authorised share capital
The total number of shares a company is authorised to issue by reference to its memorandum and articles of association. The amount of issued share capital must be lower or equal to the authorised share capital. i.e. a company cannot issue more shares than it is authorised to issue in its Articles.
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Related Terms:
articles of association
memorandum of association
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