Public limited Company as per the New Companies Act 2015 is defined under Section 10 to mean;
- A company whose articles permit its members to the right to transfer their shares in the company
- Its articles does not prohibit invitations for the public to subscribe for shares or debentures of the company and
- A company whose incorporation or formation states that is a public company
- The process of registering a public limited company shall be completed upon meeting of the following requirements.
- Company name proposed for name search approval.
- Company objectives. The nature of Business and activities the company will
- undertake.
- Names of the shareholders in Full.
- Names of the Directors in full if different from the shareholders.
- If any of the directors are foreigners then a Kenyan director and shareholder is needed. ocl business associates can also act as their Kenyan nominee director at a nominal fee since the new Companies Act provides for a minimum of 2 directors for a public limited company.
- Postal and Email address and Telephone Numbers of the shareholders and Directors.
- Number of shares to be held by each shareholder.
- Proposed Company’s physical address and the Directors. The Physical Address should includes road, plot number, town, county.
- Copy of ID / Passport of the Shareholders / Directors.
- Passport photos of the Shareholders / Directors.
- Copy of iTax PIN certificate of the Shareholders / Directors.
- The documents to be filed for registration are CR 1, CR 2, CR8, CR 10, CR 12 and Statement of Nominal Capital
- Under Section 516 a public limited company cannot be issued with a trading certificate unless it meets the minimum kshs 6,750,000 nominal value of a public listed company’s allotted share capital. The Public Limited Company should have a Company Secretary at all times.
- Initial Nominal capital is exempt from payment of Stamp duty.
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