Companies Act, 2013

Rectification of register of members

59. Rectification of register of members.—(1) If the name of any person is, without sufficient cause, entered in the register of members of a company, or after having been entered in the register, is, without sufficient cause, omitted therefrom, or if a default is made, or unnecessary delay takes place in entering in the register, […]

Publication of authorised, subscribed and paid-up capital

60. Publication of authorised, subscribed and paid-up capital.—(1) Where any notice, advertisement or other official publication, or any business letter, billhead or letter paper of a company contains a statement of the amount of the authorised capital of the company, such notice, advertisement or other official publication, or such letter, billhead or letter paper shall

Public offer and private placement

23. Public offer and private placement.— (1) A public company may issue securities— (a) to public through prospectus (herein referred to as “public offer”) by complying with the provisions of this Part; or (b) through private placement by complying with the provisions of Part II of this Chapter; or (c) through a rights issue or

Allotment of securities by company

39. Allotment of securities by company.—(1) No allotment of any securities of a company offered to the public for subscription shall be made unless the amount stated in the prospectus as the minimum amount has been subscribed and the sums payable on application for the amount so stated have been paid to and received by

Securities to be dealt with in stock exchanges

40. Securities to be dealt with in stock exchanges.—(1) Every company making public offer shall, before making such offer, make an application to one or more recognised stock exchange or exchanges and obtain permission for the securities to be dealt with in such stock exchange or exchanges. (2) Where a prospectus states that an application

Document containing offer of securities for sale to be deemed prospectus

25. Document containing offer of securities for sale to be deemed prospectus.— (1) Where a company allots or agrees to allot any securities of the company with a view to all or any of those securities being offered for sale to the public, any document by which the offer for sale to the public is

Matters to be stated in prospectus

26. Matters to be stated in prospectus.— (1) Every prospectus issued by or on behalf of a public company either with reference to its formation or subsequently, or by or on behalf of any person who is or has been engaged or interested in the formation of a public company, shall be dated and signed

Variation in terms of contract or objects in prospectus

27. Variation in terms of contract or objects in prospectus.—(1) A company shall not, at any time, vary the terms of a contract referred to in the prospectus or objects for which the prospectus was issued, except subject to the approval of, or except subject to an authority given by the company in general meeting

Offer of sale of shares by certain members of company

28. Offer of sale of shares by certain members of company.— (1) Where certain members of a company propose, in consultation with the Board of Directors to offer, in accordance with the provisions of any law for the time being in force, whole or part of their holding of shares to the public, they may

Public offer of securities to be in dematerialised form

29. Public offer of securities to be in dematerialised form.— (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act,— (a) every company making public offer; and (b) such other class or classes of public companies as may be prescribed, shall issue the securities only in dematerialised form by complying with the provisions of

Advertisement of prospectus

30. Advertisement of prospectus.— Where an advertisement of any prospectus of a company is published in any manner, it shall be necessary to specify therein the contents of its memorandum as regards the objects, the liability of members and the amount of share capital of the company, and the names of the signatories to the

Shelf prospectus

31. Shelf prospectus.— (1) Any class or classes of companies, as the Securities and Exchange Board may provide by regulations in this behalf, may file a shelf prospectus with the Registrar at the stage of the first offer of securities included therein which shall indicate a period not exceeding one year as the period of

Red herring prospectus

32. Red herring prospectus.— (1) A company proposing to make an offer of securities may issue a red herring prospectus prior to the issue of a prospectus. (2) A company proposing to issue a red herring prospectus under sub-section (1) shall file it with the Registrar at least three days prior to the opening of

Issue of application forms for securities

33. Issue of application forms for securities.— (1) No form of application for the purchase of any of the securities of a company shall be issued unless such form is accompanied by an abridged prospectus: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply if it is shown that the form of application was issued— (a)

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