Issue of shares for consideration other than in cash – Capitalisation of Loans

The attention of company directors and company practitioners is being drawn to the provisions of article 73 of the Companies Act which are applicable also to cases where an amount due by a company to shareholders or third parties, as loans or other credit amount, is capitalised through the allotment of new shares. As regards…

Acquisition of shares in Maltese Companies by Non-Resident Shareholders

Legal Notice 178 of 2004 (Revocation of Restrictions Regulations, 2004) which has come into force on the 19th April 2004, has revoked all restrictions previously imposed by the External Transactions Act. Regulation 3(3) nevertheless states that “Applications by residents of a nonEEA country for the issue, acquisition, sale and redemption of securities not listed on…