powers under section 228 of the Banking Act 2009, subject to the requirements of the capital requirements regulation F3and CRR rules, where the Treasury is applying the public equity support tool; and

• “UK-registered company” has the meaning given in section 1158 of the Companies Act 2006 M2 (meaning of UK-registered company).

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For the purposes of this Part a company is a company under resolution if it is a UK-registered company which is subject to the use of resolution tools, powers and mechanisms.

But such a company is not a company under resolution if—