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The official UK government register of UK companies.  
The rights of a shareholder to have the first refusal on any new shares in the company as they become available.


The main functions of Companies House are to:
In the UK these rights are enshrined in company law.


1. Incorporate and dissolve UK limited companies.
Outside the UK pre-emption rights may or may not be recognised in law.


2. Examine and store UK company accounts and other information delivered under the Companies Act and other legislation.


3. Make this information available to the public.
== See also ==
* [[An introduction to equity capital]]
* [[Cash box placing]]
* [[Rights issue]]
* [[Shareholders]]


== See also ==
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
* [[Company]]
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
* [[Registrar of Companies]]
* [[WebCHeck]]

Revision as of 03:43, 19 May 2016

The rights of a shareholder to have the first refusal on any new shares in the company as they become available.

In the UK these rights are enshrined in company law.

Outside the UK pre-emption rights may or may not be recognised in law.


See also