Share, Share Capital & Debentures

Description
information about share, share capital and debenture. It describes different types of shares. It also explains buyback of shares.

DEFINITION OF SHARES

The capital of a company is divided into certain indivisible units of a fixed amount. These units are called shares. It may be defined as “interest in the company entitling the owner thereof to receive proportionate parts of profits, if any, and of a proportionate part of the assets of the company upon liquidation.”

MEANING OF STOCKS

Aggregate of fully paid-up shares, consolidated and divided, for the convenient holding into different parts. It may be transferred or split up into fraction of any amount, without regard to the original face value of share.

Share
Has nominal value
May not be fully paid up Transferrable in round numbers

Stock
Has no nominal value
Always fully paid up Transferrable in fractions

Can be issued directly

Cannot be issued directly

Has a distinctive number
All shares of class are of equal nominations

No such number
May be different denominations

TYPES OF SHARES

Preference share

Equity share

Sweat equity

With differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise

With voting rights

PREFERENCE SHARES
(Characteristics)???

They have preferential rights to be paid dividend during the life time of company;

They have preferential right to the return of capital when the company goes into liquidation [sec.85(1)]

TYPES OF PREFERENCE SHARES

Cumulative/ Non-Cumulative

Participating/ Non Participating

Convertible/ Non-Convertible

Redeemable/ Irredeemable

Share Warrant Issued only by public cos Provision in articles and approval from central govt. Only for fully paid up shares Holder is not a member of a company ,unless the articles so provide. Transferred by mere delivery. No registration is necessary. No stamp duty payable on transfer By usage a negotiable instrument Does not constitute share qualification of a director

Share Certificates Issued only by public and private cos It is a statutory obligations and none is necessary For all shares He is a member

For transfer of shares,registration is necessary. Stamp duty is payable on transfer of shares Not so directed It does

Holder cannot present a petition for winding up.
Dividend is paid to the holder of a share certificate by the issue of a dividend warrant

Holder can present such a petition
Dividend is payable to the holder of share warrant on the presentations of the relevant coupon attached to the share warrant

PROVISION OF SHARE TRANSFER

Proper Instrument

Validity of Instrument

Appeal against refusal to

Register

Forged Under Depository System

Refusal

Transfer

of Transfer

OTHER PROVISIONS ABOUT SHARES

FORFEITURE

TRANSMISSION OF SHARES

ISSUE OF SHARES AT DISCOUNT (UPTO 10%)???

ISSUE OF SHARES FOR OTHER CONSIDERATIONS (SEC.75)???

CLASSIFICATION OF SHARE CAPITAL BASED ON USAGE
NOMINAL, AUTHORISED, REGISTERED CAPITAL ISSUED CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL CALLED-UP CAPITAL PAID-UP

KINDS OF SHARE CAPITAL (SEC. 86)???

PREFERENCE SHARE CAPITAL [SEC. 85 (1)]

EQUITY SHARE CAPITAL [SEC. 85(2)]

ALTERATION OF CAPITAL ( Sec.94)???

Increase

Consolidation

Conversion

Sub-Division

Cancellation

REDUCTION OF CAPITAL
(SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION BY TRIBUNAL)???

REDUCTION OF LIABILITY [SEC.100(1)(a)]

CANCELLATION OF PAID-UP SHARE CAPITAL (LOST) SEC.100(1)(b)1

PAYING OFF PAID-UP SHARE CAPITAL (EXCESS)??? SEC.100(1)C

RESTRICTION ON PURCHASE OF ITS OWN SHARES BY A COMPANY

Section 77(1) of the Company’s Act provides that a company limited by shares or a company limited by guarantee having a share capital cannot buy its own shares.

SOURCES TO BUY-BACK
Free Reserve Specified securities

Securities premium Account.

Proceeds of any shares or other

However no buy-back shall be made out of the proceeds of an earlier issue of the same kind of Shares/securities. - 77A (I)???

Note:
In case shares are bought back out of free reserves then an equal sum shall be transferred to Capital Redemption Reserve Account . This can be used for issue of fully paid bonus shares. - 77A (A)???

CONDITIONS FOR BUYBACK

No company shall purchase its own shares / securities unless:

a. The buy-back is authorized by its articles. b. A special resolution passed.
Not applicable if the buy-back is less than 10% of the total paid up equity capital & free reserves of the co. Such buy-back is authorized by a board’s resolution. No offer of buy-back is made within one year of the preceding offer. The buy-back is or less than 25% of the total paid up capital and free reserves of the co.

a. In any F.Y. not to exceed 25% of its total paid-up equity capital in that F.Y.

CONDITIONS FOR BUY-BACK

Contd.

a. The ration of debt owed by the co. is not more than twice the capital and its free reserves.
Central government may prescribe a higher ratio for a class or classes of cos.

a. Shares / Securities are fully paid-up. b. For listed shares as per guidelines issued by SEBI. c. For unlisted shares guidelines can be prescribed. - (SEC 77A(2)???

NOTICE OF THE MEETING
- (SEC 77A(3))???

A full & complete disclosure

The time limit for completion of buy-back

The necessity for the buy-back

The class of security of buyback

The amount to be invested

SOURCES OF BUY-BACK

The buy-back may be:

From the existing security holders on a proportionate basis: or

From the open market;

From odd lots

By purchasing the securities issued to employees of the co. Pursuant to a scheme of stock option or sweat equity.

DECLARATION OF SOLVENCY

Declaration of solvency to be filed with the a. Registrar of company ; and b. SEBI (for listed co’s. only)???

That it is capable of meeting its liabilities and will not be rendered insolvent within one year of the date of declaration adopted by the board. This declaration is to be signed by at least two directors of the co. one of whom shall be M.D., If any.

DESTRUCTION OF THE SECURITIES - 77A (7)???

The company shall extinguish and physically destroy the securities so bought back within 7 days of completion of buy-back

FURTHER ISSUE OF SHARES - 77A (8)???

On completion of buy-back of shares / securities, the company shall not make further issue of the same kind of shares / securities within a period of six months except:

a. bonus shares; or b. conversion of warrants, or c. stock option schemes or sweat equity, or d. conversion of preference shares or debentures into equity shares

MAINTENANCE OF REGISTER

Company shall maintain a register of the :

Securities so bought

Consideration paid

Dates of cancellation, extinguishing and physically destroying of the securities, and

Other particulars as prescribed.

FILING A COMPLETION RETURN - 77a (10)???

A company shall file a completion return within 30 days of completion of buy-back of with the ROC and SEBI (for listed co’s.) With particulars as prescribed.

PENALTIES - 77A (11)???

For default: a. Imprisonment upto 2 years; or b. Fine upto rs. 50,000; or c. Both

PROHIBITION FOR BUY-BACK

No company shall directly or indirectly purchase its own shares / securities: a. Through any subsidiary co. Including its own subsidiary cos.’ Or b. Through any investment co. Or group of investment cos.; Or c. If a default, by the co,. in repayment of deposit or interest payable thereon, redemption of debentures or preference Shares or payment of dividend to any share holder or repayment of any term loan, or interest payable thereon to any bank or any financial institution is subsisting.

PROHIBITION FOR BUY-BACK - 77(B)???

Contd. In case such company has not complied with provisions of: a. Section 159 (annual return to be made by co. Having share capital)??? b. Section 207, (penalty for failure to pay dividend within 30 days)??? c. Section 211, (form & content of b/s & p&l account)???

DEBENTURE
According???to???the???Act,”debenture???includes???debenture,stock,bonds???and???other??? securities of a company,whether constituting a charge on the assets of the company or not.

CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF A DEBENTURE

It is issued by the company and is in the form Of a certificate of indebtedness.

A debenture holder has no right Of voting in???company’s???meetings.

It is of a series but can be a single debenture

It is a movable property

It usually specifies the date Of redemption

KINDS OF DEBENTURES

Bearer or unregistered

Redeemable

Registered

Unsecured or naked

Secured

Irredeemable or perpetual

Convertible or non-convertible

KOTHARI IND. CORP. LTD VS MAXWELL DYES & CHEMICALS (P) LTD.
The Co. proposed the following two resolutions: 1. Issue of shares by private placements to NRI entirely at the discretion of the Directors. 2. Issue???certain???no.???of???shares???to???the???promoter’s??? group subject to the limit of 51% of the share capital.

In the AGM both the resolutions were passed by overwhelming majority of shareholders. Only a group of minority share holders apposed the resolutions.

Contd..
The first resolution was challenged on the ground that the offer of P.C.D’s had been made to a select group viz. N.R.I’s to the detriment of minority share holders. The N.R.I’s were alleged to be the close associates of the promoters and it was alleged that offering shares to them would result in diluting the % of shareholding of the plaintiffs.

Contd..
The second resolution was challenged on the ground that the promoters could not issue 51% of the shares to select groups and that the F.I’s. while approving the resolution for allotment of preferential shares to the select group, did not consider certain factors, viz; the past record of the Co., productive use of funds, source for the promoters for funding the additional shares proposed to be allotted to them and family disputes among the promoters



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