Section 255 | Meaning of “issue of shares”

(1)In this Part—

(a)references (however expressed) to an issue of shares in any company are to such of the shares in the company as are of the same class and are issued on the same day, and

(b)references (however expressed) to an issue of shares in any company to an individual are to such of the shares in the company as are of the same class and are issued to the individual on the same day.

(2)Subsection (1)(b) has effect subject to sections 201(6), 202(2), 210(2), 219(1) and 228(1).