Section 931U | Meaning of “ordinary share” and “redeemable”
From legislation.gov.uk
(1)In this Part “ordinary share” means a share that does not carry any present or future preferential right to dividends or to a company's assets on its winding up.
(2)A share is regarded as “redeemable” for the purposes of this Part only if it is redeemable as a result of its terms of issue (or any collateral arrangements)—
(a)requiring redemption,
(b)entitling the holder to require redemption, or
(c)entitling the issuing company to redeem.