2094
Power of
company limited by shares to alter its
share capital. 8 Edw. 7
c. 69 s. 41.
No. 58 of 1911.
COMPANIES.
reduction, require the company to retain, and the company shall retain accordingly, the whole of the money actually paid on the shares held by him either alone or jointly with any other person, which, in consequence of the reduction, would otherwise be returned to him or them, and thereupon those shares shall, as regards the payment of dividend, be deemed to be paid up to the same extent only as the shares on which payment has been accepted by the shareholders in reduction of paid-up capital, and the company shall invest and keep invested the money so retained on fixed deposit in such bank as the directors may determine, and on the money so invested or on so much thereof as from time to time exceeds the amount of calls subsequently made on the shares in respect of which it has been retained, the company shall pay the interest received from time to time on the deposits.
(4) The amount retained and invested shall be held to represent the future calls which may be made to replace the share capital so reduced on those shares, whether the amount obtained on the sale of the whole or such proportion thereof as represents the amount of any call when made produces more or less than the amount of the call.
(5) On a reduction of paid-up share capital in pursuance of this section, the powers vested in the directors of making calls on shareholders in respect of the amount unpaid on their shares shall extend to the amount of the unpaid share capital as augmented by the reduction.
(6) After any reduction of share capital under this section the company shall specify in the annual list of members required by this Ordinance the amounts retained at the request of any of the shareholders in pursuance of this section, and shall specify in the statements of account laid before any general meeting of the company the amount of undivided profits returned in reduction of paid-up share capital under this section.
42.-(1) A company limited by shares, if so authorised by its articles, may alter the conditions of its memorandum as follows (that is to say), it may~
(a) increase its share capital by the issue of new shares of such amount as it thinks expedient;
(b) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of larger amount than its existing shares;
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2094
Power of
company limited by shares to alter its
share capital. 8 Edw. 7
c. 69 s. 41.
No. 58 of 1911.
COMPANIES.
reduction, require the company to retain, and the company shall retain accordingly, the whole of the money actually paid on the shares held by him either alone or jointly with any other person, which, in consequence of the reduction, would otherwise be returned to him or them, and thereupon those shares shall, as regards the payment of dividend, be deemed to be paid up to the same extent only as the shares on which payment has been accepted by the shareholders in reduction of paid-up capital, and the com- pany shall invest and keep invested the money so retained on fixed deposit in such bank as the directors may determine, and on the money so invested or on so much thereof as from time to time exceeds the amount of calls subsequently made on the shares in respect of which it has been retained, the company shall pay the interest received from time to time on the deposits.
(4) The amount retained and invested shall be held to represent the future calls which may be made to replace the share capital so reduced on those shares, whether the amount obtained on the sale of the whole or such proportion thereof as represents the amount of any call when made produces more or less than the amount of the call.
(5) On a reduction of paid-up share capital in pursuance of this section, the powers vested in the directors of making calls on share- holders in respect of the amount unpaid on their shares shall extend to the amount of the unpaid share capital as augmented by the re- duction.
(6) After any reduction of share capital under this section the company shall specify in the annual list of members required by this Ordinance the amounts retained at the request of any of the share- holders in pursuance of this section, and shall specify in the state- . ments of account laid before any general meeting of the company the amount of undivided profits returned in reduction of paid-up share capital under this section.
42.-(1) A company limited by shares, if so authorised by its articles, may alter the conditions of its memorandum as follows (that is to say), it may~
(a) increase its share capital by the issue of new shares of such amount as it thinks expedient;
(b) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of larger amount than its existing shares;
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