Section 931K — Corporation Tax Act 2009: Schemes involving quasi-preference or quasi-redeemable shares

Schemes involving quasi-preference or quasi-redeemable shares 931K 1 This section applies to a dividend or other distribution that would, apart from this section, fall into an exempt class by virtue of section 931F.

2 The distribution does not fall into an exempt class by virtue of that section if—

a the distribution is made as part of a scheme the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, of which is to secure that distributions of the payer received by the recipient fall into an exempt class by virtue of that section, and b the following condition is met.

3 The condition is that the distribution is made in respect of a share that—

a would not be an ordinary share, or b would be redeemable, were the rights under the scheme of each relevant person to be attached to the share.