Types of shares: Share issued by a company can be divided into following categories: (I) Preference Shares: According to section 85 of the Companies Act‚ 1956‚ persons holding preference shares‚ called preference shareholders‚ are assured of a preferential dividend at a fixed rate during the life of the company. They also carry a preferential right over other shareholders to be paid first in case of winding up of the company. Thus‚ they enjoy preferential rights in the matter of: (a) Payment of
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Preference Shares As in section 4 of Company Act 1965‚ it interpret preference share as “a share by whatever name called‚ which does not entitle the holder thereof to the right to vote at the general meeting or to any right to participate beyond a specified amount in any distribution whether by way of dividend‚ or redemption‚ in wind up‚ or otherwise.” (the library book) Besides that‚ section 66(1) of Company Act 1965 also states that “No company shall allot any preference shares or convert any
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Discussion Why do companies issue shares? In order to raise capital‚ generally to expand the business Suggestion • Raising capital • Expanding the business 4/29/2014 1 Why do people buy the shares? Shares give their holders part of the ownership of a company. (Shareholders have a part of the ownership.) Shareholders receive a proportion of a company’s profits as dividend‚ and may be able to make a capital gain by selling their shares at a higher price than they paid for
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shareholders of the company. For each share owned‚ a declared amount of money is distributed. Thus‚ if a person owns 100 shares and the cash dividend is USD $0.50 per share‚ the holder of the stock will be paid USD $50. Stock or scrip dividends are those paid out in the form of additional stock shares of the issuing corporation‚ or another corporation (such as its subsidiary corporation). They are usually issued in proportion to shares owned (for example‚ for every 100 shares of stock owned‚ a 5% stock dividend
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The following are the main difference between a debenture and a share: • A person having the debentures is called debenture holder whereas a person holding the shares is called shareholder. • Debenture holder is a creditor of the company and cannot take part in the management of the company while a shareholder is the owner of the company. It is the basic distinction between a debenture and a share • Debenture holder is a creditor of the company and cannot take part in the management
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launched an innovative campaign‚ “Share a Coke”. The company chose 150 of Australia’s most popular names and put them on the front of millions of Coca-Cola bottles (Lionbridge‚ n.d.). This is the first time in its 125-year history that Coca-Cola has made such a major change to it packaging. Later on‚ this simple idea then expanded to countries around the world‚ including New Zealand‚ the U.K.‚ Norway‚ Ireland and China. Other countries adapted Australian "Share a Coke" campaign into their own unique
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How to deal with angry customers The answer is to be patient Every business encounters angry people. Not disappointed or confused‚ but actually angry. Here are a few steps you might want to try: •Acknowledge the anger. You don’t have to agree with it‚ but in order to have a chance at making it go away‚ you need to empathize with the person’s anger. You cannot sell something (even a solution) nor can you negotiate with an angry person. •Talk more quietly and more slowly than the person
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Preference share capital Source: Wikipedia.org Preferred stock‚ also called preferred shares (preferred)‚ is a special equity security that has properties of both an equity and a debt instrument and is generally considered a hybrid instrument. These are senior (i.e. higher ranking) to common stock‚ but are subordinate to bonds. Preferred stock usually carries no voting rights‚ but may carry a dividend and may have priority over common stock in the payment of dividends and upon liquidation
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For example‚ a gym tenant may seek an exclusive to prevent the landlord from leasing space to other gyms‚ or a donut shop may seek an exclusive to prevent another tenant from selling baked goods for on or off premises consumption. Consider the following tips when negotiating an exclusive use provision on behalf of a landlord or tenant. Define the Scope of the Exclusive Will the donut shop’s exclusive prevent the landlord from leasing to a croissant shop? Will the gym’s exclusive protect it from
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transfer of shares 1. The transferor and transferee are required to execute a share transfer form under their common seals (if they are corporations) in accordance with their respective Constitution/Articles of Association. 2. The transfer is subject to ad valorem duty payable to the Commissioner of Stamp Duties (“Commissioner”). The current stamp duty payable on the transfer of shares is 20 cents for every S$100/- or part thereof of the consideration for the sale of the shares or the
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