Can the company lend money to shareholders?

Legal analysis: companies can borrow money from shareholders. When a company borrows money from shareholders, it shall conclude a loan contract in accordance with the law, stipulating the loan type, currency, purpose, amount, interest rate, term and repayment method. A legally established contract is legally binding on the parties and protected by law.

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 668 A loan contract shall be in written form, unless otherwise agreed between natural persons.

The contents of a loan contract generally include terms such as loan type, currency, purpose, amount, interest rate, term and repayment method.