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There are many ways to categories and classify the shares that are available in the stock market, based on the privileges, rights and benefits that they offer. One way to classify the shares is on the basis of the voting rights that it grants to the investor. Voting shares provide voting rights to the shareholders and grant them a right to voice their opinion of matters of policy making within the company. These shares are different from non-voting shares which do not confer such a right to its holder.
Read on to know more about this, how they work, an example of such shares and their advantages and limitations.
Voting shares are a class of stocks that provide the right to vote to its holders. If you hold a voting share you can express your opinion on certain business matters and policies of the company.
Usually, in the case of most companies, every voting share gives the holder one vote. This effectively means that the more such shares you own, the more votes you get. You can then express your voting right at the shareholders’ meeting.
Equity shares are the most common example of voting shares. That said, not all equity shares offer voting rights. There is a subclass of equity shares known as Differential Voting Rights (DVR) shares that don’t come with the right to vote. Apart from equity shares, no other class of shares offer voting rights.
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As you’ve already seen, holders of voting shares get to vote on certain key company business matters. However, the holders of such shares can exercise their vote only during general meetings, also known as shareholders’ meetings. Some key business matters that shareholders can vote on include the following.
The holders of voting shares are not required to exercise their vote. However, they cannot transfer the right to another shareholder or an individual. Refraining from exercising their right to vote will not alter the ownership or value of the shares held in any way.
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Voting shares are a crucial component of a company’s share capital structure. They represent ownership and provide the holders with certain privileges and rights. Here are some reasons why these shares are considered to be very important for the seamless functioning of a company.
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Let’s say a company ABC Limited issues 10,000 equity shares with voting rights and 20,000 preference shares. You, a shareholder in the company, hold 1,000 equity shares and 2,000 preference shares of the company.
The company calls for an Annual General Meeting (AGM) where it proposes certain resolutions to be passed. This includes the appointment of a director and the decision to increase the total authorised share capital of the company.
Since you hold around 1,000 equity shares, going by the one-share-one-vote policy, you get 1,000 votes, which you can exercise during the AGM. Meanwhile, the 2,000 preference shares you hold don’t give you the right to vote on any resolutions in the AGM.
Now, the proposed resolutions will be passed if a majority of the shareholders (51% or more) give their consent through voting. If not, the proposed resolutions will be rejected.
Voting shares provide its holders multiple benefits. Here is what these shares have to offer to you:
As with the other classes of shares a company issues, voting shares also have certain limitations or disadvantages. Here’s a quick overview of some of them.
Voting shares are stocks that will grant you the right to vote in matters of company’s policies. If you own voting shares in a company, it is a good idea to exercise your right to vote in the company’s annual general meetings (AGM), so you can play a part in how the company you’ve invested in functions. Nowadays, many companies even conduct virtual AGMs, so shareholders with voting rights can cast their votes online.
Meanwhile, if you are yet to implement a buy-and-hold strategy and are interested in buying voting shares in some companies for the long term, you need a demat account to hold the shares electronically. Open your demat account with Bajaj Broking today, so you can implement your strategy right away.
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