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Buyback of Shares

Return surplus cash to shareholders and consolidate ownership. We handle your company’s share buyback within the legal limits, fully compliant.

Overview

A share buyback lets a company repurchase its own shares from shareholders — a way to return surplus cash, improve financial ratios, or consolidate ownership. It must stay within the limits and conditions set by the Companies Act (on quantum, sources and frequency) and follow a defined procedure.

GovYapar checks eligibility against the legal limits, prepares the resolutions and the required filings (such as SH-8, SH-9 and SH-11), and executes the buyback compliantly.

What’s included

  • Eligibility & limit check
  • Board / special resolution drafting
  • Declaration of solvency (SH-9)
  • Buyback filings (SH-8, SH-11)
  • Shareholder-process coordination
  • Post-buyback compliance

Who needs this

  • Companies with surplus cash to return
  • Founders consolidating ownership
  • Businesses improving capital efficiency

Documents required

  • CIN & incorporation documents
  • Capital structure & MOA/AOA
  • Financial statements
  • Shareholder details
How it works

Simple, done-for-you process

A real Chartered Accountant handles the filing end-to-end.

1

Check limits

Eligibility & legal limits confirmed.

2

Resolve

Board/special resolution & solvency declaration.

3

Execute

Buyback offer & filings (SH-8/9/11).

4

Complete

Shares extinguished; compliance done.

FAQs

Common questions

Yes — the Companies Act sets limits on the quantum, the sources of funds and how often a buyback can be done. We check eligibility first.

To return surplus cash to shareholders, improve per-share metrics, or consolidate ownership.

A buyback typically requires forms such as SH-8, SH-9 (declaration of solvency) and SH-11, plus resolutions. We handle them.

A buyback repurchases shares within set limits; capital reduction is a broader NCLT-approved restructuring. We advise based on your objective.

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