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The device of the authorised capital is used to limit or control the ability of the directors to issue or allot new shares, which may have consequences in the control of a company or otherwise alter the balance of control between shareholders. Such an issue of shares to new shareholders may also
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The requirement for a company to have a set authorised capital was abolished in Australia in 2001, and in the United Kingdom, it was abolished under the
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shift the profit distribution balance, for example, if new shares are issued at face value and not at market value.
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Henn, Günter; Frodermann, Jürgen; Jannott, Dirk; Becker, Sebastian, eds. (2009).
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Amount of share capital that a company may issue to shareholders
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