Non-voting share

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Updated: Aug 20, 2021

A share which gives the holder the same right to dividends as a voting ordinary share, but no vote at company meetings. Non-voting shares are issued to enable a company to raise equity finance without diluting control. They typically have a lower price than voting shares.

Reference: Oxford Press Dictonary of Economics, 5th edt.


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