Chapter XI · Conversion of companies · Section I · Domestic conversions

Article 131 Impediments to conversion

Artigo 131.º · Impedimentos à transformação

Código das Sociedades Comerciais · Decree-Law No. 262/86 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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1. A company may not convert:

1 - Uma sociedade não pode transformar-se:

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a) If its capital has not been fully paid up or the contributions agreed in the articles of association have not been fully made;

a) Se o capital não estiver integralmente liberado ou se não estiverem totalmente realizadas as entradas convencionadas no contrato;

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b) If the balance sheet of the company to be converted shows that the value of its net assets is less than the sum of its capital and legal reserve;

b) Se o balanço da sociedade a transformar mostrar que o valor do seu património é inferior à soma do capital e reserva legal;

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c) If members holding special rights which cannot be maintained after the conversion object to it;

c) Se a ela se opuserem sócios titulares de direitos especiais que não possam ser mantidos depois da transformação;

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d) If, in the case of a public limited company, it has issued bonds convertible into shares which have not yet been fully redeemed or converted.

d) Se, tratando-se de uma sociedade anónima, esta tiver emitido obrigações convertíveis em acções ainda não totalmente reembolsadas ou convertidas.

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2. The objection provided for in point (c) of the preceding paragraph must be lodged in writing by the members holding special rights within the period laid down in Article 137(1).

2 - A oposição prevista na alínea c) do número anterior deve ser deduzida por escrito, no prazo fixado no artigo 137.º, n.º 1, pelos sócios titulares de direitos especiais.

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3. Where special rights attach to certain classes of shares, the objection may be lodged within twice the period referred to in the preceding paragraph.

3 - Correspondendo direitos especiais a certas categorias de acções, a oposição poderá ser deduzida no dobro do prazo referido no número anterior.

What we checked in this article

The four impediments, the written objection by holders of special rights within the Article 137(1) period, and the doubled period for share classes are retained.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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