Cross Holding

Hello fellow members this question is urgent to me I request the fellow members in the forum to enlighnten me in this regard thanks?

As u mentioned that there is no activity in Co X that means that Co. X is not having any Reserves, and my friend sec 2(22)(e) gets attracted ONLY TO THE EXTENT THE COMPANY (X in ur cae) IS HAVING RESERVES..

So question of 2(22)(e) does not arise.

Your intention is not clear...Pls clarify what you want to achieve by Making Co X buying all the shares in Co A..Then Why Co A has made a subsidary Co.(since X is not carrying on any business and further co A itself requires Funds) 

Thanks Mr. Amir. Now X has no activity earlier it had earlier ,there are some reserve and surplus. Co A Holding is short of funds for its activities so need funds from its subsidiary . So my question is whether it should give loan or should invest in Holding Company by way of Investments in share(WILL LEAD TO CROSS HOLDING)? How the fund should be dumped into Holding Comany?

CO X (SUBSIDIARY)share holder Co A.CO A (Holding)share holders say a,b,c,d,e,etc.Now A need back all the funds from X how can X dump it back to A.Can X Give Loan to A (I know sec. 2(22) e will be attracted ) OR  Can X invest in A by way of investment in shares, both will become holding and subsidiary to each other(Cross Holding) is this permissible under comanies act.Its urgent thanks

CO X (SUBSIDIARY)share holder Co A.CO A (Holding)share holders say a,b,c,d,e,etc.Now A need back all the funds from X how can X dump it back to A.Can X Give Loan to A (I know sec. 2(22) e will be attracted ) OR Can X invest in A by way of investment in shares, both will become holding and subsidiary to each other(Cross Holding) is this permissible under comanies act.Its urgent thanks

I think at that point i simply got confused you were rite that if Subsiary Co gives loan to Holding Co then 2(22)(e) will be attracted..

Secondly, practically I have not seen or heard that a Subsidary Co acquires Shares in Holding Co...However I don't think there is any restriction in the Companies Act as long as Subsidary Co Holds less than or equal to 50% of Share capital of Holding Company..The thing you are talking that Both will become Subsidary/ Holding Co of each other is practically impossible.. 

Sec 42(1) of the Companies Act lists out exceptions where a Subsidiary Company can hold shares in Holding Company, and it lists out only 2 exceptions ie: A subsidiary company can hold shares in the holding company if it acquires such shares before it became a subsidiary or before the act came into force..

Accordingly, I think that a subsidiary company cannot acquire shares in its holding company, as it is possible only in the above 2 cases.

Hi Rahul, I have confirmed that Shikha is rite..

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