How many shareholders' consent is required for a joint stock limited company to increase its capital?

Legal analysis: the capital increase of a joint stock limited company requires the consent of two-thirds of shareholders. According to the relevant laws and regulations, the shareholders' meeting shall make a resolution to increase or decrease the registered capital, and the resolution of merger, division, dissolution or change of corporate form of the company must be passed by shareholders representing more than two thirds of the voting rights.

Legal basis: Article 22 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) is invalid if the resolution of the shareholders' meeting or the shareholders' general meeting or the board of directors violates laws and administrative regulations. If the convening procedure and voting method of the shareholders' meeting, shareholders' general meeting or the board of directors violate laws, administrative regulations or the articles of association, or the contents of the resolution violate the articles of association, the shareholders may request the people's court to cancel it within 60 days from the date of making the resolution. Where a shareholder brings a lawsuit in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the people's court may, at the request of the company, require the shareholder to provide corresponding guarantees. If the company has gone through the registration of change according to the resolution of the shareholders' meeting or the shareholders' meeting or the board of directors, after the people's court declares the resolution invalid or cancels the resolution, the company shall apply to the company registration authority for cancellation of the registration of change. Article 102 When convening a general meeting of shareholders, shareholders shall be informed of the meeting time, place and matters to be considered 20 days before the meeting. The extraordinary shareholders' meeting shall be notified to all shareholders fifteen days before the meeting; Where bearer shares are issued, the time, place and matters for deliberation of the meeting shall be announced 30 days before the meeting is held. Shareholders who individually or collectively hold more than 3% of the company's shares may put forward an interim proposal and submit it to the board of directors in writing ten days before the shareholders' meeting; The board of directors shall notify other shareholders within two days after receiving the proposal and submit the interim proposal to the shareholders' meeting for consideration. The contents of the interim proposal shall fall within the terms of reference of the shareholders' meeting, with clear topics and specific resolutions. The general meeting of shareholders shall not make resolutions on matters not listed in the notices in the preceding two paragraphs. Holders of bearer shares attending the shareholders' meeting shall deposit their shares with the company five days before the shareholders' meeting and at the closing of the shareholders' meeting.