Form with which a corporation may alter the amount of outstanding shares issued by the corporation.
Form with which a corporation may alter the amount of outstanding shares issued by the corporation.
Resolutions of the board of directors authorizing and approving a reporting company's stock repurchase program. These resolutions are drafted as standard clauses and should be inserted into board minutes or a form of unanimous written consent.
Section 180(1)(a) of the 2013 Act provides that shareholders' approval by a special resolution is required to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the whole or substantially the whole of the undertaking of the company or where the company owns more than one undertaking, of the whole or substantially the whole of any ...
After HMRC receives the form, the transfer of shares has to be approved by the board of directors. This can either be agreed at a meeting or through a board resolution.
Most resolutions simply need more shareholders to agree than disagree (called an 'ordinary resolution'). They may be simply done by a show of hands at a meeting. Ordinary resolutions are used for most routine changes, for example, increasing a company's share capital.
The buyback contract must be approved by a resolution of the shareholders. An ordinary resolution will normally suffice, unless the articles require a higher majority, and the company may implement the share buyback at any time after the shareholder resolution approving the buyback contract is passed.
The buyback contract must be approved by a resolution of the shareholders. An ordinary resolution will normally suffice, unless the articles require a higher majority, and the company may implement the share buyback at any time after the shareholder resolution approving the buyback contract is passed.