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listed company' means a company that has been admitted to the official list of a stock exchange and that has not been removed from that official list;"; and
     (h) by omitting the definition of "trading day" and substituting the following definitions:
         " 'trading', in relation to securities, in relation to a stock market, includes—
             (a) making or accepting on that stock market offers to sell, purchase or exchange the securities; and
             (b) making on that stock market offers or invitations that are intended, or may reasonably be expected, to result, whether directly or indirectly, in the making or acceptance of offers to sell, purchase or exchange the securities;
         'trading day', in relation to a securities exchange, means a day on which a stock market of the securities exchange is open for trading in securities.".

Acquisition and disposal of, and entitlement to, shares, and associated persons
5. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by inserting in sub-section (3) " (in this sub-section and sub-section (4) referred to as the 'relevant company')" after "a company";
     (b) by inserting in sub-section (3) ", being the relevant company or any other person," before "is entitled";
     (c) by inserting in sub-paragraph (4) (a) (ii) "(including the relevant company)" after "corporation";
     (d) by inserting in paragraph (4) (b) "(including the relevant company)" after "a person";
     (e) by omitting sub-paragraphs (4) (b) (i), (ii) and (iii) and substituting the following paragraphs:
         "(i) by reason of which the first-mentioned person, or the person concerned, may exercise, may directly or indirectly control the exercise of, or may substantially influence the exercise of, any voting power attached to shares in the relevant company;
         (ii) with a view to controlling or influencing the composition of the board of directors, or the conduct of affairs, of the relevant company;
         (iii) under which the first-mentioned person may acquire from the person concerned, or the person concerned may acquire from the first-mentioned person, shares in the relevant company; or
         (iv) under which the first-mentioned person, or the person concerned, may be required to dispose of shares in the relevant company in accordance with the directions of the person

         concerned, or of the first-mentioned person, as the case may be;";
     (f) by inserting in paragraphs (4) (c), (d), (e) and (f) "(including the relevant company)" after "a person";
     (g) by omitting from paragraphs (4) (c), (d), (e) and (f) "company referred to in sub-section (3)" and substituting "relevant company";
     (h) by inserting in paragraph (4) (g) "(including the relevant company)" after "another person"; and
     (j) by omitting paragraph (5) (b) and substituting the following paragraph:
         "(b) where the matter to which the reference relates is a take-over offer or take-over announcement relating