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Sec. 87 of company act

Harie (student) (148 Points)

04 December 2010

Friends please explain me Sec. 87 of company act, regarding voting right of Preferential shares..

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- Harie

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Sunshine (Helping All) (10575 Points)
Replied 05 December 2010

hie,

Preference shares carry voting right in all resolutions which directly affects their rights.eg-in case of winding up of co. or a reduction of share capital.

Again preference shareholders get right to vote in case of-

A.cumulative preference shares- if the dividend has been in arrear on those shares for aggregate of minimum 2 years before the date of the meeting.

B.non-cumulative preference shares- in case dividend has been in arrear --

1.for 2 consecutive years before the date of meeting

2. aggregate of minimum 3 years in 6 years preceeding the date of meeting..

regards,

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Lakshmi (Student) (1836 Points)
Replied 05 December 2010

87. VOTING RIGHTS.

(1) Subject to the provisions of section 89 and sub-section (2) of section 92, -

(a) every member of a company limited by shares and holding any equity share capital therein shall have a right to vote, in respect of such capital, on every resolution placed before the company; and

(b) his voting right on a pool shall be in proportion to his share of the paid-up equity capital of the company.

(2)(a) Subject as aforesaid and save as provided in clause (b) of this sub-section, every member of a company limited by shares and holding any preference share capital therein shall, in respect of such capital, have a right to vote only on resolutions placed before the company which directly affect the rights attached to his preference shares.

Explanation : Any resolution for winding up the company or for the repayment or reduction of its share capital shall be deemed directly to affect the rights attached to preference shares within the meaning of this clause.

(b) Subject as aforesaid, every member of a company limited by shares and holding any preference share capital therein shall, in respect of such capital, be entitled to vote on every resolution placed before the company at any meeting, if the dividend due on such capital or any part of such dividend has remained unpaid -

(i) in the case of cumulative preference shares, in respect of an aggregate period of not less than two years preceding the date of commencement of the meeting; and

(ii) in the case of non-cumulative preference shares, either in respect of a period of not less than two years ending with the expiry of the financial year immediately preceding the commencement of the meeting or in respect of an aggregate period of not less than three years comprised in the six years ending with the expiry of the financial year aforesaid.

Explanation : For the purposes of this clause, dividend shall be deemed to be due on preference shares in respect of any period, whether a dividend has been declared by the company on such shares for such period or not. -

(a) on the last day specified for the payment of such dividend for such period, in the articles or other instrument executed by the company in that behalf; or

(b) in case no day is so specified, on the day immediately following such period.

(c) Where the holder of any preference share has a right to vote on any resolution in accordance with the provisions of this sub-sections, his voting right on a poll, as the holder of such share, shall, subject to the provisions of section 89 and sub-section (2) of section 92, be in the same proportion as the capital paid-up in respect of the preference share bears to the total paid-up equity capital of the company.

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