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  4. Point in time
    2020-12-31

qualified investor

(in PR) (as defined in section 86(7) of the Act) in relation to an offer of transferable securities19:

  1. (a) 19a person or entity described in points (1) to (4) of Section I of Annex II to MiFID, other than a person who, before the making of the offer, has agreed in writing with the relevant firm (or each of the relevant firms) to be treated as a non-professional client in accordance with MiFID19; or
  2. (b) 19a person who has made a request to one or more relevant firms to be treated as a professional client in accordance with Section II of Annex II to MiFID and has not subsequently, but before the making of the offer, agreed in writing with that relevant firm (or each of those relevant firms) to be treated as a non-professional client in accordance with the final paragraph of Section I of Annex II to MiFID19; or
  3. (c) 19a person who is an eligible counterparty in accordance with article 3029 of MiFID and has not, before the making of the offer, agreed in writing with the relevant firm (or each of the relevant firms) to be treated as a non-professional client in accordance with the final paragraph of Section I of Annex II of MiFID; or19 7
    1. 19(d) a person whom:29
      1. (i)29 any relevant firm was29 authorised to continue to treat as a professional client immediately before 3 January 2018 by virtue of article 71.6 of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments; and29
      2. (ii) the firm may continue to treat as a professional client from 3 January 2018 33by virtue of Section II.2 of Annex II to MiFID.29