Issue of Shares — Secretarial Practice STD 12 Commerce / Arts — Question
Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 Commerce / ArtsSecretarial PracticeIssue of Shares4 Marks
Question
State the provisions for the Rights issue
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Answer
When a company wants to issue further capital it can issue shares to its existing equity shareholders which are called Rights Issue.
According to the Companies Act, 2013 company has to fulfill certain provisions for making a Rights Issue.
the provisions are
Rights shares are sold to the existing shareholders at a price that is lesser than its market price.
A company has to send a ‘Letter of offer’ to the existing shareholders at the time of issuing Rights Shares.
The letter of offer shall mention
The number of shares offered.
The period of offer i.e., offer is valid for a period not less than fifteen days and not exceeding thirty days from the date of offer.
The letter of offer can be sent by registered post, speed post, courier, or through electronic mode.
If a shareholder does not respond to the Rights Issue offer within a given time, it is implied that he is not interested in the offer and the company can offer the unsold shares to new Investors.
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