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Guru Ltd. invited applications for issuing 5,00,000 equity shares of Rs 10. each at a premium or Rs 5 per share. Because of favourable market conditions the issue was oversubscribed and applications for 15,00,000 shares were received.

Suggest the alternatives available to the Board of Directors for the allotment of shares?

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Alternatives available to the Board of Directors of Guru Ltd. in case of oversubscription are:

(a) Excess applications may be rejected and shares may be allotted to the meaning applications as full.

(b) Shares may be allotted to all the application on pro-rata basis.

(c) Some of the applications may be rejected and shares may be allotted to the remaining applications on pro-rata basis.


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R.K.Ltd., invited applications for issuing 80,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 35 per share. The amount was payable as follows:
On Application Rs 8 (including Rs 5 premium) per share.
On Allotment Rs 12 (including Rs 10 premium) per share.

On First and Final Call Balance.

Application for 75,000 shares were received and allotment was made to all the applicants. Rahim, a shareholder who was allotted 3,000 shares failed to pay allotment money and his shares were immediately forfeited. Afterwards, the first and final call was made. Suhani who held 3,000 shares failed to pay the final call. Her shares were also forfeited. All the forfeited shares were re-issued for a sum of Rs 62,000 as fully paid up.

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Sargam Ltd., invited applications for issuing 80,000 equity shares of Rs 100 each at a premium. The amount was payable as follows :

On Application Rs 20 per share.

On Allotment Rs 60 (including premium) per share.

On First and Final Call Rs 40 per share.

Application for 1,20,000 shares were received. Allotment was made on pro-rata basis to all the applicants. Excess money received on applications was adjusted on sums due to allotment. Sitaram, who had applied for 6,000 shares failed to pay the allotment money and Harnam did not pay first and final call on 800 shares allotted to him. The shares of Sitaram and Harnam were forfeited. 4,200 of these shares were re-issued for Rs 100 per share as fully paid up. The re-issued shares included all the forfeited shares of Harnam.

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