# Companies Act 2006, Section 990: Debentures carrying voting rights


(1) For the purposes of this Chapter debentures issued by a company to which subsection (2) applies are treated as shares in the company if they carry voting rights.
(2) This subsection applies to a company that has voting shares, or debentures carrying voting rights, which are admitted to trading on a regulated market.
(3) In this Chapter, in relation to debentures treated as shares by virtue of subsection (1)—
(a) references to the holder of shares or a shareholder are to be read accordingly;
(b) references to shares being allotted are to be read as references to debentures being issued.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/990 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-990
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