In seven pages and 2 parts this paper refers to English law in a consideration of ordinary and preference share differences as well as minority shareholder rights. Six sources are listed in the bibliography.
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used to finance restructuring or help with other capital investments. The first aspect is to consider what is meant by ordinary and preferences shares.
Ordinary shares are the normal shares that are issued, they give the shareholder a theoretical share in a company. They are entitled to a share of the dividends
when issues which need to be the same for all shares and they have voting rights at the annual general meeting or any extraordinary meetings that are called.
Preference shares are slightly different to ordinary shares. As with an ordinary share issue they are used to raise funds for the company. A
preference share is different as it is seen by investors as a less risky investment. With an ordinary share the income by way of dividends will be determined each year
by the company in response to the amount of profit achieved. This means that some years may be better than others, and other years they may not be any dividend
declared at all. Preference shares have a difference income determination, instead of a variable amount determined by performance the amount is determine on the issue yielding a fixed rate of
interest for the investment. If an investor is looking for an investment by way of shares and considering preference shares this means
that the purchase prices will be determined in a different way. Normal shares are subject to supply and demand with the demand being effected by the future predictions for the
companies performance. A company which is performing poorly and has not dividends will attract a lower price than a well performing company, or one as seen with the potential to
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