S.I. No. 101/2010 - Companies (Forms) Regulations 2010.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Forms) Regulations 2010.

2. The form (Form H5) set out in the Schedule is prescribed as the form to be used for the purposes of section 226 (amended by section 3(

f

) of the

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009

(No. 45 of 2009)) of the

Companies Act 1990

(No. 33 of 1990).

3. The Companies (Forms) Regulations 2008 (

S.I. No. 349 of 2008

) are revoked.

SCHEDULE

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

10 March 2010.

MARY COUGHLIN,

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This Note is not part of this Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

The purpose of this Order is to prescribe a form for use in connection with section 226 of the Act of 1990, as amended. The form is required to be completed by a company purchasing its own shares and/or shares in a holding company on a recognised stock exchange.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

12

th March

, 2010.

I, MARY COUGHLAN, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3(3) and 226 (amended by section 3(

f

) of the

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009

(No. 45 of 2009)) 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