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PREFERRED SHAREHOLDER [1 record]

Record 1 2016-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Stock Exchange
CONT

The preferred shareholder occupies a position between that of the company's creditors and that of the common shareholders. Preferred shareholders are usually entitled to a fixed dividend out of net earnings, subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Bourse
CONT

L'actionnaire privilégié se trouve dans une situation intermédiaire entre les créanciers et les actionnaires ordinaires de la compagnie. Généralement, les actionnaires privilégiés ont droit, à la discrétion du conseil d'administration, à un dividende fixe, tiré à même le bénéfice net de la compagnie.

Spanish

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