TAKEOVER RULES30 Sep 2015 10:24
In particular, the interests of concert parties (including those of certain of their connected persons and associated companies) will usually be aggregated for the purpose of the thresholds under the UK Takeover Code. This can mean (for example) that where members of a concert party hold (in aggregate) an interest in between 30 and 50 per cent of the voting share capital of a company, an acquisition of any further interest in shares by one member of the concert party may result in all members of the concert party being required to make a mandatory CASH OFFER for the remaining shares