Section 648: Court order confirming reduction

Companies Act 2006 · 2006 c. 46View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 17: A company's share capital — Chapter 10: Reduction of share capital

The court may make an order confirming the reduction of capital on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

The court must not confirm the reduction unless it is satisfied, with respect to every creditor of the company who is entitled to object to the reduction of capital that either—

his consent to the reduction has been obtained, or
his debt or claim has been discharged, or has determined or has been secured.

Where the court confirms the reduction, it may order the company to publish (as the court directs) the reasons for reduction of capital, or such other information in regard to it as the court thinks expedient with a view to giving proper information to the public, and (if the court thinks fit) the causes that led to the reduction.

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