FGR Ltd. was incorporated on 3rd March 1959, with Authorised Capital of ₹ 15 Lakh (divided into 1 lakh equity share of ₹ 15 each). Since the inception, authorised capital was increased from time to time and as on date th

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FGR Ltd. was incorporated on 3rd March 1959, with Authorised Capital of ₹ 15 Lakh (divided into 1 lakh equity share of ₹ 15 each). Since the inception, authorised capital was increased from time to time and as on date the Authorised Capital of the Company is ₹ 90 Crore (6 Crore equity share of ₹ 15 each). The paid-up capital of the Company is ₹ 60 Crore (divided into 4 Crore equity share of ₹ 15 each). The Company is planning for an IPO. As advised by the legal consultant, the Company needs to alter its capital clause. Prepare a note on types of alteration of capital clause in Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Answer & Explanation:

Types of alteration of the capital clause in the general meeting of a company limited by shares as per section 61 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 can be enumerated as below: increase its authorized share capital by such amount as it thinks expedient consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of a larger amount than its existing shares: Provided that no consolidation and division which results in changes in the voting percentage of shareholders shall take effect unless it is approved by the Tribunal on an application made in the prescribed manner; convert all or any of its fully paid-up shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into fully paid-up shares of any denomination; sub-divide its shares, or any of them, into shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the memorandum, so, however, that in the sub- division the proportion between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced share shall be the same as it was in the case of the share from which the reduced share is derived: cancel shares which, at the date of the passing of the resolution in that behalf, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person, and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled.

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