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Section 2 Merger by acquisition

United Kingdom

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  1. 91Draft terms of merger
  2. 92Publication of the draft terms of merger
  3. 93Approval by the general meeting of each of the merging companies
  4. 94Derogation from the requirement of approval by the general meeting of the acquiring company
  5. 95Detailed written report and information on a merger
  6. 96Examination of the draft terms of merger by experts
  7. 97Availability of documents for inspection by shareholders
  8. 98Protection of employees' rights
  9. 99Protection of the interests of creditors of the merging companies
  10. 100Protection of the interests of debenture holders of the merging companies
  11. 101Protection of holders of securities, other than shares, to which special rights are attached
  12. 102Drawing up and certification of documents in due legal form
  13. 103Date on which a merger takes effect
  14. 104Publication formalities
  15. 105Consequences of a merger
  16. 106Civil liability of members of the administrative or management bodies of the company being acquired
  17. 107Civil liability of the experts responsible for drawing up the expert report on behalf of the company being acquired
  18. 108Conditions for nullity of a merger

Notes on Title II

Textual amendments

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Substituted by Directive (EU) 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 as regards cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions (Text with EEA relevance).