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The Companies Act, 013
* Summary Notes
* Chapter $= 8
* Declaratfon cand
Payment of dividenda a
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*Xbuhat is Dividend 2
© Dividend 1s the Sharcholden's yetvin on. thelr inyesiment. in the
company
Vs part of dishibutable Profit
The Company in GM can declare dividend but _No dividend
Shall exceed the Gmount recommended ard,
° Dividend
Recommended Approved
by board by Shartholders
Dividend is
F Declared by Pasting
© Detiaration of dividend gi higher raje__iban_the
yate recommended by the Board fs not permitted. ince.Houever]2ZF Provided by HOA, Company Cun declare dividend
in propayyion of its Paid yp Share Capita
° Pavan ts declared ava propor 1. of Nominal Fae Value
°
declare dividend exceeding the Gmount vtommended by
Boord oF directors mcg
Types oF Dividend
Tnitexim Fina)
Dividend Dividend
% May be declared by boord x Final dividend §s
Of divectors Gt Ony time deciared Qt the FGM:
in q FY.
*& Tk can _be paid and declared % Rate of dividend
between tuo ROMs recommended by the
board cannot be
¥ Sources at declaration of Increased by it membex.
Tntevim dividend
a
‘Surplus Profits generated in
(FN the quarter
tobe declared
* Th the Company has incuwed Joss dumn,
Cunent FY upto end OF quarter immediately
Preceding date oF declavatfon of dividend
SUch inteim dividend Shall NF be declaved at a: vate
Higher than average vate of dividend declared by Co
during three Fs.Imp mM
All provisions which qre applicable to the payment oF
dividend Shall also apply in cae of interim dividend ©
Equity Shares |*" Dividend paid after
paying the same to
Preference Shartholdevs
aS
Cumulative Alon Cumulani
Dividend @euumulareD Romayreas oF dividend
unless it ts paid in in Future is payable
Full
Dividend
Provisions vegardiny payment and declaration of dividend
a & c
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after Providiny OFtew Providing Money. Provided
depritiaton as depridation as by Car]Sb for
per Schedule T per Schedule IE dividend payment
L by company $n
Persuance oF
Gre to be utilired 4. Guavanies
Given by Govt
re" GraemeFotlowing items Shall not be treated as Free Reserves
Unrealised —Aatona) Revaluation ang hangs in soya
‘Gains: “Gains OF Fssts
shown ge ably nnyied
Resewve en equity
Notes > BeFore declaration of any clividend, Previous lowes
“and depriciation not provided th previow year or
Yeas are required fo Sth OFF against proktot
the Company For the Cent Year
x
[ because they are Mot earned in the Normal
Course OF business,
me ¥
= *+ Normally not Available for distribution as
Profits
4 Ut Depriciation is not provided, two Consequences
Value OF Asset wit be Probits oF Current
“Overstated tn BS Year will be ovewttated
= Transfers fo Reserves $= Transfer of Profits to Reserves
For any FY has been 1eEH 40. the
iscreation|OF The company. Therefore, a company is Free to
al*Aransfer any portion of +3 profit to Resewes Qs i+ may deem
fit. It may lio decide not to franster any amount to
Reserves.
IMP For case Study
‘F Declaration of Dividend when there 1s Tmadequany
or absence of Profits, Clsscs)
Mheve Tn any year, there ave no Qdequate profits for
declaring dividend, the company may declave dividend
transferred by Tt to
Free Resewes Complying with fot conditions of RULES
CONDITION 18— The rate of dividend declared shall not
exceed the wates at whith dividend
War declared in the immediately
“preceeding three FAs.
iF the
ene Company has not declaved any dividend
For . f
amor in each of three qreceeding Fs
CONDITION 2 = ‘The ‘otal amount to be drawn from
Such accumulated profits Shall not cxceed
tor. of [PUSC + FR] as appearing in
latest Qudited BS.
Tora Amt- that canbe drawn < tor. CPUSC+FR
Eom _ Accumulated ProfitsQ@NOITLON 3 $= The amount so Withdeown shat be
Fit ublized 40. Set OFF the lowes
incurred in FY in which dividend is declared before
declaration of dividend
QNDITLON 4 $= The balance OF Reserves after such
Withdraw! Shall not be less than Ir 7
ce Resewes
# Conditions prescribed by Rule 3 are Mot applicable
fo a ovs company
j-e- even iAMhe condition OF los, it Can declare
dividend but 4 has no need to Comply
With 4 conditions oF Rule 3
4+ Depositing amount of Dividend t=
The amount’ of dividend Cincluding interim dividend)
Shall_be deporited in a Separate Account maintained with
a Scheduled bank within Sdays from date oF declaration
OF dividendEXCEPTION To Govt Compan!
fhe requirement OF depositing money Q_ Separate
Avcoun,
hin S days.
with @ Scheduled bank wii
is_MOt applfcable
* Payment OF dividend $=
% Dividend Shall he payable only to the
Registered gr
_ Shavthoid ev
fo his ge fohis
~ ‘order
© In case Shareholder inform: the Company to pay dividend
to & pavtiular banker @nd if ihe payment 1 made
by Company, then Tt shall be deemed to be made to
Shareholder _himsele
A purchaser df shaver hoe name T1 nok wegittered
in Register Of members Cannot claim payment of dividend LP
Seckon 126)
Note] 2 50 auitorised by AOA, USL. the company
(an pay the dividend in
Some Imp Points
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in cath Dividend Any other clectonic
MOF iN kind” warvanr ModeFP Declared dividend must be paid to the enttied
Sharthoiders within 30 days from date af declaration of
dividend
If paid by issuing dividend warrant, Such Wovrants
Shall be posted within 30 days One posted, ii immateiay
whether Same is received within 30 days or nor
% Bonus shares cannot pe issued fn lieu of dividend * Me@
KCEETION 70 OMPAN
TP dividend is not daimed within 30 days
date df declaration, fhe amaynt OF dividend
ayable
ay. he aid yng tha PR Yo the ean
of the member.
From
# Prohibition on declaration of dividend
Paohibition ty case Peohibition in care of
OF defaulting Gmpany.
Companies
ke
+
Company having
Hicense uly 8
ohidited From payi
seuion 43 Section 34 aiden psy
Company Fai +0 comply with
¥
Repayment
OF depos!
alUnpatd dividend Account
Wy where dividend has been declared by company but has
not been paid ov claimed within 30 days From date of
declaration OF dividend then Company Shall within 9 days
From expiry of 30 days transfer the total amourt_of
intl or unclaimed dividend 4o__Specsal_Account called as
apis shall be opened tn 9 Scheduled bank by company.
2) Within 90 days, from date oF twanstering amount to UDA,
Company shalt prepare q statement conjaining
ames. ast Known Amount of
address Unpald dividend
Website oF Company,
and place on =6 Dod
Website approved by Co
31 Default made in transferring amount to UDA,
Company shall fiom date of defuuit shall pay Snéezest
“@ai pa On Amount pot so fransferred
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The Tntevest accruing thereon shall be avatable
jo benefits OF the members. tm proportion to
Qmount vepaid to them.4) A penon iho fs entitled to xeccive the dividend
MAY apply to the company COneerned For payment of
dividend . if such unclaimed dividend has been ivanstevred
jo UDA by company
5) Money toansferrtd to UDA , Wihidy yemains unpaid For
F years From date of transfer
Shall be Hafuferved to TEPF along with iDtertsr
v
Tn Return,
the Company as evidence of such ‘teanifer.
©) Dividend on Shaves —9 not paid) for consecutive Fysars
Or Most, such Shares shalt be transfer
fo TEP.
Explatnahy 1k is clarified that $n cate any clividend
is paid or claimed
the shaves Shall nok be transfered to 1EPF
+ Monber may after following pesmibed Proctdure and
09 submission oF preswibed documents may _yeclsim the
Shaves $0 frdMfened to TePe* PUNT eNT
ComPany OFFicey tn default
J
one lakh Rupees Twenty five thousand
+ (and) + (and)
in case af continuing fetluve in case OF continuing
Penalty of five hundved defautt with futher
Rupees for each day Penalty F100 Rs-
during which default for eath day dwing
Continues Uphith Such defaylt tontinus,
‘* Subject fo Man 10 Lakhs ASUbjeck hy Maa. 2 (aKNi
(CY Beirea der —
30 Dove
iden Not a Clie
Toe ey Interest @)
Senoverns Po
seine a icra | eet
90 Dove
H - toement ons Lashom |
q Unpaid dard anc) —
enh Sey] WebsTeoF | oye | Website approved by
| Siting” Neemoeny "SS | on fr tispoese
rsfer umpai/unclaimed dividend olan with interest to IEPRight oF dividend, Right Shaves and Bonus Shases
fo be held ia Abeyance, Pending Registration of
Transfer OF Shares
Tf gnstrument of transfer of Shares hos been deltevencd
by & sharcholder for Regittration and tanifer of
such Shaves hosthe Company Shall fotiowing Steps —
(Wawifes the dividend in xelaton keep in Abeyance,
Qny offer of eight
to such Shares to (UD)
upless ts authorised by the Ys cde),
Registered Shareholder of such and ny $3 Fully
Share in Writing 40 pay JUCh
dividend to the transferee
specified in the Tnsteument of
transfer.
Punishment for Failure 4o\pay suth dividend
After declavation oF dividend: the company shall within
30 days of such declaration pay 40 #he sharthorders
ox post dividend warwant within 30 days.
% Posting OF dividend warrant Within 30 days absolves
the company from 7 Panshmeny eapece ot
ov Not.
The Offence 13 Committed only when the company Fain.
to port the same fo rqutered addren Of member within
Bo days.«Punishment fox Faituse ~ 1F fair 40 pay dividend o» post
dividend warrant, following _punishmend -
Divector Company
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Every director Shall be punishable Company Shall be
with Imprisonment of upto liable 40. pay
Hwo years, Th he 1 knowingly Simple interest
“party to the default QM ding
Aad athe period for
shall asd be liable 40 pay “which default continues.
minimum Fine oF Z Joao
For cvery day, during which
Suh default continues:
varie] [Exemenon foR PuNasHrenT]
Under foilowing cascs, where the company has fatled to
pay dividend within 30'days of declaakun, No offence
shall be deemed +0 have been committed and thus, no
Q) Where the dividend could Not be paid by reason
ok the gpewution OF any law.
-Sharcholder hay given directions to
Company regarding the payment of dividend and
—thare divettion, Cannot be Complied with and the
©) Whee there is Chpuke regarding the wight 40°
“atecive the dividend
4) Where dividend har been lawfully Gdjutied by
the Company against ny Sum due to i+ from Shavthubie©) Where for any other reason, the failure to
pay the dividend Or to post the warrant
within prescribed period of 30 days was
Mot due to any default on He _part_af company
+ [Bppiicasiliny oF Seofon 2940 Nidhi]
Tred In cae dividend payable to member ts 2100 Ov les,
= iF Shall be suffrdent iF declaration of dividend
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newspaper Gad announcement of ihe said declaration
H4 Gbo dsplayed on the native board of Nidhis
For at least 3 months.