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New pensions obligations: the Takeover Panel introduces changes which will align the role of pension trustees in offer situations to that of the target’s employee representatives

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 21 2013

On 22 April 2013, the Takeover Panel announced the introduction of new rules in relation to defined benefit pension plans operated by target

The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers: forthcoming changes to the rules on takeovers

  • Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 17 2013

This alert provides a brief summary of recent updates to the UK's City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code"), the primary rule book governing

New rights for pension trustees on takeovers

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 17 2013

Changes to the Takeover Code, which come into force on 20 May, will give pension scheme trustees new rights to be involved in the takeover process

New Takeover Code rules for target pension schemes

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 7 2013

In July last year, the Code Committee of the Takeover Panel (the Panel) published a public consultation paper (PCP 20122) which set out proposed

UK takeovers: defined benefit pension trustees gain new rights

  • Latham & Watkins LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 30 2013

Over eighteen months have now passed since wide-ranging changes to the UK Takeover Code were introduced in September 2011. Further changes in respect

UK Takeover Code: new pensions obligations

  • Squire Sanders
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 30 2013

The Panel on Takeovers & Mergers (the "Takeover Panel") has announced the introduction of new rules in relation to defined benefit pension plans

Takeover Code extended to provide for consultation with pension scheme trustees

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 30 2013

On 22 April 2013, the Code Committee of the Takeover Panel published its Response Statement (RS 20122) to the consultation (PCP 20122) it published

Takeover Code amendments extend the rights of pension scheme trustees

  • Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 29 2013

On 22 April, the Code Committee of the UK Panel on Takeovers and Mergers (the Panel) published response statement RS 20122 (the Response Statement

Proposed changes to the UK Takeover Code relating to the impact of takeover bids on target company pension plans

  • Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 29 2013

On 22 April 2013 the Takeover Panel (the Panel) announced changes to the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the City Code). The changes give a

New pension scheme trustee rights under the Takeover Code

  • CMS Cameron McKenna
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 25 2013

From 20 May 2013, trustees of defined benefit pension schemes sponsored by a company that is the subject of a takeover bid will have to be given more