Online Transfer Of Shares In Private Limited Company In India

Share Transfer

When a company is formed, it capitalizes an authorized amount as share capital. These shares are owned by shareholders who by the means of owning the shares become the owner of the company. The shareholders have the authority to appoint Directors who are authorized to manage the company. However, the directors are not the owners of the company, shareholders are.

The shareholder can be natural person or corporate entity. As the shareholders are the legal owners of a company, hence the ownership of the company is transferable and can be done by transferring the shares from one entity to another. For a public or government company, Share Transfer has a wide spectrum as compared to a privately owned company, where the ownership of the company is more restricted. The Private Limited Company is more often than not, is owned by a family or a closed group of persons. Hence the Share Transfer is limited to members within in the family of group. Depending upon the type of company, the Articles of Association needs to be studied and reviewed before commencing the Share Transfer. The transferor voluntarily hands over the rights and duties towards the company to the transferee by the Share Transfer Deed. A professional guidance to effect the Share Transfer is recommended. Jain Divya & Associates can help you in transferring shares with not much ado. Set up a consulting session with Jain Divya & Associates to know more about the share compliances.

Our Role in Share Transfer Process

• We review the AOA and present shareholding framework of the company to outline the procedure of Share Transfer.
• The documents such as Share Transfer Deed and other forms necessary to effect transfer of shares from transferor to transferee are prepared by us.Based on the share transfer documents prepared and submitted to the company, the shares are transferred and issued. We help you notify the ROC about the Share Transfer.

An expert review regarding the changes required and increase in authorized capital of the company can be extremely helpful and highly recommended. Hence, Jain Divya & Associates extends there services by guiding and helping throughout the procedure to increase authorization capital. Know more about the procedures and compliance by setting up a consulting session with Jain Divya & Associates.

Facts About Shares

• A shareholder of a company can either be a natural person, a corporate, Indian resident, NRI, foreigner or foreign corporate and holds the proportional ownership of the company.
• Directors are appointed to manage the company and do not hold the ownership of the company. However, a shareholder can be director and director can be a shareholder.
• The authorized capital is mentioned in the AOA of the company and it also defines the restriction on the share transfer in private limited company.
• Paid-up capital is the amount of money raised by the payment of shares made by the shareholders.