Where a natural or legal person , as a result of his / her own acquisition or the acquisition by persons acting in concert with him / her , holds securities of a company as referred to in Article 1(1 ) which , added to any existing holdings of those securities of his / hers and the holdings of those securities of persons acting in concert with him / her , directly or indirectly give him / her a specified percentage of voting rights in that company , giving him / her control of that company , Member States shall ensure that such a person is required to make a bid as a means of protecting the minority shareholders of that company .