THE CORPORATIONS LAW
PART 13 - THE CORPORATIONS LAW
THE CORPORATIONS LAW 82 The Corporations Law is as follows:...
CHAPTER 2J - TRANSACTIONS AFFECTING SHARE CAPITAL
PART 2J.1 - SHARE CAPITAL REDUCTIONS AND SHARE BUY-BACKS
Division 2 - Share buy-backs
SECTION 257H ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER AND TRANSFER OF SHARES TO THE COMPANY 257H(1) Effect of acceptance of the buy-back offer on share rights. Once a company has entered into an agreement to buy back shares, all rights attaching to the shares are suspended. The suspension is lifted if the agreement is terminated. 257H(2) Shares transferred to the company and cancelled. A company must not deal in shares it buys back. An agreement entered into in contravention of this subsection is void. 257H(3) [Cancellation on transfer back] Immediately after the registration of the transfer to the company of the shares bought back, the shares are cancelled.Note:
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