Section 977 Shares to which an offer relatesC1

Where a takeover offer is made and, during the period beginning with the date of the offer and ending when the offer can no longer be accepted, the offeror—

those shares are treated for the purposes of this Chapter as excluded from those to which the offer relates.

For the purposes of this Chapter shares that an associate of the offeror holds or has contracted to acquire, whether at the date of the offer or subsequently, are not treated as shares to which the offer relates, even if the offer extends to such shares.

In this subsection “contracted” means contracted unconditionally or subject to conditions being met.

This section is subject to section 979(8) and (9).