Companies Act 2014 section 1135

Registration and publication of documents

Section 1135 sets out the requirements for merging companies to register and publish the common draft terms of merger, including an alternative website publication option.

• Each merging company must file a signed and dated copy of the common draft terms of merger with the Registrar and publish notice of this in the CRO Gazette, at least 30 days before their general meeting to consider the merger.
• As an alternative, a merging company may instead publish the common draft terms free of charge on its website for a continuous period of at least two months, starting at least 30 days before the general meeting and ending at least 30 days after it.
• Where the website alternative is used, the company must also publish notice of the online publication in the CRO Gazette and in at least two daily newspapers circulating in the area where the company's registered office or principal place of business is located.
• If website access is disrupted for a continuous period of at least 24 hours, or for separate periods totalling 72 hours or more, the required two-month publication period is extended by the duration of the disruption.