Companies Act 2007 · As enacted · Part IV · Shares and Debentures Prospectus
64. Purchase of own shares
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
A company may agree to purchase or otherwise acquire its own shares if the articles of such company provide for it to do so, with the approval of the board.
Before a company offers or agrees to purchase its own shares, the board of such company shall resolve that —
the acquisition is in the interests of the company;
the terms of the offer or agreement and the consideration to be paid for the shares is in the opinion of the company’s auditors a fair value; and
it is not aware of any information that has not been disclosed to shareholders which is material to an assessment of the value of the shares, and as a result of which the terms of an offer or the consideration offered for the shares are unfair to shareholders accepting the offer.
Before the company—
makes and offer to acquire shares other than in a manner which will if it is accepted in full, leave unaffected the relative voting and distribution rights of all shareholders; or
agrees to acquire shares other than in a manner which leaves unaffected the relative voting and distribution rights of all shareholders, the board shall resolve that the making of the offer or entry into the agreement, as the case may be, is fair to those shareholders to whom the offer is not made or with whom no agreement is entered into.
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