Explanatory Notes

Companies Act 2006

2006 CHAPTER 46

8 November 2006

Commentary

Part 17: a Company’s Share Capital

Chapter 1: Shares and Share Capital of a Company
Section 546: Issued and allotted share capital

839.Section 546 is a new provision which makes it clear that references in the Companies Acts (defined in section 2) to issued or allotted shares include the shares taken by the subscribers to the memorandum on the formation of a company.