How to change the shareholders of a joint stock limited company

Legal analysis: Step 1: The applicant submits an application with relevant materials to the window of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau of the Municipal Affairs Service Center. After the preliminary examination by the acceptance examiner, the applicant issues an acceptance notice or a receipt of the application materials; Do not meet the acceptance conditions, on the spot or within 5 working days to inform the applicant of all the materials that need to be supplemented (issue a notice).

Step 2: If the applicant's application materials are complete and conform to the statutory form, the industrial and commercial bureau will make a decision on whether to approve the registration on the spot and issue a notice of registration decision; If it is necessary to verify the substantive contents of the application materials, it shall issue a Notice on Matters Needing Verification of Enterprise Registration Materials, and the Administration for Industry and Commerce must make a decision on approval or disapproval within 10 working days.

Step 3: After 5 working days, the Administration for Industry and Commerce can present the Notice of Registration Decision to the issuing window and issue a new Notice of Approval of Change Registration.

Legal basis: Article 188 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). Where a company is merged or divided and its registered items change, it shall register the change with the company registration authority according to law. If the company is dissolved, it shall go through the cancellation of registration according to law; Where a new company is established, it shall be registered in accordance with the law.