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This 8 page paper is written with reference to English Law. The paper examines and considers the extent to which the law governing variation of class rights of shareholders may permit the increase of corporate control. Statute law and case law are quoted throughout the paper. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
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File: TS14_TEvarights.rtf
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corporate control. One way in which this may be hindered or enhanced has been the variation of class rights. The rights of shareholders may be see as the most relevant
rights within a company, after all the shareholders are the owners of the company. There are different types of shares a company can issue, such as ordinary and preference, each
will have different rights attached to them. It has been argued that the protection which is granted to shareholders though the class rights has been little protection to the holders
of preference shares, as they have preference to the payments due but this is usually accompanied by fewer other rights. Other shareholders ay have a greater influence when it comes
to votes at AGMs. The rights that are attached to the shares may vary, for example, preference shareholders may be notable for two reasons. Firstly, that as a result
of the preferred status they will usually be accorded fewer rights, such as an absence of any voting rights, as well as this the preference shareholders are also very likely
to be in the minority of shareholders, and as such the rights are also limited, despite this there is some protection. For example, preference shareholders will still usually have the
rights to attend meetings, even where voting rights are not held. This can be seen as the right of the shareholder to be heard and then make their views known,
even where they cannot vote. This can be an effective challenge to corporate management. This may be seen as very important to smaller companies rather than in larger companies as
it is a tool that can be used by shareholders of different classes to questions management strategies or policies. However, other preference
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