Shareholders approval is not required.
Procedure for
forfeiture of Shares
S.No
Procedure for
Forfeiture of Shares
1
A
forfeiture of any share must be done on the authority of the board of
Directors or, of a committee of the Board if authorised by articles of
association for the purpose, by its resolution. The resolution should provide
for a notice to be given to the shareholder concerned before the forfeiture
is actually effected in pursuance of the resolution, requiring payment of so
much of the call as is unpaid, together with any interest which may have
accrued.
2
The
notice threatening forfeiture in pursuance of the Board Resolution must be
given in accordance with the provisions of the articles. The notice aforesaid
shall name a further day
(not being
earlier than the expiry of fourteen days from the date of service of the notice)
on or before which the payment required by the notice is to be made;and
state that, in the event of non payment on or before the day so
named, the shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be
forfeited.
3
The
notice must:
specify clearly the amount payable on account of unpaid call money
as well as interest accrued, if any, and other expenses.
_ mention the day on or before which the amount specified ought to be
paid, not be earlier than 14 days from the date of service of the
notice.
_ contain an unambiguous statement to the effect that in the event of
failure to pay the specified amount latest on the appointed day, the shares
in respect of which the amount remains unpaid would be liable to be
forfeited.
4
The
notice threatening forfeiture as contemplated in regulation 29 of Table A
must be served in accordance with the provisions of section 53 of the
Companies Act.
5
If
the call money is not paid in response to such notice threatening forfeiture,
the company may, at any time thereafter, before payment required by the
notice has been made, forfeit the shares by a resolution of the Board to that
effect.
6
It
is common practice to publish a notice of forfeiture in newspapers so that
the members of the public are made aware of the forfeiture and cautioned not
to deal in the forfeited shares.
7
A
further notice after the shares are forfeited is not necessary. However, it
is advisable and a common practice to give a notice to the shares having been
forfeited to the concerned shareholders by registered post. For model notice,
see below.
8
Check that whether Table F provides for a verified declaration in writing to be issued
under the signature of a director, manager or secretary of the company that a
share in the company has been duly forfeited on a date stated in the
declaration. The declaration so made shall be conclusive evidence of the
facts stated therein as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the
shares forfeited. The accidental non-receipt of notice of forfeiture by the
defaulter is not a ground for relief against forfeiture regularly effected.
9
The
fact of the forfeiture will be entered in the Register of Members and the
name of the concerned shareholder as a member of the company will be deleted
from the register.
10
Notify
the Stock Exchange at which the securities of the Company are listed about
such forfeiture of shares.