Power of company to purchase its own securities

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.... (2) No company shall purchase its own shares or other specified securities under sub- section (1), unless-- (a) the buy-back is authorised by its articles; (b) a special resolution has been passed at a general meeting of the company authorising the buy-back: Provided that nothing contained in this clause shall apply to a case where-- (i) the buy-back is, ten per cent. or less of the total paid-up equity capital and free reserves of the company; and (ii) such buy-back has been authorised by the Board by means of a resolution passed at its meeting; (c) the buy-back is twenty-five per cent. or less of the aggregate of paid-up capital and free reserves of the company: Provided that in respect of the buy-back of equity shares in a....

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....ount to be invested under the buy-back; and (e) the time-limit for completion of buy-back. (4) Every buy-back shall be completed within a period of one year from the date of passing of the special resolution, or as the case may be, the resolution passed by the Board under clause (b) of sub-section (2). (5) The buy-back under sub-section (1) may be-- (a) from the existing shareholders or security holders on a proportionate basis; (b) from the open market; (c) by purchasing the securities issued to employees of the company pursuant to a scheme of stock option or sweat equity. (6) Where a company proposes to buy-back its own shares or other specified securities under this section in pursuance of a special resolution under clause....

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....ch as conversion of warrants, stock option schemes, sweat equity or conversion of preference shares or debentures into equity shares. (9) Where a company buys back its shares or other specified securities under this section, it shall maintain a register of the shares or securities so bought, the consideration paid for the shares or securities bought back, the date of cancellation of shares or securities, the date of extinguishing and physically destroying the shares or securities and such other particulars as may be prescribed. (10) A company shall, after the completion of the buy-back under this section, file with the Registrar and the Securities and Exchange Board a return containing such particulars relating to the buy-back within t....