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The share type list contains all share types associated with the company.

The date of the transaction. Dates can either be entered manually or selected from the pop-up calendar by clicking on the  icon. Dates must be entered in the format DD/MM/YYYY, for example, 01/01/2000.

When entering dates manually, a date guessing routine speeds up the input by taking the user input and assuming the missing month and or year based on the current date as the user leaves the field i.e.

the date today is 30th October 2009

• User enters 15 or 15/ and tabs - field displays 15/10/2009
• User enters 15/9 or 15/9/ and tabs - field displays 15/9/2009

The number of shares to be authorised. Shares must be authorised by the Board of directors before the shares they can be issued. Not all authorised shares must be issued. Indeed it is usual for authorised un-issued shares to exist.