Companies Act, 2013
52.
Application
of premiums received on issue of shares.
1. Where a company
issues shares at a premium, whether for cash or otherwise, a sum equal to the
aggregate amount of the premium received on those shares shall be transferred
to a “securities premium account” and the provisions of this Act relating to
reduction of share capital of a company shall, except as provided in this
section, apply as if the securities premium account were the paid-up share
capital of the company.
2. Notwithstanding
anything contained in sub-section (1 ), the securities premium account
may be applied by the company—
a.
towards
the issue of unissued shares of the company to the members of the company as
fully paid bonus shares;
b.
in
writing off the preliminary expenses of the company;
c.
in
writing off the expenses of, or the commission paid or discount allowed on, any
issue of shares or debentures of the company;
d.
in
providing for the premium payable on the redemption of any redeemable
preference shares or of any debentures of the company; or
e.
for
the purchase of its own shares or other securities under section 68.
1.
2.
3. The securities
premium account may, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1 )
and (2 ), be applied by such class of companies, as may be prescribed and
whose financial statement comply with the accounting standards prescribed for
such class of companies under section 133,—
a.
in
paying up unissued equity shares of the company to be issued to members of the
company as fully paid bonus shares; or
b.
in
writing off the expenses of or the commission paid or discount allowed on any
issue of equity shares of the company; or
c.
for
the purchase of its own shares or other securities under section 68.