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#17435 - Company Law Maintenance Of Capital - Company Law I
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MAINTENANCE OF CAPITAL
Capitalsource of funds of a company
These sources:
1. Retention of property
2. Borrowing from financial institutions
3. Issuing of shares s.64 of the 2014 deals with:
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Company capital, a new term which comprises the company's share capital, share premium, capital conversion reserve fund and capital redemption reserve fund;
Reserve capital
- Profit reserved for a particular purpose.
• It shows the part of the authorizes capital that has not been yet called up by the company and is available for drawing.
• It will be on the balance sheet - reserved for future or long-term capital investment projects or anticipated expenses
➢ Capital conversion reserve fund and capital redemption reserve fund;
Share capital
Par value of shares - in reality it can go above the par value
- The aggregate amount or nominal number of a share value
• Regardless of what the share actually amounts to, if you have 10 shares worth 10 euro which is the nominal value, you have 100 euro in shares
Share premium account
- The money put into the account that is the remainder of the value which exceeds the par value of shares.
• Balances the difference between the par value and the selling price
Say the shares are actually worth 12 euro each - the 2 euro will go into the share premium account.
Undenominated capital
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