Answer: A share certificate is a document issued by a company certifying that the person named in it is the registered holder of the shares mentioned. It contains:
- Name of the company, its Corporate Identity Number (CIN) and address of the registered office.
- Certificate number (serial number of the certificate).
- Name(s) of the shareholder(s) and the folio number in the register of members.
- Number and class of shares held (equity or preference) and their nominal value.
- Distinctive numbers of the shares (from … to …).
- Amount paid up on each share (fully or partly paid).
- A statement that the shares are held subject to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company.
- Date of issue of the certificate.
- Common seal of the company (if any) and the signatures of two directors (or a director and the Company Secretary) authorised by the Board.
