Companies Act, 2013
Section - 55 - Issue and redemption of preference shares
Issue and redemption of preference shares . 55. (1) No company limited by shares shall, after the commencement of this Act, issue any preference shares which are irredeemable. (2) A company limited by shares may, if so authorised by its articles, issue preference shares which are liable to be redeemed within a period not exceeding twenty years from the date of their issue subject to such conditions as may be prescribed: Provided that a company may issue preference shares for a period exceeding twenty years for infrastructure projects, subject to the redemption of such percentage of shares as may be prescribed on an annual basis at the option of such preferential shareholders: Provided further that-
| (a) | - | no such shares shall be redeemed except out of the profits of the company which would otherwise be available for dividend or out of the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares made for the purposes of such redemption; |
| (b) | - | no such shares shall be redeemed unless they are fully paid; |
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