Hilder v Dexter
CourtHouse of Lords
Citation(s)[1902] AC 474
Keywords
Share, issue at a discount
Sources on company shares
Birch v Cropper (1889) 14 App Cas 525
Andrews v Gas Meter Co [1897] 1 Ch 361
Dimbula Valley (Ceylon) Tea Co v Laurie [1961] Ch 353
Will v United Lankat Plantations Co Ltd [1914] AC 11
Re Bradford Investments Ltd [1991] BCLC 224
Re Scandinavian Banking Group plc [1988] Ch 87

Hilder v Dexter [1902] AC 474 is a UK company law case concerning shares.

Facts

To raise working capital, United Gold Coast Mining Properties Ltd offered shares at par value to Mr Hilder and others with an option to take further shares at par for two years. After the share price rose, Mr Hilder wished to exercise his option.

Judgment

Earl of Halsbury LC held that Hilder was entitled to exercise the option, as it in no way directly or indirectly contravened the rule against issuing shares at a discount under Companies Act 1900, section 8(2) (now Companies Act 2006, section 580).[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cassim, Farouk H.I. (2006). "Ex Parte Standard Bank Group LTD and Liberty Groups LTD—Black Economic Empowerment Schemes and Section 38(2)(d) of the Companies Act". South African Law Journal. 123 (4): 600. Retrieved 3 January 2016.  – via HeinOnline (subscription required)
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