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.
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.
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.
A special resolution is a method of passing a company decision that requires at least 75% of the votes cast by shareholders to be in favour of it.
A company has to file return of buy back in form no. SH-11 containing particulars related to the buy-back within 30 days of its completion. The return is to be filed with the Registrar, and in case of a listed company with the Registrar and the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
Buyback of shares can be done either through the open market or through tender offer route. Under the open market mechanism, the company can buy back its shares from the secondary marker.