What is Ordinary Shares An ordinary share defines a single unit of equity ownership of a corporation‚ where the holders of the ordinary shares receive the right to cast a vote in decisions involving important corporate matters. Such votes are available to each ordinary shareholder in correspondence to the number of ordinary shares held within the company. Ordinary shareholders are the last to receive dividends‚ and are only entitled to funds which remain after dividends on preferred shares are paid
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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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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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Redemption of Preference Shares The fund provided by the owners in to a business is known as capital. You know that capital of the business depends upon the form of business organization. From ownership point of view‚ there are number of business organizations like‚ sole proprietorship business‚ partnership business‚ cooperative societies‚ joint stock companies etc. Total capital of the company is divided into a number of small units of fixed amount and each such unit is called a share. The fixed
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Below are the different types of share capital of a company:- Preference Shares‚ Ordinary Shares‚ Deferred Shares‚ Redeemable Shares and Share Warrants to Bearer. Preference Shares are shares which normally entitle the shareholders a priority to receive a fixed rate of dividend out of the profits of the Company (current year only) per annum. Different classes of preference shares may exist. Preference shares are usually cumulative and non-participating. They cannot participate to further
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The prevailing trend of share/capital market has a direct impact on banking stability – evaluate the statement This paper explains the workings of a stock market as well as its effects on a country’s economy. The main point of this paper of to prove that the volatility of a country’s capital market can have a negative effect on banking stability of a country. The fall of a country’s capital market could mean the demise of the country’s banking sector as well. Basic Explanation of the Stock Market
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------------------------------------------------- Differences between preference shares and debentures * Preference Shareholders are effectively owners; debenture-holders are creditors. * Preference Shareholders may vote at AGMs and be elected as directors; debenture-holders may not vote at AGMs or be elected as directors. * Preference Shareholders receive profit in the form of dividends; debenture-holders receive a fixed rate of interest. * If there is no profit‚ the shareholder
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Shares-A share is the interest of shareholder in terms of money in the business represented as a liability on the company. In the words of Justice Farewell‚ “The interest of a shareholder in the company measured‚ by a sum of money for the purpose of liability in the first place‚ and the interest (dividend) the second‚ but also consisting of various covenants entered into by the shareholder inter se.” It defines the relation between the company and shareholder. Shareholders are the real owners of
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SHARE CAPITAL Share capital is the Funds raised by issuing shares in return for cash or other considerations. The amount of share capital a company has can change over time because each time a business sells new shares to the public in exchange for cash‚ the amount of share capital will increase. Share capital can be composed of both common and preferred shares. Each share carrying a vote in the management of the business‚ managerial control may be limited. The authorized capital of a company is
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Company’s Act 1956‚ share means a part in the share capital of the company and it also includes stock except where a distinction between stock and share capital is made expressed or implied. TYPES OF SHARES: As per the provision of section 85 of the Companies Act‚ 1956‚ the share capital of a company consists of two classes of shares‚ namely: 1. Preference Shares 2. Equity Shares PREFERENCE SHARES: According to Sec 85(1)‚ of the Companies Act‚ 1956‚ a preference share is one‚ which carries
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