State and briefly discuss the conditions which must be fulfilled before a company can either issue or redeem shares which are stated to be redeemable.

A company may issue redeemable preference shares pursuant to the following conditions:
The issue must be authorized by the articles.
 The company‟s capital must be dividend into different classes of shares.
 The issue must be disclosed in the company‟s prospectus or statement in lieu.
 The registrar must be notified of the issue.

A company may redeem any redeemable preference shares pursuant to the following conditions:
 The redemption must be authorized by the articles.
 The shares must be fully paid.
The share must be redeemed profit or proceeds of a special issue for that purpose.
Any premium payable must be provided out of the profit of the company or the share premium account.
 If the shares are redeemed otherwise than out of the proceeds of a special issue, the capital redemption reserve fund must be created.
 The registrar must be notified of the redemption within 30 days thereof.

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