In this episode host, Sophie Brookes, talks to solicitor Imogen Cox about share buybacks. Imogen gives an overview of the statutory rules that must be followed to prevent a buyback from being void, she also provides useful guidance on how a defective buyback might be fixed.

In this episode:

• We outline the various aspects of the share buyback process.
• We outline the reasons a company might decide to buy back shares.
• We provide an overview of the statutory rules that must be followed during the share buyback process.
• We discuss the key requirements businesses need to consider when buying shares back from an individual shareholder.
• We outline the consequences businesses face if they do not follow the statutory rules when buying back shares.
• We provide some suggestions for how a business can fix a defective buyback.

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