What responsibilities do the shareholders of a joint stock limited company bear?

Legal analysis: 1. Abide by the articles of association,

2. Pay the subscribed capital contribution on schedule;

3. Limited liability for the company's debts; Shareholders of a limited liability company are only indirectly liable for the company's debts to the extent of their capital contribution, that is, shareholders do not have to be liable for the company's debts with their own personal property.

4. Help to fulfill obligations; Under the following circumstances, the shareholders of a limited liability company shall bear the obligation of capital contribution: when the company is established, if the shareholders make capital contribution in kind, industrial property rights, non-patented technology and land use rights instead of money, and the actual price after evaluation and pricing is obviously lower than the price evaluated in the company's articles of association, the contributing shareholders shall make up the difference, and other shareholders shall bear joint and several liabilities.

5. Additional capital contribution obligations; Additional capital contribution means that in addition to their respective capital contributions, the shareholders' meeting can also make a resolution to require shareholders to pay more than their capital contributions. The obligation of additional capital contribution is one of the articles of association of the company, that is, the company law does not list its contents, but it will take effect once it is recorded.

6. After the company is approved and registered, it shall not withdraw its capital contribution without authorization;

7. Honest trust in the company and other shareholders;

8. Other obligations that should be performed according to law.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Company Law.

Article 3 A company is an enterprise legal person, which has independent legal person property and enjoys legal person property rights. The company is liable for its debts with all its property.

Shareholders of a limited liability company shall be liable to the company to the extent of their subscribed capital contribution; Shareholders of a joint stock limited company shall be liable to the company to the extent of the shares subscribed by them.

Article 27 Shareholders may make capital contributions in cash or in kind, intellectual property rights, land use rights and other non-monetary properties that can be valued in money and can be transferred according to law. However, except for the property that cannot be used as capital contribution as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.

Non-monetary property as capital contribution shall be evaluated and verified, and its value shall not be overestimated or underestimated. Where there are provisions in laws and administrative regulations on evaluation and pricing, those provisions shall prevail.

Article 28 Shareholders shall pay their respective subscribed capital contributions in full and on time in accordance with the Articles of Association. Where shareholders make capital contributions in cash, they shall deposit their capital contributions in full into the account opened by the limited liability company in the bank; Where non-monetary property is used as capital contribution, the formalities for the transfer of property rights shall be handled according to law.

Where a shareholder fails to pay the capital contribution in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, he shall be liable for breach of contract to the shareholder who has paid the capital contribution in full and on time.

Article 29 After a shareholder has paid the capital contribution specified in the Articles of Association in full, the representative designated by all shareholders or the agent entrusted by all shareholders shall submit the application for company registration, the Articles of Association and other documents to the company registration authority to apply for registration of establishment.