Multiple share classes

Companies may decide to issue these to give special rights to different shareholders or groups of shareholders.






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Preference or redeemable shares

Preference shares give the holder priority when dividends and capital are paid.
Redeemable shares entitle the holder to have their capital repaid to them on specific dates or by notice.




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Creating and issuing bearer shares

Shares which are not represented by a share certificate, but a warrant with ownership rights which attach to the shares. Bearer shares may be transferred without the transfer being registered with the company.


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Rights issue and bonus issue

Changes brought in on 6 April 2005 mean that companies can grant indemnities to their directors in some additional situations. Our updating service can amend a company’s articles to reflect these changes.




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Redeeming redeemable shares

Redeemable shares can be redeemed on specific dates or by notices given by the company or by the holder of the shares, depending on the rights that are set out in the articles. Jordans can arrange the redemption of shares for you.



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Shareholder agreements

If there are many shareholders in a company, or if there are distinct classes of shareholders a shareholder agreement may be a sensible option.





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Changes to authorised and issued share capital

Private companies may avoid some of the formal requirements of the Companies Act 1985 by passing elective resolutions. Jordans can administer this for you.




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Share transfer provisions

Where a company has more than one shareholder it will often consider including in its articles special provisions relating to share transfers.





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LLP agreements

We can administer common events such as changing officers, registered office, change of accounting reference date or company name.





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