Lawgist63Issue of bonus share
(1) A company may issue fully paid-up bonus shares to its members, in any manner whatsoever, out of--
(i) its free reserves;
(ii) the securities premium account; or
(iii) the capital redemption reserve account:
Provided that no issue of bonus shares shall be made by capitalising reserves created by the revaluation of assets.
(2) No company shall capitalise its profits or reserves for the purpose of issuing fully paid-up bonus shares under sub-section (1), unless--
(a) it is authorised by its articles;
(b) it has, on the recommendation of the Board, been authorised in the general meeting of the company;
(c) it has not defaulted in payment of interest or principal in respect of fixed deposits or debt securities issued by it;
(d) it has not defaulted in respect of the payment of statutory dues of the employees, such as, contribution to provident fund, gratuity and bonus;
(e) the partly paid-up shares, if any outstanding on the date of allotment, are made fully paid-up;
(f) it complies with such conditions as may be prescribed.
(3) The bonus shares shall not be issued in lieu of dividend.
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- 43 Kinds of share capital
- 44 Nature of shares or debentures
- 45 Numbering of share
- 46 Certificate of shares
- 47 Voting right
- 48 Variation of shareholders‘ right
- 49 Calls on shares of same class to be made on uniform basis
- 50 Company to accept unpaid share capital, although not called up
- 51 Payment of dividend in proportion to amount paid-u
- 52 Application of premiums received on issue of shares
- 53 Prohibition on issue of shares at discount
- 54 Issues of sweat equity share
- 55 Issue and redemption of preference shares
- 56 Transfer and transmission of securities
- 57 Punishment for personation of shareholder
- 58 Refusal of registration and appeal against refusal
- 59 Rectification of register of members
- 60 Publication of authorised, subscribed and paid-up capital
- 61 Power of limited company to alter its share capital
- 62 Further issue of share capital
- 63 Issue of bonus share
- 64 Notice to be given to Registrar for alteration of share capital
- 65 Unlimited company to provide for reserve share capital on conversion into limited company
- 66 Reduction of share capital
- 67 Restrictions on purchase by company or giving of loans by it for purchase of its shares
- 68 Power of company to purchase its own securities
- 69 Transfer of certain sums to capital redemption reserve account
- 70 Prohibition for buy-back in certain circumstances
- 71 Debenture
- 72 Power to nominate
