Section 150 CAMA 2020
Section 150 Companies and Allied Matters Act is about Method of application and allotment. It is under Allotment of Shares of Chapter 8 of PART B (Incorporation of Companies and Incidental Matters) of the Act.
Method of application and allotment
(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of the Investment and Securities Act, the following provisions apply in respect of an application for an allotment of issued shares of a company—
(a) in the case of a private company or a public company where the issue of shares is not public, there shall, if so required by the company, be submitted to the company a written application signed by the person wishing to purchase shares indicating the number of shares required ;
(b) in the case of a public company, subject to conditions imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission where the issue of shares is public, there shall be returned to the company a form of application as prescribed in the company’s articles, duly completed and signed by the person wishing
to purchase the shares; and
(c) upon the receipt of an application, a company shall, where it wholly or partly accepts the application, make an allotment to the applicant and within 42 days after the allotment notify the applicant of the fact of allotment and the number of shares allotted to him.
(2) An applicant under this section shall have the right at any time before allotment, to withdraw his application by written notice to the company.
