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Authorisation Number: 1012865765637

Date of advice: 16 September 2015

Ruling

Subject: International restructure

Company A is a company incorporated in Australia. It wants to rationalise its group structure so

that it can hold shares in certain overseas subsidiaries directly.

The Commissioner issued a Private Ruling on sections 126-50, 104-135, 768-5 and 768-505, and

subsection 995-1(1), of the ITAA 1997.

This ruling applies for the following periods:

1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016

Relevant legislative provisions

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 section 126-50

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 section 104-135

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 section 768-5

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 section 768-505

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 subsection 995-1(1)