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The death of the employee share option? And a new complexity regarding the on-sale of shares

From 1 October, we expect to see significant changes in the way that companies offer equity to their Australian personnel. For many businesses, new rules in the Corporations Act significantly...

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Long-awaited employee share scheme reforms become law

The long-awaited changes to the Corporations Act’s disclosure rules and related requirements for employee share schemes have become law.

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Dealings between major shareholders in a scheme of arrangement – without needing joint bid relief

The Federal Court has approved one of the more novel schemes of arrangement in recent times, where the bidder (already a major shareholder), required that both the target’s Executive Chairman...

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When should a director refrain from recommending a scheme?

The information to be sent to target shareholders seeking their approval of a scheme of arrangement is required to include whether or not each director recommends approval of the scheme; or if a...

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Takeovers Panel updates guidance on bidder's and target's statements

The Takeovers Panel has updated its guidance on preparing bidder's statements and target's statements, and this guidance is less prescriptive than the approach the Panel put forward in an earlier...

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Information technology: consequential loss clauses

Recent decisions in England, Australia and New Zealand highlight the uncertainty surrounding the interpretation and application of exclusion clauses that use 'catch-all' language such as...

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