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Chapter IV - The Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014
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....neral Rules and Forms, 1956 or any other relevant rules prescribed under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) on matters covered under these rules, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014. (2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 2014. 2. Definitions.- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) ''Act'' means the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013); (b) ''Annexure'' means the Annexure to these rules; (c) ''Fees'' means the fees as specified in the Companies (Registration offices and fees) Rules, 2014; (d) ''Form'' or "e-form" means a form set forth in Annexure to these rules which shall be used for the matter to which it relates; (e) ''Regional Director'' means the person appointed by the Central Government in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs as a Regional Director; (f) ''section'' means the section of the Act. (2) Words and expressions used in these rules but not defined and defined in the Act or in Companies ....
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....three years of any offence under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 , the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, the Securities Contracts Regulation Act, 1956, the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 or any other special Act, under which such companies being regulated by sectoral regulators. (2) The explanatory statement to be annexed to the notice of the general meeting in pursuance of section 102 or of a postal ballot in pursuance of section 110 shall contain the following particulars, namely:- (a) the total number of shares to be issued with differential rights; (b) the details of the differential rights ; (c) the percentage of the shares with differential rights to the total post issue paid up equity share capital including equity shares with differential rights issued at any point of time; (d) the reasons or justification for the issue; (e) the price at which such shares are proposed to be issued either at par or at premium; (f) the basis on which the price has been arrived at; (g) (i) in case of private placement or preferential issue- (a) details of total number of shares proposed to be allotted to promoters, directors and key managerial person....
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....standards; (h) the pre and post issue shareholding pattern along with voting rights in the format specified under sub-rule (2) of rule 4. (5) The holders of the equity shares with differential rights shall enjoy all other rights such as bonus shares, rights shares etc., which the holders of equity shares are entitled to, subject to the differential rights with which such shares have been issued. (6) Where a company issues equity shares with differential rights, the Register of Members maintained under section 88 shall contain all the relevant particulars of the shares so issued along with details of the shareholders. Explanation.- For the purposes of this rule, it is hereby clarified that differential rights attached to such shares issued by any company under the provisions of Companies Act, 1956, shall continue till such rights are converted with the differential rights in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. 5. Certificate of shares (where shares are not in demat form).- (1) Where a company issues any share capital, no certificate of any share or shares held in the company shall be issued, except- (a) in pursuance of a resolution passed by the Board....
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....ertificate issued in accordance with sub-rule (1) shall be entered in the Register of Members maintained in accordance with the provisions of section 88 along with the name(s) of person(s) to whom it has been issued, indicating the date of issue. 6. Issue of renewed or duplicate share certificate.- (1) the certificate of any share or shares shall not be issued either in exchange for those which are sub-divided or consolidated or in replacement of those which are defaced, mutilated, torn or old, decrepit, worn out, or where the pages on the reverse for recording transfers have been duly utilised, unless the certificate in lieu of which it is issued is surrendered to the company: Provided that the company may charge such fee as the Board thinks fit, not exceeding fifty rupees per certificate issued on splitting or consolidation of share certificate(s) or in replacement of share certificate(s) that are defaced, mutilated, torn or old, decrepit or worn out: (b) Where a certificate is issued in any of the circumstances specified in this sub-rule, it shall be stated on the face of it and be recorded in the Register maintained for the purpose, that it is "Issued in lieu of share cert....
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....Board for the purpose. (c) All entries made in the Register of Renewed and Duplicate Share Certificates shall be authenticated by the company secretary or such other person as may be authorised by the Board for the purposes of sealing and signing the share certificate under the provisions of sub-rule (3) of rule 5. 7. Maintenance of share certificate forms and related books and documents.- (1) All blank forms to be used for issue of share certificates shall be printed and the printing shall be done only on the authority of a resolution of the Board and the blank form shall be consecutively machine-numbered and the forms and the blocks, engravings, facsimiles and hues relating to the printing of such forms shall be kept in the custody of the secretary or such other person as the Board may authorise for the purpose; and the company secretary or other person aforesaid shall be responsible for rendering an account of these forms to the Board. (2) The following persons shall be responsible for the maintenance, preservation and safe custody of all books and documents relating to the issue of share certificates, including the blank forms of share certificates referred to in sub-rule ....
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....ived or to be derived by the company from an expert or a professional for providing know-how or making available rights in the nature of intellectual property rights, by such person to whom sweat equity is being issued for which the consideration is not paid or included in the normal remuneration payable under the contract of employment, in the case of an employee. (2) The explanatory statement to be annexed to the notice of the general meeting pursuant to section 102 shall contain the following particulars, namely:- (a) the date of the Board meeting at which the proposal for issue of sweat equity shares was approved; (b) the reasons or justification for the issue; (c) the class of shares under which sweat equity shares are intended to be issued; (d) the total number of shares to be issued as sweat equity; (e) the class or classes of directors or employees to whom such equity shares are to be issued; (f) the principal terms and conditions on which sweat equity shares are to be issued, including basis of valuation ; (g) the time period of association of such person with the company; (h) the names of the directors or employees to whom the sweat equity shares will be ....
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....onsideration shall be treated in the following manner in the books of account of the company- (a) where the non-cash consideration takes the form of a depreciable or amortizable asset, it shall be carried to the balance sheet of the company in accordance with the accounting standards; or (b) where clause (a) is not applicable, it shall be expensed as provided in the accounting standards. (10) The amount of sweat equity shares issued shall be treated as part of managerial remuneration for the purposes of sections 197 and 198 of the Act, if the following conditions are fulfilled, namely.- (a) the sweat equity shares are issued to any director or manager; and (b) they are issued for consideration other than cash, which does not take the form of an asset which can be carried to the balance sheet of the company in accordance with the applicable accounting standards. (11) In respect of sweat equity shares issued during an accounting period, the accounting value of sweat equity shares shall be treated as a form of compensation to the employee or the director in the financial statements of the company, if the sweat equity shares are not issued pursuant to acquisition of an asset.....
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....mption of preference shares.- (1) A company having a share capital may, if so authorised by its articles, issue preference shares subject to the following conditions, namely:- (a) the issue of such shares has been authorized by passing a special resolution in the general meeting of the company (b) the company, at the time of such issue of preference shares, has no subsisting default in the redemption of preference shares issued either before or after the commencement of this Act or in payment of dividend due on any preference shares. (2) A company issuing preference shares shall set out in the resolution, particulars in respect of the following matters relating to such shares, namely:- (a) the priority with respect to payment of dividend or repayment of capital vis-a-vis equity shares; (b) the participation in surplus fund; (c) the participation in surplus assets and profits, on winding-up which may remain after the entire capital has been repaid; (d) the payment of dividend on cumulative or non-cumulative basis. (e) the conversion of preference shares into equity shares. (f) the voting rights; (g) the redemption of preference shares. (3) The explanatory statem....
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....sical form shall be in Form No.SH.4 and every instrument of transfer with the date of its execution specified thereon shall be delivered to the company within sixty days from the date of such execution. (2) In the case of a company not having share capital, provisions of sub-rule (1) shall apply as if the references therein to securities were references instead to the interest of the member in the company. (3) A company shall not register a transfer of partly paid shares, unless the company has given a notice in Form No. SH.5 to the transferee and the transferee has given no objection to the transfer within two weeks from the date of receipt of notice. 12. Issue of employee stock options.- A company, other than a listed company, which is not required to comply with Securities and Exchange Board of India Employee Stock Option Scheme Guidelines shall not offer shares to its employees under a scheme of employees' stock option (hereinafter referred to as "Employees Stock Option Scheme"), unless it complies with the following requirements, namely:- (1) the issue of Employees Stock Option Scheme has been approved by the shareholders of the company by passing a special resolution. E....
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....mpany; or (b) grant of option to identified employees, during any one year, equal to or exceeding one percent of the issued capital (excluding outstanding warrants and conversions) of the company at the time of grant of option. (5) (a) The company may by special resolution, vary the terms of Employees Stock Option Scheme not yet exercised by the employees provided such variation is not prejudicial to the interests of the option holders. (b) The notice for passing special resolution for variation of terms of Employees Stock Option Scheme shall disclose full of the variation, the rationale therefor, and the details of the employees who are beneficiaries of such variation. (6) (a) There shall be a minimum period of one year between the grant of options and vesting of option: Provided that in a case where options are granted by a company under its Employees Stock Option Scheme in lieu of options held by the same person under an Employees Stock Option Scheme in another company, which has merged or amalgamated with the first mentioned company, the period during which the options granted by the merging or amalgamating company were held by him shall be adjusted against the minimum ....
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....rial personnel; (ii) any other employee who receives a grant of options in any one year of option amounting to five percent or more of options granted during that year. (iii) identified employees who were granted option, during any one year, equal to or exceeding one percent of the issued capital (excluding outstanding warrants and conversions) of the company at the time of grant; (10) (a) The company shall maintain a Register of Employee Stock Options in Form No. SH.6 and shall forthwith enter therein the particulars of option granted under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 62. (b) The Register of Employee Stock Options shall be maintained at the registered office of the company or such other place as the Board may decide. (c) The entries in the register shall be authenticated by the company secretary of the company or by any other person authorized by the Board for the purpose. (11) Where the equity shares of the company are listed on a recognized stock exchange, the Employees Stock Option Scheme shall be issued, in accordance with the regulations made by the Securities and Exchange Board of India in this behalf. 13. Issue of shares on preferential basis.- (1) ....
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.... securities to be issued; (iii) the price or price band at/within which the allotment is proposed; (iv) basis on which the price has been arrived at along with report of the registered valuer; (v) relevant date with reference to which the price has been arrived at; (vi) the class or classes of persons to whom the allotment is proposed to be made; (vii) intention of promoters, directors or key managerial personnel to subscribe to the offer; (viii) the proposed time within which the allotment shall be completed; (ix) the names of the proposed allottees and the percentage of post preferential offer capital that may be held by them; (x) the change in control, if any, in the company that would occur consequent to the preferential offer; (xi) the number of persons to whom allotment on preferential basis have already been made during the year, in terms of number of securities as well as price; (xii) the justification for the allotment proposed to be made for consideration other than cash together with valuation report of the registered valuer. (xiii) The pre issue and post issue shareholding pattern of the company in the following format- Sr. No. Category Pre Iss....
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....y alters its share capital in any manner specified in sub-section (1) of section 61, or an order is passed by the Government increasing the authorized capital of the company in pursuance of sub-section (4) read with sub-section (6) of section 62 or a company redeems any redeemable preference shares, the notice of such alteration, increase or redemption shall be filed by the company with the Registrar in Form No. SH.7 along with the fee. Provision of money by company for purchase of its own shares by employees or by trustees for the benefit of employees.- 16.(1) The company shall not make a provision of money for the purchase of, or subscription for, shares in the company or its holding company, if the purchase of, or the subscription for, the shares by trustees is for the shares to be held by or for the benefit of the employees of the company, unless it complies with the following conditions, namely:- (a) the scheme of provision of money for purchase of or subscription for the shares as aforesaid is approved by the members by passing special resolution in a general meeting; (b) such purchase of shares shall be made only through a recognized stock exchange in case the shares o....
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.... such employees and the percentage of such shares to the total paid up share capital of the company; (e) the date of the general meeting in which such voting power was exercised; (f) the resolutions on which votes have been cast by persons holding such voting power; (g) the percentage of such voting power to the total voting power on each resolution; (h) whether the votes were cast in favour of or against the resolution. 17. Buy-back of shares or other securities.- Unless stated otherwise, the following norms shall be complied with by the private companies and unlisted public companies for buy-back of their securities- (1) The explanatory statement to be annexed to the notice of the general meeting pursuant to section 102 shall contain the following disclosures, namely:- (a) the date of the board meeting at which the proposal for buy-back was approved by the board of directors of the company; (b) the objective of the buy-back; (c) the class of shares or other securities intended to be purchased under the buy-back; (d) the number of securities that the company proposes to buy-back; (e) the method to be adopted for the buy-back; (f) the price at which the buy-b....
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....s as and when they fall due and shall not be rendered insolvent within a period of one year from that date; and (iii) the directors have taken into account the liabilities(including prospective and contingent liabilities), as if the company were being wound up under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (n) a report addressed to the Board of directors by the company's auditors stating that- (i) they have inquired into the company's state of affairs; (ii) the amount of the permissible capital payment for the securities in question is in their view properly determined; (iii) that the audited accounts on the basis of which calculation with reference to buy back is done is not more than six months old from the date of offer document; and (iv) the Board of directors have formed the opinion as specified in clause (m) on reasonable grounds and that the company, having regard to its state of affairs, shall not be rendered insolvent within a period of one year from that date. (2) The company which has been authorized by a special resolution shall, before the buy-back of shares, file with the Registrar of Companies a letter of offer in Form No. SH.8, along with the fee: P....
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.... information and shall not contain any misleading information and must state that the directors of the company accept the responsibility for the information contained in such document; (b) the company shall not issue any new shares including by way of bonus shares from the date of passing of special resolution authorizing the buy-back till the date of the closure of the offer under these rules, except those arising out of any outstanding convertible instruments; (c) the company shall confirm in its offer the opening of a separate bank account adequately funded for this purpose and to pay the consideration only by way of cash; (d) the company shall not withdraw the offer once it has announced the offer to the shareholders; (e) the company shall not utilize any money borrowed from banks or financial institutions for the purpose of buying back its shares; and (f) the company shall not utilize the proceeds of an earlier issue of the same kind of shares or same kind of other specified securities for the buy-back. (12) (a) The company, shall maintain a register of shares or other securities which have been bought-back in Form No. SH.10. (b) The register of shares or securiti....
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....ted in letter of offer inviting subscription for debentures and also in all the subsequent notices or other communications sent to the debenture holders; (b) before the appointment of debenture trustee or trustees, a written consent shall be obtained from such debenture trustee or trustees proposed to be appointed and a statement to that effect shall appear in the letter of offer issued for inviting the subscription of the debentures; (c) A person shall not be appointed as a debenture trustee, if he- (i) beneficially holds shares in the company; (ii) is a promoter, director or key managerial personnel or any other officer or an employee of the company or its holding, subsidiary or associate company; (iii) is beneficially entitled to moneys which are to be paid by the company otherwise than as remuneration payable to the debenture trustee; (iv) is indebted to the company, or its subsidiary or its holding or associate company or a subsidiary of such holding company; (v) has furnished any guarantee in respect of the principal debts secured by the debentures or interest thereon; (vi) has any pecuniary relationship with the company amounting to two per cent. or more of i....
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....imes and that such assets are free from any other encumbrances except those which are specifically agreed to by the debenture holders; (j) do such acts as are necessary in the event the security becomes enforceable; (k) call for reports on the utilization of funds raised by the issue of debentures- (l) take steps to convene a meeting of the holders of debentures as and when such meeting is required to be held; (m) ensure that the debentures have been converted or redeemed in accordance with the terms of the issue of debentures; (n) perform such acts as are necessary for the protection of the interest of the debenture holders and do all other acts as are necessary in order to resolve the grievances of the debenture holders. (4) The meeting of all the debenture holders shall be convened by the debenture trustee on- (a) requisition in writing signed by debenture holders holding at least one-tenth in value of the debentures for the time being outstanding; (b) the happening of any event, which constitutes a breach, default or which in the opinion of the debenture trustees affects the interest of the debenture holders. (5) For the purposes of sub-section (13) of section 7....
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.... (ii) in unencumbered securities of the Central Government or of any State Government; (iii) in unencumbered securities mentioned in sub-clauses (a) to (d) and (ee) of section 20 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882; (iv) in unencumbered bonds issued by any other company which is notified under sub-clause (f) of section 20 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882; (v) the amount invested or deposited as above shall not be used for any purpose other than for redemption of debentures maturing during the year referred above: Provided that the amount remaining invested or deposited, as the case may be, shall not at any time fall below fifteen percent of the amount of the debentures maturing during the year ending on the 31st day of March of that year; (d) in case of partly convertible debentures, Debenture Redemption Reserve shall be created in respect of non-convertible portion of debenture issue in accordance with this sub-rule. (e) the amount credited to the Debenture Redemption Reserve shall not be utilised by the company except for the purpose of redemption of debentures. (8) (a) A trust deed for securing any issue of debentures shall be open for inspection to any member or debenture h....