Chapter 1

Significance of Share Capital

1.     Types of Share Capital

2.     Provisions Governing Share Capital

3.     Impact of the Act

4.     Private Placement

5.     Right Issue 

6.     Bonus Issue of Shares 

7.     Issue of Sweat Equity Shares 

8.     Alteration of Share Capital

9.     Variation in Shareholders Rights 

10.  Buyback of Securities 

11.  Forfeiture of Shares 

12.  Conclusion 

Chapter 2

Private Placement

1.     Introduction 

2.     Legal Framework governing Private Placement

(1)   Companies Act, 2013 

(2)   SEBI Regulations 

3.     Procedure for preferential issue 

4.     Formats 

5.     Relevant Case Laws 

6.     Conclusion 

Chapter 3

Rights Issue

1.     Introduction 

2.     Benefits and Challenges 

3.     Legal Framework governing Rights Issue 

4.     Procedure for Implementation of Rights Issue under the Companies Act, 2013 

5.     Formats 

6.     Conclusion 

Chapter 4

Bonus Issue

1.     Introduction 

2.     Purpose of Bonus Issue 

3.     Benefits and Challenges 

4.     Crucial distinctions to differentiate a bonus issue from dividends 

5.     Stock Split v Bonus Issue 

6.     Rights Issue v Bonus Issue 

7.     Legal Framework for Issue of Bonus Shares 

8.     Procedure 

9.     Impact and Implications of Bonus Issue 

10.  Formats 

11.  Conclusion 

Chapter 5

Sweat Equity Shares

1.     Introduction 

2.     Importance of Sweat Equity Shares 

3.     ESOPs v Sweat Equity 

4.     Legal Framework governing issue of Sweat Equity Shares 

5.     Procedure for issuance of sweat equity shares 

6.     Formats 

7.     Conclusion 

Chapter 6

Alteration of Share Capital

1.     Introduction 

2.     Methods of Alteration 

3.     Objectives of Alteration of Share Capital

4.     Benefits and Challenges 

5.     Legal Framework governing Alteration of Share Capital

6.     Procedures 

7.     Formats 

8.     Conclusion 

Chapter 7

Variation in Shareholders’ Rights

1.     Introduction 

2.     Types of Variation in Rights of the Shareholders 

3.     Benefits and Challenges 

4.     Legal Framework governing Variation of Shareholders' Rights 

5.     Dissenting Shareholders' Rights under Section 48 of the Companies Act, 2013 

6.     Procedure for Implementation of Variation in Shareholders Right

7.     Impacts of Variation in Shareholders Right on Shareholders 

8.     Formats 

9.     Conclusion 

Chapter 8

Buyback of Securities

1.     Introduction 

2.     Purpose and modes of Buyback 

3.     Benefits and Challenges of Buyback 

4.     Legal framework 

5.     Procedure for Buyback of Securities 

6.     Implication of Buyback 

7.     Formats 

8.     Conclusion 

Chapter 9

Forfeiture of Shares

1.     Introduction 

2.     Consequences of Share Forfeiture 

3.     Benefits and Challenges 

4.     Legal Framework 

5.     Enabling provision for Forfeiture of Shares in Articles of Association 

6.     Share Forfeiture Procedure 

7.     Formats 

8.     Conclusion 

Chapter 10

Issue of Shares in Demat Form

1.     Introduction 

2.     Benefits of Dematerialization 

3.     Challenges in Dematerialization 

4.     Regulatory Framework 

5.     Formats 

6.     Conclusion 

Appendix 1    MCA Notifications                                                                   

Appendix 2    Checklists and Formats – Stock Exchange                               

Appendix 3      Master Direction – Foreign Investment in India