Section 100A(8) requires an inquiry into the subjective purpose of parties to the agreement, not a precise identification of what tax would have been payable absent the agreement; the word 'securing' does not require certainty of outcome, and the identification of a definite alternative postulate is not required in trust arrangements involving share buy-backs.
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