Change Class Of Shares In Wake
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Complete and file Companies House form SH08 Upon passing the resolution, the directors must complete form SH08 – Notice of name or other designation of class of shares with the following details: Company registration number. Company name in full. The date on which the redesignation took place.
After a specified time period, these shares are often converted to Class A shares. The conversion is a non-taxable event.
A company should set out the classes of shares which it has the power to issue, and the rights attaching to those classes, in its articles of association; if the desired classes are not set out therein, the articles must be amended properly to include them.
The shares of Class A common stock may be converted into shares of Class B common stock at any time on a share for share basis, and several shareholders (A shareholders) will convert their Class A common stock into Class B common stock immediately after the transaction ("initial conversion").
When creating a new share class, the two documents you will need are: Board Resolution: this provides the Board minutes asking the shareholders for permission to create the new share class. Shareholders Resolution: this provides the shareholder approval.
This process is most commonly referred to as a 'redesignation', 'reclassification', or 'renaming' of shares. It involves converting issued shares from their existing class, i.e. 'type' or 'classification', to a different one.
Shares can be converted from one class to another by way of special resolution or by lodging a notice with ACRA. However, non-redeemable preference shares cannot be converted into redeemable preference shares.
