Companies Act (Cap. 386)
Companies Act (Cap. 386), article 362
362. (1) A division may only be made if it has been approved
by an extraordinary resolution of each company involved in the
division to be adopted by each such company at least one month
after the publication of its draft terms of division and not later than
three months therefrom.
(2) Where shares in the recipient companies are allocated to the
shareholders of the company to be divided otherwise than in
proportion to their rights in the capital of that company, the
dissenting members of that company may exercise the right to ha ve
their shares redeemed. In such case, the shares shall be redeem ed
on such terms as may be agreed or as the court, on a demand mad e
either by any of the r ecipient companies or by any of the disse nting
members of the company to be divided, thinks fit to order.
(3) The provisions of this Act governing alterations and
additions to the memorandum and articles shall, as appropriate,
apply to any alterations and additions to the memorandum and
articles necessitated by any divi sion referred to in this Part.
(4) Where there is more than one class of shares in any of the
companies involved in a division the extraordinary resolutions of
those companies concerning the division shall be subject to a
separate vote by at least each class of shareholders whose rights are
affected thereby.
(5) The extraordinary resolution taken by each of the
companies involved in a division shall cover both the approval of
the draft terms of division and any alterations and additions t o the
memorandum and articles necessitated by the division.
(6) The general meeting of any recipient company shall not be
required if the following co nditions are fulfilled:
(a) the publication of the statement referred to in article
401(1)( e), provided for pursuant to the registration
required by virtue of article 361(5) shall be effected,
for each recipient company, a t least one month and not
more than three months before the date fixed for the
general meeting of the company to be divided which is
to decide on the draft terms of division;
(b) at least one month befor e the date specified in
paragraph ( a) all shareholders of each recipient
company shall be entitled to inspect the documents
specified in article 365( 1) in accordance with the
provisions of that article; and
(c) one or more shareholders of any recipient company
holding at least five per cent of the issued share capital
which carries a right to vote at general meetings of the
company shall be entitled to require that a general
meeting of that recipient company be called to decide
whether to approve the division.
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(7) Without prejudice to sub-article (6), approval of the
division by the general meeting of the company being divided sh all
not be required if the recipient companies together hold all th e
shares and other securities conf erring the right to vote at gen eral
meetings of the company being divided, and the following
conditions are fulfilled:
(a) the publication of the statement referred to in article
401(1)( e), provided for pursuant to the registration
required by virtue of article 361(5) shall be effected,
for all companies involved in the division, at least one
month and not more than three months before the date
fixed for the general meeting of the company to be
divided which is to decide on the draft terms of
division;
(b) at least one month before the date specified in
paragraph ( a) all shareholders of all companies
involved in the division shall be entitled to inspect the
documents specified in arti cle 365(1) in accordance
with the provisions of that article; and
(c) where a general meeting of the company being
divided, required for the approval of the division, is
not convened, the information provided for by article
363(4) covers any material change in the assets and
liabilities after the date of preparation of the draft
terms of division.
Drawing up of
detailed written
report on draft
terms of division
by directors.
Amended by:
IV . 2003.137;
XIX. 2010.45.
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