材料全屏 In 20X5 two newspaper companies, Kudos Ltd and Lux Ltd, entered into an agreement in an attempt to safeguard their independent positions. Under the agreement, Kudos Ltd purchased 20% of Lux Ltd's preference shares which carry a preferred dividend of 10%. The board of directors of Lux Ltd have recently become disenchanted with their link with Kudos Ltd and want encourage Kudos Ltd to sell its preference share in the company. To do this, the board of Lux Ltd proposes to reduce the dividend on all preference shares to 5%. 29 【论述题】 State what is meant by the term class rights
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A company's shares confer certain rights on the members who own them. Where only one type of share exists the rights are normally the same, however different types of share will often confer different rights. For example preference shares usually entitle the member to a fixed dividend with priority of payment over ordinary shares and priority over the repayment of capital (ahead of ordinary shares) in the event of a liquidation. Other class rights may attach regarding voting or the right to remove a director. Any share that has different rights from others is grouped with the other shares carrying identical rights to form a class.
A company's shares confer certain rights on the members who own them. Where only one type of share exists the rights are normally the same, however different types of share will often confer different rights. For example preference shares usually entitle the member to a fixed dividend with priority of payment over ordinary shares and priority over the repayment of capital (ahead of ordinary shares) in the event of a liquidation. Other class rights may attach regarding voting or the right to remove a director. Any share that has different rights from others is grouped with the other shares carrying identical rights to form a class.