Procedure For Inter Corporate Loans and Investments

     

Procedure For Inter Corporate Loans and Investments

    1.  It is to be kept in mind that a company can give any loan or give any guarantee or provide security and acquire securities of any Body corporate through Board resolution up to 60% of its paid up capital, free reserves and security premium account or 100% of its free reserves and security premium whichever is more.

  2.  On the basis of aforesaid conditions and requirements of the company meeting of Board of Directors is to be convened after giving proper notice and proposals of giving loan or giving guarantee or providing security etc. are to be discussed.

3.   No investment shall be made or loan or guarantee or security given by the company unless the resolution sanctioning it is passed at a meeting of the Board with the consent of all the directors present at the meeting.

4. It is to be checked whether there is any existing loan from any public financial institution, If so, prior approval of that public financial institution is also required for any subsequent loan from any other source. However, prior approval of Public Financial Institution shall not be required where the aggregate loan, investment, guarantee and security proposed is within the limits as specified under section 186(2) and there is no default in repayment of loan or interest thereon to the Public Financials Institution.

5. After deciding the source of fund and quantum of requirement, the Board may authorize one of the directors of the company or any other person to apply for the concerned public financial institutions for approval.

6.  Arrange to convene a general meeting of shareholders after giving proper notice and to pass special resolution therein, where the giving of any loan or guarantee or providing any security or the acquisition exceeds the limits specified i.e 60% of its paid up capital, free reserves and security premium account or 100% of its reserves and security premium whichever is more.

7. File the copy of special resolution in Form No. MGT-14 along with the fee as provided in Companies (Registration of offices and fees) Rules, 2014 with the Registrar within 30 days of passing the resolution. Necessary documents are required to be attached as per the requirements of the form.

8.  Registers are to be maintained in Form MBP-2 by every company giving loan or giving guarantee or providing security or making an acquisition shall, from the date of its registration and the particulars of loan and guarantee given, securities provided and acquisition are to be entered therein.

9. Entries in the register shall be made chronologically in respect of each such transaction of making such loan or giving guarantee or providing security or making acquisition.

10. It is to be ensured that no loan shall be given at a rate of interest lower than the prevailing yield of one year, three year, five year or ten year Government security closest to the tenor of the loan.

11.The company shall disclose to the members in the financial statement the full particulars of the loans given, investment made or guarantee given or security provided and the purpose for which the loan or guarantee or security is proposed to be utilized by the recipient of the loan or guarantee or security. 

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