(1) Subject to the provisions of this Chapter, a company may acquire its own fully paid shares -
(a) by transfer or surrender to the company otherwise than for valuable consideration;
(b) by cancellation pursuant to a reduction of company capital by either of the means referred to in section 84;
(c) pursuant to an order of the court under section 212;
(d) where those shares are redeemable shares, by redemption or purchase under section 105;
(e) by purchase under section 105;
(f) where those shares are preference shares referred to in section 108, by redemption under that section;
(g) pursuant to a merger or division under Chapter 3 or 4 of Part 9; or
(h) pursuant to a conversion, merger or division under the European Union (Cross-Border Conversions, Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 233 of 2023).
(2) Without prejudice to the powers of a company with respect to forfeiture of its own shares as provided by this Part or to accept any of its own shares surrendered in lieu fo
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