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Shareholders’ disputes

Shareholders’ Agreement

Buy out of shareholders in the Netherlands

Act on the Confirmation of Private Plans (WHOA)

Exit by a shareholder

Recently the Gelderland Court determined that a shareholder is permitted to exit. The other shareholder will be obliged to take over the shares. The purchase price will be…

Expulsion of a 50% shareholder in summary proceedings

…proceedings a claim for expulsion on the grounds that the 50% shareholder did not sufficiently consider the interests of the company, a childcare centre. A drastic measure, which…

Is the director of a liquidated Dutch limited company liable for shareholders’ losses?

…creditors are frequently left with compensation claims. Shareholders, too, suffer losses as a result of liquidation. Examples include the depreciation of shares and investments…

Dutch Supreme Court: no stretching of shareholder’s right to place items on agenda

…concerned the question whether Boskalis, the majority shareholder of Fugro N.V., should go to court to enforce the right to place an item on the agenda. Boskalis wanted to put this…

Can Ahold Delhaize deprive its shareholders of their rights to express an opinion on protective structures?

…was recently revealed that Ahold Delhaize deprived its shareholders of their rights to express an opinion on the protective […]

shareholders’ resolution

A shareholders’ resolution is a resolution adopted by the shareholders’ meeting. In the Netherlands a resolution is only legally valid if it meets applicable statutory criteria and…

shareholders’ register

A shareholders’ register is a list, maintained by the board of a company, of the division of the company’s shares (stocks). This register includes personal data and addresses of…

shareholders’ meeting

…the body within a Dutch limited company in which all shareholders are represented and have a vote. In the Netherlands a shareholders’ meeting is held at least once a year. During…

shareholders’ agreement

A shareholders’ agreement is an agreement between the shareholders of a company. In the Netherlands the articles of association and legal provisions already contain several…

Amicable settlement in the context of a shareholder conflict following a request for inquiry proceedings (In our track record)

…company holding a minority interest in a Dutch company in a shareholder dispute with the management board and co-shareholders. The dispute concerned, among other things, the…

Inquiry: minority shareholder’s request granted (In our track record)

Onno successfully represented a minority shareholder in an inquiry procedure. The Enterprise Chamber ordered an inquiry and imposed immediate measures, including the appointment of…

Court: loan between company and shareholder must be repaid (In our track record)

…was a loan agreement between a company and one of its shareholders, AMS Advocaten’s client. The district court held that there was and that the company had to repay the loan.