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Company owners are not ordinary share holders but equity share holders, which is also known as owner's share capital. So the company property belongs to the equity share holders.

For a company to be subsidiary the other company should hold 50% of its shares. Subsidiary company is also known as the nominee of the holding company.

A guarantee company is a type of corporation designed to protect members from liability. Guarantee companies often form when non-profit organizations wish to attain corporate status. If the guarantee company having share capital, the liability of share holders is guarantee plus the unpaid value of shares.

Registered debentures are duly recorded in the register of debenture holders. It is maintained by the company and which can be transferred only through a regular instrument of transfer.

Secured debentures are debentures secured by a charge on the fixed assets of the issuer company. For instance, mortgage debentures secured on land of the company. When the issuer company fails on payment of either the principal or interest amount, the assets of the company can be sold to repay the liability to the investors.

Debentures are an important instrument to raise long term debt capital. They are issued by a company and bear a fixed rate of interest and the company promises to pay the debt at a future date. The debentures that can be converted into equity shares within a specified period of time are known as convertible debentures.

The debentures which are payable to bearer and whose names do not appear in the register of debenture holders are known as “Bearer Debentures”. Coupons for interest are attached to the document and interest is paid to the holders as it falls due. Bearer Debentures are transferable by mere delivery.

Unsecured debentures are debentures that are not supported by a collateral security. No specific assets will be set aside against unsecured debentures. It is basically a loan with out any protection. They are backed only by the general creditworthiness of the issuer.

Debentures that are repaid before other debentures are repaid are known as first debentures. First debenture holders have the right over the company's asset at first.

Debentures are given out to the creditors as a promise to repay the debt held by the company at a fixed rate of interest. Some of the debentures are convertible and non-convertible. The debentures which cannot be converted into equity shares are called as non-convertible debentures.