Practicing Company Secretary
22 Points
Joined June 2012
It is a good question. Hence, we add a clause in the board resolution (where first the offer is approved) that "the board is authorized the dispose-off unaccepted portion of the offer in the manner as is beneficial to the company." Hence, the un-accepted portion (whether rejected parts or abstained parts) can be issued to others who is ready to invest. This works in addition to renouncements if any. Example, if ABC P Ltd offers shares to X, Y & Z. X renounces it to M, Y does not respond within offer period and Z rejects. Now M can accept the renounced part, the abstained part & also the rejected part; and if he does so the board will pass another resolution for alloting all the shares to M. Now, this will not work when AOA has a clause barring such power to the board; otherwise board can be authorized to do so. The logic is that once you give shareholder opportunity to excercise his (pre-emptive) right and if he does not, then he cannot question what happens to the reminder of the transaction.