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Over Subscription means when applications received for shares of a company are more than the number of shares offered to the public for subscription. Identify correct statements regarding over subscription.

(A) This happens in respect of the share issue of well-managed and financially strong companies.

(B) The problem of over subscription is resolved with the forfeiture of shares.

(C) In such condition, three alternatives are available to the directors to deal with the situation.

(D) The problem of over subscription is usually resolved with the allotment of shares.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Over subscription reflects investor confidence, typical of well-managed and financially sound companies, so (A) holds. Directors may reject excess applications, make pro-rata allotment, or combine both, giving three alternatives, so (C) holds, and the situation is settled at the allotment stage, so (D) holds. Forfeiture arises from non-payment of calls and is unrelated, so (B) is incorrect.

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