Power to compromise with creditors and members
210.—(1)  Where a compromise or arrangement is proposed between a company and its creditors or any class of them or between the company and its members or any class of them, the Court may, on the application in a summary way of the company or of any creditor or member of the company, or, in the case of a company being wound up, of the liquidator, order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors or of the members of the company or class of members to be summoned in such manner as the Court directs.
(2)  A meeting held pursuant to an order of the Court made under subsection (1) may be adjourned from time to time if the resolution for adjournment is approved by a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors or members or class of members present and voting either in person or by proxy at the meeting.
(3)  If a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors or members or class of members present and voting either in person or by proxy at the meeting or the adjourned meeting agrees to any compromise or arrangement, the compromise or arrangement shall, if approved by order of the Court, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors or on the members or class of members, as the case may be, and also on the company or, in the case of a company in the course of being wound up, on the liquidator and contributories of the company.
(3A)  Where the company is a banking corporation or registered insurer, as the case may be, the Monetary Authority of Singapore established under the Monetary Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 186) shall have the same powers and rights as a creditor of the company under the Companies Act including the right to appear and be heard before a Court in any proceedings under this section, but shall not have the right to vote at any meeting summoned under this section.
[16/2011 wef 01/05/2011]
[1/2007 wef 31/03/2007]
(4)  Subject to subsection (4A), the Court may grant its approval to a compromise or arrangement subject to such alterations or conditions as it thinks just.
[1/2007 wef 31/03/2007]
(4A)  The Court shall not approve any compromise or arrangement which has been proposed for the purposes of or in connection with any scheme referred to in section 212(1) under which the whole or any part of the undertaking or the property of a banking corporation incorporated in Singapore or registered insurer incorporated in Singapore is to be transferred, unless the Minister charged with the responsibility for banking or insurance matters, as the case may be, has consented to the compromise or arrangement or has certified that his consent is not required.
[16/2011 wef 01/05/2011]
[1/2007 wef 31/03/2007]
(5)  An order under subsection (3) shall have no effect until a copy of the order is lodged with the Registrar, and upon being so lodged, the order shall take effect on and from the date of lodgment or such earlier date as the Court may determine and as may be specified in the order.
[12/2002]
(6)  Subject to subsection (7), a copy of every order made under subsection (3) shall be annexed to every copy of the memorandum of the company issued after the order has been made, or, in the case of a company not having a memorandum, to every copy so issued of the instrument constituting or defining the constitution of the company.
(7)  The Court may, by order, exempt a company from compliance with the requirements of subsection (6) or determine the period during which the company shall so comply.
(8)  Where any such compromise or arrangement (whether or not for the purposes of or in connection with a scheme for the reconstruction of any company or companies or the amalgamation of any 2 or more companies) has been proposed, the directors of the company shall —
(a)if a meeting of the members of the company by resolution so directs, instruct such accountants or solicitors or both as are named in the resolution to report on the proposals and forward their report or reports to the directors as soon as possible; and
(b)make such report or reports available at the registered office of the company for inspection by the shareholders and creditors of the company at least 7 days before the date of any meeting ordered by the Court to be summoned as provided in subsection (1).
(9)  Every company which makes default in complying with subsection (6) or (8) and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
[15/84]
Power of Court to restrain proceedings
(10)  Where no order has been made or resolution passed for the winding up of a company and any such compromise or arrangement has been proposed between the company and its creditors or any class of such creditors, the Court may, in addition to any of its powers, on the application in a summary way of the company or of any member or creditor of the company restrain further proceedings in any action or proceeding against the company except by leave of the Court and subject to such terms as the Court imposes.
(11)  In this section —
“arrangement” includes a reorganisation of the share capital of a company by the consolidation of shares of different classes or by the division of shares into shares of different classes or by both these methods;
“company” means any corporation or society liable to be wound up under this Act.
[UK, 1948, s. 206; Aust., 1961, s. 181]