A company’s constitution or shareholder agreements may restrict a shareholder’s right to transfer shares. Those restrictions may include:
– to seek a prior approval from the remaining shareholder to make a transfer of shares to a third parties;
– to offer sale of shares first to the remaining shareholder (i.e., the right of first refusal); or
– any other limitations.
Failure to receive such an approval makes a transfer of shares under the present agreement void (i.e., not legally binding).