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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.

(1)

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.

(2)

Before a company offers or agrees to purchase its own shares, the board of such company shall resolve that —

(a)

the acquisition is in the interests of the company;

(b)

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

(c)

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.

(3)

Before the company—

(a)

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

(b)

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.

Part V

Shareholders and Their Rights and Obligations

Part VI

Registration of Charges Registration of Charges with Registrar

Part VII

Management and Administration Registered Office

Part VIII

Amalgamations

Part IX

Compromises with Creditors

Part X

Approval of Arrangements, Amalgamations, and Compromises by Court

Part XI

Provisions Relating to Offshore Companies

Part XII

Winding Up

Part XIII

Administrators Appointment of Administrator

Part XIV

Floating Charges

Part XV

Receivers and Managers

Part XVI

Registrar-General of Companies and Registration Appointment of Officers

Part XVII

Application of Act to Existing Companies

Part XVIII

Overseas Companies

Part XIX

Advisory Commission

Part XX

Companies Disputes Board

Part XXI

Offences Miscellaneous Offences

Part XXII

Miscellaneous Prohibition of Partnership with More Than Twenty Members

Part XXIII

Repeals and Amendments

Schedules