Shareholders lend money to the company. What if the company has no money?

Legal analysis: shareholders can negotiate with the company to handle this matter and ask the company to repay; According to the relevant regulations, the borrower shall repay the loan on schedule in accordance with the loan contract. If the company refuses to repay, the shareholders may bring a lawsuit to the people's court, demanding that the company repay the loan and pay interest. Shareholders can ask the company to convert the amount owed into capital increase, and the company can carry out debt-to-equity swap procedures to increase the proportion of shareholders' equity, which can not only resolve the contradiction between shareholders and the company, but also protect the legitimate rights and interests of shareholders; It should be noted that as a shareholder of the company, when lending to the company, we must pay attention to handling relevant procedures, signing a loan agreement, agreeing on the term and purpose of the loan, and taking transfer as the payment method to avoid disputes and safeguard our own rights and interests.

Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 667 A loan contract is a contract in which the borrower borrows money from the lender, repays the loan at maturity and pays interest.

Article 671 Where the lender fails to provide the loan on the agreed date and amount, thus causing losses to the borrower, it shall compensate for the losses. If the borrower fails to collect the loan according to the agreed date and amount, it shall pay interest according to the agreed date and amount.