What are fully paid shares?
Fully paid shares are those that have been issued and for which no funds are required to be given to the company by shareholders based on the value of their shares. If a company issue shares at the time of incorporation, or via an initial or secondary issue the shareholders must pay a certain amount for the shares. After shareholders have received entire sum from the shareholders shares become full-paying shares.
How it works?
It shares differ from shares that have been partially paid where only a small portion or value was paid to the company. For partially paid shares however, each shareholder must pay the balance in cash to the corporation. As an example, suppose that Company XYZ sells shares for $50 per share. If the company gets $50, the share will be fully If less than $50 was received, it’s an unfunded share.
For accounting purposes, businesses issue shares that have par values of an amount that is nominal like $1. In most cases, however, the market value is more, and the excess above that par value is known as” share premium..
Fully Shares vs Partly Paid Shares
Typically, shares issued are paid in full. In other words, investors pay the total price per share. In some instances, companies will issue partially or unpaid shares, but only if shareholders require some time to access funds, yet agrees to a specific payment plan. In some instances it is possible to issue shares without payment. This could be more suitable for start-up companies.
Commonly, shares with a partial payment are only given to shareholders if there compelling business reasons make the decision. For example, a business might decide the issue of shares an entity that is strategically aligned that is unable to raise the funds to cover all shares at the time of the issue.
Typically the shareholder and company can agree when the shares are issued in which case the company is able to request payments. The company can issue shares that are partially paid and a payment schedule which defines the time when the shareholder has to pay the remaining balance. When the company has received all the money, partly paid shares will be converted into fully shares.
Partially-paid shares enjoy similar rights to fully shareholders, which includes:
- Right to dividends
- The right to vote at shareholder” meeting
- Right to participate in the ending the business
Typically, a shareholder’s entitlement to receive dividends is proportional to the amount they’ve already paid. In a shareholder’s meeting in which voting is conducted through a vote of the hands, shareholders with partially paid shares will be entitled to the same voting rights as a shareholder who has completely paid-for shares (one vote for each share).
