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Discuss the process for the allotment of shares of a company in case of over subscription. |
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Answer» When the total number of applications received for shares exceeds the number of shares offered by the company to the public, the situation of oversubscription arises. A company can opt for any of the three alternatives to allot shares in case of oversubscription of shares. • Excess applications are refused and money received on excess applications is returned to the applicants. • The company can allot shares on pro rata basis to all the share applicants. The excess, amount received in the application is adjusted on the allotment. • In this case, the company follows acombination of both the method. It may reject some share applications and may allot some applications on the pro rata basis. |
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