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In a One Person Company, only one person is the sole member. The Companies Act requires a nominee to be named at incorporation. What event triggers the nominee becoming a shareholder?
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A.
1. An OPC has only one member as shareholder by definition.
2. The Act requires that member to nominate one person at incorporation.
3. The nominee becomes a shareholder only on the death or incapacity of the original member.
4. Until then the nominee holds no voting or financial rights in the OPC.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 3 (Setting up of Business Entities and Closure) — Lesson 1: Choice of Business Organisation, pp. 2-11._
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