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Study the following case/situation and express your opinion:
A public limited company has issued all the shares mentioned in its Memorandum as Authorized Capital. Now the Company wants to make a public issue of 10,000 shares at face value of Rs 100 per share, to raise more funds for its expansion activities :
(a) Which clause of Memorandum needs to be altered?
(b) In which meeting the alteration can be approved?
(c) Which document should the company issue to invite the public to buy its shares?
Solution
(a) The capital clause needs to be altered to raise capital more than its authorised capital.
(b) The capital clause can be altered by passing an ordinary resolution in the General Meeting of the shareholders.
(c) The company has to issue a document called ‘Prospectus’ to invite the public to buy its shares.
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