Table A

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In English company law, Table A refers to the default form of Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association for companies limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales where the incorporators do not choose to use modified forms. Table A is promulgated by subsidiary legislation^[1] passed under the Companies Act 1985.

Although Table A is the most frequently referred to, relating to generic companies limited by shares (the most common form), there are also pro forma constitutional documents for companies limited by guarantee without a share capital (Table C) and unlimited liability companies with a share capital (Table E).

One advantage of having standard form constitutional documents for the bulk of companies formed within a jurisdiction is that a substantial body of case law has arisen in relation to the forms, which assists legal practitioners when preparing more bespoke forms of constitutional documents for businesses.

In the United Kingdom, the existing form of Table A is to be replaced by a new form of corporate constitution when the Companies Act 2006 is brought into force, expected in October 2008.

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1. ^ The Companies (Tables A to F) Regulations 1985, SI 1985/805, and the Companies (Tables A to F) (Amendment) Regulations 1985, SI 1985/1052; they have also been amended ad hoc by other subsidiary legislation from time to time, for example under The Companies Act 1985 (Electronic Communications) Order 2000, SI 2000/3373.