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Failure to keep a share ledger

Failure to keep a share ledger

Failure to keep a share ledger means a company does not keep its share ledger or make it available.

What is failure to keep a share ledger?

Failure to keep a share ledger (Swedish: underlåten aktiebok) means that a company does not keep its share ledger or does not make it available as required by the Swedish Companies Act. It is a criminal offence, sometimes discussed under penalties under ABL.

 

Who is responsible?

The board is responsible for ensuring that the share ledger is established, kept, retained and made available. A missing or incomplete ledger also causes problems in changes of ownership and due diligence.

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Related terms

Board's responsibility for the share ledger

The board's responsibility for the share ledger means ensuring it is kept, retained and made available.

Public access to the share ledger

Public access to the share ledger means the share ledger must be available to anyone who wants to see it.

Establishing the share ledger

Establishing the share ledger means creating it, which must happen once the memorandum is signed.

Reconstructed share ledger history

Reconstructed share ledger history means past ownership changes are rebuilt to obtain a correct share ledger.