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An important characteristic of a company is that its shares are transferable. Shares or debentures are movable property. They are transferable in the manner provided by the articles of the company, especially, the shares of any member of a public company.
The transfer of securities is possible through any contract or arrangement between two or more persons. The provisions of the Companies Act deals with the transfer and transmission of securities. Transmission of securities means loss of title on these securities due to death, succession, inheritance, bankruptcy etc. In short, it is something other than transfer.
Transfer of shares means the voluntary handing over of the rights and possibly, the duties of a company member (as represented in a share of the company). The rights and duties of the share transfer happen from a shareholder who wishes to not be a member of the company any more to a person who wishes of becoming a member.
Thus, shares in a company are transferable like any other movable property in the absence of any expressed restrictions under the articles of the company.
Note: A company shall not register a transfer of partly paid shares in these two cases: