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Justify the following statement. To Issue Bonus Shares, a company has to fulfill certain provisions. - Secretarial Practice

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Justify the following statement.

To Issue Bonus Shares, a company has to fulfill certain provisions.

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Justification:
The following provisions company has to fulfill to issue Bonus Shares:

  1. A company can issue Bonus Shares only out
    of:
    - Free reserves or
    - Securities Premium Account or
    - Capital Redemption Reserve Account
  2. A company cannot issue Bonus Shares only out of reserves created by the Revaluation of Assets.
  3. The company also cannot issue Bonus Shares instead of paying a dividend.
  4. Once the announcement for Bonus Shares is made by the Board of Directors then it cannot be withdrawn.
  5. Bonus shares are fully paid up shares. Shareholders cannot give away their Bonus shares to another person.
  6. There is no minimum subscription to be collected.
    Thus, it is rightly justified that, to issue bonus shares, a company has to fulfill certain provisions.
  7. ESOS is offered by a company to its Permanent employees, Directors, and Officers.
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