Companies Act, 1973 (Act No. 61 of 1973)Chapter V: Share capital, Acquisition by Companies of own Shares, Shares, Allotment and Issue of Shares, Members and Register of Members, Debentures, Transfers, and Restrictions on Offering Shares for SaleAcquisition by Companies of own Shares89. Subsidiaries may acquire certain shares in holding company |
Subsidiary companies may mutatis mutandis in accordance with sections 85, 86, 87 and 88, acquire shares in their holding company to a maximum of 10 per cent in the aggregate of the number of issued shares of the holding company: Provided that this section shall not apply to the acquisition of shares by a holding company in a subsidiary of itself.