company law

This query is : Resolved 

12 June 2008 what is the detailed procedure of increasing the authorized capital of the private company?

19 June 2008 The directors may exercise the powers granted to them pursuant to s80 CA85 to issue shares in the company provided that the company has sufficient authorised share capital. The authorised share capital will be stated in the Memorandum of Association of the company.

A company limited by shares or a company limited by guarantee and having a share capital, if so authorised by its Articles, may alter its share capital by increasing its share capital by creating new shares of such amount as it thinks expedient (s121 CA 85). Regulation 32 of the 1985 Table A authorises the company to increase its share capital by ordinary resolution of the members.

Notification of an increase in authorised share capital must be given to the Registrar of Companies on Form 123 within 15 days after the passing of the resolution authorising the increase. Form 123 must be accompanied by a copy of the resolution authorising the increase (s123 CA 85)

In some instances, a company will want to increase it’s authorised share capital by the creation of a new class of shares. The rights attached to the new class of shares can be:

(i) included in the ordinary resolution authorising the increase; or
(ii) attached by a special resolution; or
(iii) attached by a special resolution amending the Articles of Association; or
(iv) by some other means.

If the rights are included in the resolution authorising the increase or attached by a special resolution, then a copy of the relevant resolution together with form 123 will need to be filed with the Registrar of Companies. Where the rights are attached to a new class of shares other than by the passing of a resolution or agreement notice of the particulars of the rights attached to the new class of shares will need to be given on form 128(1).

Notes: normally the share rights are attached by a special resolution amending the Articles of Association. Therefore, the precedents supplied within Blueprint are drafted accordingly. If the rights attached to a new class of shares is by another means the precedents will need to be amended accordingly. In addition, if the company has shares other than ordinary shares in issue and a further class of shares is being created it would be advisable to check that creation of the new class of shares would not constitute a variation of class rights under the rights of other shares currently in issue or that class consent to the creation of the new shares is not required (e.g. if company has preference shares in issue and it is proposing to create a new class of preference shares ranking in priority to the existing preference shares).


You need to be the querist or approved CAclub expert to take part in this query .
Click here to login now



Similar Resolved Queries


loading


Unanswered Queries



CCI Pro

Follow us
add to google news


Answer Query



Company
16 July 2026
CA Inter, CA Intermediate, CA IPCC, CA CPT , CA SemiQualifie

Vakilsearch.com

Chennai

CA Inter

View Details
Company
11 July 2026
CA semi qualified

Vakilsearch.com

Chennai

CA Inter

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 08 July 2026
Article internship

AJAY SINGH AND CO LLP

Thane

CA Final

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 27 June 2026
CA Articled Trainee And Paid Assistant

SKAA & Associates

New Delhi

CA Inter

View Details
Company
21 July 2026
Chartered Accountant

Keshri & Associates

Thiruvananthapuram

CA

View Details
Company
25 June 2026
AUDIT MANAGER

JDAS & ASSOCIATES

New Delhi

CA

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 15 July 2026
CA Articles

Kinjal H Shah & Co.

Mumbai

CA Foundation

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 27 June 2026
Article

SNCO

Mumbai

CA Inter

View Details