Company Law Review Act 1998 (61 of 1998)

Schedule 5  

Corporations Law

12   Section 254K

Repeal the section, substitute:

254K Other requirements about redemption

A company may only redeem redeemable preference shares:

(a) if the shares are fully paid-up; and

(b) out of profits or the proceeds of a new issue of shares made for the purpose of the redemption.

Note: For a director's duty to prevent insolvent trading on redeeming redeemable preference shares, see section 588G.


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