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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 8

Section 161 Meaning of payment in cash

(1)
Shares are not deemed to have been paid for in cash except to the extent that the company shall have actually received cash for them at the time of, or subsequently to, the agreement to issue the shares.
(2)
Where shares are issued to a person who has sold or agreed to sell property or rendered or agreed to render services to the company or to persons nominated by him, the amount of any payment made for the property or services shall be deducted from the amount of any cash payment made for the shares and only the balance (if any) shall be treated as having been paid in cash for such shares notwithstanding any exchange of cheques or other securities for money.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 161

What this section means

From the guide: Returns of allotment, calls and paying for shares under CAMA 2020

  • If shares go to someone who sold property or rendered services to the company, the price of that property or those services is deducted from the cash payment (section 161).

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Source: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (Act No. 3 of 2020), Official Gazette No. 124, Lagos, 10 August 2020. General information, not legal advice.