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    Drag-Along Rights

    An arrangement whereby a (majority) shareholder has the right to force other (minority) shareholders to cooperate in selling the company. Purpose of this arrangement is to provide…

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    Dividend

    Dividend refers to the distribution of profits to shareholders of a private or public limited company. Dividend is normally distributed pro rate the number of shares (stocks) a…

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    Discharge from liability

    …has done. In a Dutch limited discharge is given by the shareholders at the AGM. Recent new Dutch corporate law has regulated discharge of liability in regard to the financial…

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    derivative loss (doctrine)

    …derivative loss doctrine refers to the indirect damage a shareholder suffers by this third party’s action. The damage lies in the depreciation of his shares. In Dutch case law the…

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    Derative loss

    …derivative loss refers to the indirect damage suffered by a shareholder as a result of this depreciation. The debate is whether the shareholder in such a situation has an…

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    depository receipt for shares

    …Netherlands, usually a foundation, being the (legal) shareholder, assigns depository receipts of shares (stocks) it holds. The foundation remains the owner of the original shares…

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    Deadlock

    …blocks any decision to be made. A deadlock often arises at shareholders’ meetings and at board decisions. Especially when there are only two shareholders (with equal shares) or…

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    corporate governance

    …relations between directors, supervisory directors and shareholders. Corporate governance serves to protect the interest of all stakeholders at a company: employees, shareholders…

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    co-option

    …by a different body of that legal person (such as the shareholders’ meeting). Co-option is also a frequently used method of appointment for informal associations such as a…

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    Capital depreciation

    The shareholders’ meeting can decide to reduce the subscribed capital by the cancellation of shares (stocks) or by reduction of the number of shares (stocks) by amendment of the…