What is Paid-Up Capital ?

Paid-Up capital is the Operating Capital a company has in their business from shareholders through selling and offering of shares either by IPO (primary market) or secondary market by the means of Bonus Share, Right Shares etc.

Paid-Up capital only includes the value of shares that already been paid by the share holders.

Paid-up capital is the part of Authorized capital. Paid-Up capital never exceeds Authorized capital moreover it can be equal to authorized capital.



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