S.I. No. 349 of 2008

COMPANIES (FORMS) REGULATIONS 2008

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 12 September, 2008.

I, MARY COUGHLAN, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3(3) and 226 of the Companies Act 1990 (No. 33 of 1990) as adapted by the Enterprise and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister Order 1997 ( S.I. No 305 of 1997 ) hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Forms) Regulations 2008.

2. These Regulations come into operation on 16 September 2008.

3. In these Regulations “Act of 1990” means the Companies Act 1990 (No. 33 of 1990).

4. The form (Form H5) set out in the Schedule is prescribed as the form to be used for the purposes of section 226 of the Act of 1990.

5. Regulation 3 of the Companies (Forms) Regulations 1991 ( S.I. No. 162 of 1991 ) in so far as it relates to prescribing Form H5 as the form to be used for the purposes of the provisions of the Companies Act 1990 and the Schedule to the said Regulations in so far as it sets out the said Form H5 are revoked.

Regulation 4.

SCHEDULE

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

27 August 2008

MARY COUGHLAN.

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The purpose of these Regulations is to amend and update Form H5 which is to be completed by a company that is purchasing its own shares and/or shares in a holding company.