Issuing and Dealing in Shares

This section outlines what a shareholder is, what types of shares a company may have, the meaning of dividend and what a ‘share capital’ and ‘statement of capital’ are. This section also deals with how companies issue new shares, pre-emption rights, transfers of shares and their restrictions.

• What is a Shareholder?
• What is Share Capital?
• How Many Types or Classes of Shares Can a Company Have?
• Is There a Minimum and Maximum Share Capital?
• What is a Statement of Capital?
• What Information should be included in a Statement of Capital?
• What Powers are needed for a Company to Issue New Shares?
• What are Pre-Emption Rights?
• How Does a Company Issue New Shares?
• How Does a Company Transfer Shares?
• Are There any Restrictions on Share Transfers?
• What is the Maintenance of Share Capital?
• What is a Share Buyback?
• What are Redeemable Shares?
• What is a Dividend?