Voluntary offer
An open offer an acquirer holding 25% or more may make by choice, for at least an additional 10% of voting rights — barred where it acquired shares in the preceding 52 weeks without triggering an offer, and followed by…
This one is not written up yet
The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.
Written up from the same chapter
- ControlIn the beneficial-ownership tests, the right to appoint a majority of directors or to control management or policy decisions — the limb that catches an owner holding no shares at all.
- Escrow accountThe security an acquirer must deposit before a takeover open offer — 25% of the first Rs 500 crore of consideration plus 10% of the balance — so that the money to pay tendering shareholders is ring-fenced.
Where this is taught
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