Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Shares, Debentures and Charges
81. Substantial shareholdings and substantial shareholders
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
For the purposes of this Division, a person has a substantial shareholding in a company if —
company
“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
the person has an interest or interests in one or more voting shares in the company; and
the total votes attached to that share, or those shares, is not less than 5% of the total votes attached to all the voting shares in the company.
For the purposes of this Division, a person has a substantial shareholding in a company, being a company the share capital of which is divided into 2 or more classes of shares, if —
share
“share” means share in the share capital of a corporation and includes stock except where a distinction between stocks and shares is expressed or implied;
the person has an interest or interests in one or more voting shares included in one of those classes; and
the total votes attached to that share, or those shares, is not less than 5% of the total votes attached to all the voting shares included in that class.
For the purposes of this Division, a person who has a substantial shareholding in a company is a substantial shareholder in that company.
In this section and section 83, “voting shares” exclude treasury shares.
Terms defined in s 4
company
Defined · s 4“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
share
Defined · s 4“share” means share in the share capital of a corporation and includes stock except where a distinction between stocks and shares is expressed or implied;
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