voting power
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voting trust — see trust Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. voting trust n. A devi … Law dictionary
Contingent Voting Power — A provision granting voting rights to preferred shareholders when the company cannot uphold the obligations outlined in the preferred shareholder arrangement. Contingent voting powers offer the shareholders additional security for holding… … Investment dictionary
Voting system — For other uses, see Voting system (disambiguation). Part of the Politics series Electoral methods … Wikipedia
Voting in the Council of the European Union — The procedures for Voting in the Council of the European Union are described in the treaties of the EU. The Council of the European Union was instituted under this name in the Maastricht Treaty. The voting procedures defined there were changed in … Wikipedia
Voting plan — A voting plan or voting rights plan is one of five main types of poison pills that a target firm can issue against hostile takeover attempts. These plans are implemented when a company charters preferred stock with superior voting rights to… … Wikipedia
voting trust — noun an agreement whereby persons owning stock with voting powers retain ownership while transferring the voting rights to the trustees (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑trust * * * noun : an arrangement transferring the voting rights of shares in a… … Useful english dictionary
Voting Trust — A legal trust created to combine the voting power of shareholders. With the establishment of the voting trust, the shareholders legal title (their stock) and voting rights are transferred to a designated trustee for a set duration. There are many … Investment dictionary
Voting Trust — A trust set up by the company at a commercial bank inviting ordinary shareholders to deposit their shares for a fixed period in return for other privileges. This procedure is carried out if a company has financial instability and board members … Financial and business terms
contingent voting power — Enables preferred stockholders to vote when the company fails to satisfy the agreement between itself and the preferred stockholders. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
Voting Rights Act — of 1965 Full title An act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United S … Wikipedia
