The master's thesis deals with the application of statutory provisions on shareholder’s loan in a limited liability company. The shareholder’s loan is regulated in Articles 498 and 499 of the Companies Act. A shareholder’s loan is a loan to a company given by a shareholder at the time when a shareholder should provide the company with equity capital. The specificity of the institute lies in the fact that the shareholder acts as a lender, and a shareholder at the same time. The same applies to a loan that is not directly provided to the company by the shareholder, but by a third party, if the shareholder has given a security for repaying the loan or has committed itself as a guarantor. As a general rule, the obligation of the shareholder exists when the company is in economic crisis. The fundamental characteristic of the institute lies in the fact that the shareholder’s loan is treated as a property of the company in the case of insolvency. The shareholder is not entitled to claim the repayment of the loan against the company in the case of bankruptcy or compulsory settlement. If the company has repaid the loan within one year before the commencement of one of the insolvency proceedings, there is an obligation of the shareholder to compensate the repaid amount of the loan.
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