Conditions for conversion of a company registered under Section 8 into a company of any other kind
(1)
A company registered under section 8 which intends to convert itself into a company of any other kind shall pass a special resolution at a general meeting for approving such conversion.
(2)
The explanatory statement annexed to the notice convening the general meeting shall set out in detail the reasons for opting for such conversion including the following, namely:-
(a)
the date of incorporation of the company;
(b)
the principal objects of the company as set out in the memorandum of association;
(c)
the reasons as to why the activities for achieving the objects of the company cannot be carried on in the current structure i.e. as a section 8 company;
(d)
if the principal or main objects of the company are proposed to be altered, what would be the altered objects and the reasons for the alteration;
(e)
what are the privileges or concessions currently enjoyed by the company, such as tax exemptions, approvals for receiving donations or contributions including foreign contributions, land and other immovable properties, if any, that were acquired by the company at concessional rates or prices or gratuitously and, if so, the market prices prevalent at the time of acquisition and the price that was paid by the company, details of any donations or bequests received by the company with conditions attached to their utilization etc.