Yvan Allaire has a great analysis of Dow Jones» overreaction to Snapchat's IPO and
the dual class stock phenomenon in general:» In July 2017, Dow Jones, goaded by the reaction to Snapchat having gone public with a class of shares without voting rights, announced that, after extensive consultation, it had decided to henceforth eliminate companies -LSB-...]
Dual class stock is back in the news.
The strongest argument against
dual class stock rests on conflict of interest grounds.
In sum, while their popularity has waxed and waned many times, neither
dual class stock nor complaints about it are new.
The move represents the first big reversal of the controversial
dual class stock structure that has been embraced by tech executives from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to Snap's Evan Spiegel.
That means that Zynga will no longer be a «controlled company» with
a dual class stock structure in which Pincus wields 70 % of the voting power.
Not exact matches
The Hong Kong
stock exchange has introduced new rules allowing companies with
dual -
class shareholding structures and biotechnology firms yet to generate revenue to apply for listings from April 30, as it races to stay ahead of competing bourses in Shanghai, New York and Singapore to attract big technology firms and become the world's largest
stock exchange.
Jamie Allen of the Asian Corporate Governance Association says the effort to get more big - ticket listings on Hong Kong's
stock exchange by allowing
dual -
class shares has more cons than pros and could set a standard for other countries.
In November 2009, Facebook's board of directors voted to establish a
dual -
class stock structure, moving the existing shareholders stock from Class A to Class B shares, which carry 10 times the voting p
class stock structure, moving the existing shareholders
stock from
Class A to Class B shares, which carry 10 times the voting p
Class A to
Class B shares, which carry 10 times the voting p
Class B shares, which carry 10 times the voting power.
Rupert Murdoch's companies have long issued
dual -
class stock.
Stock market Stronach had little incentive to eliminate its
dual -
class share structure, which allowed him to control the company despite holding less than 1 % of its equity.
At News Corp., which also uses
dual -
class stock, Murdoch is executive chairman and Lachlan is co-chairman.
We also drew criticism because of the way we opted to structure our
dual -
class common
stock.
When Facebook staged its initial public offering six years ago, it implemented a
dual -
class share structure that means Zuckerberg personally controls a majority of the voting
stock even though other investors own the majority of the financial value of the company.
Its founder at first wanted to list on the Hong Kong
Stock Exchange, but that market doesn't allow
dual -
class shares, so Alibaba is coming to New York.
By all means, exchanges should give fledgling companies the time they need to mature — by limiting
dual classes to the first five years of public ownership, say, or capping the percentage of nonvoting
stock.
As long as
stock exchanges allow
dual shareholder
classes, Google, Facebook and other Internet titans will probably never adopt a one - share, one - vote system.
That shouldn't stop exchanges concerned about their reputations and corporate governance standards from leaning against the fashion — perhaps by limiting
dual classes to the first five years of public ownership, or capping nonvoting
stock at, say, 25 percent of all shares.
For a description of the
dual class structure, see «Description of Capital
Stock.»
This truly is a powerful privilege, and one that Zuckerberg has probably made some personal financial sacrifices in order to obtain, since the
dual -
class structure likely depresses the value of Facebook
stock somewhat.
The decision by the
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong to allow
dual -
class shares just one week ago has sparked fierce debate here.
Dual shares, often known as
Class A and
Class B
stock, until recently were out of favor, but they are making a spectacular comeback, especially among technology companies.
The Roberts family controls Comcast through a
dual -
class stock structure.
Some Reflections on Magna and
Dual Class Share Structures Author: Professor Jeffrey G. MacIntosh, Toronto
Stock Exchange Professor of Capital Markets, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, June 17, 2011
Hong Kong's
stock exchange now allows applicants with
dual -
class share structure, altering a rule that prevented Chinese tech giant Alibaba from listing there five years ago.
The increasing use of
dual -
class stock structure, in which founders can have small ownership percentages, but outsized influence over company decisions via voting rights, has played a role.
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Aleph Investments generally will vote against proposals to move the company to another state less favorable to shareholders interests, or to restructure
classes of
stock in such a way as to benefit one
class of shareholders at the expense of another, such as
dual classes (A and B shares) of
stock.
Dover Motorsports maintained a
dual class share structure, which included common stock and Class A common s
class share structure, which included common
stock and
Class A common s
Class A common
stock.
By investing in manageable increments — for instance, $ 100 in a
stock ETF and $ 100 in a bond ETF — you can achieve a diversified,
dual - asset -
class portfolio.
Hong Kong's
stock exchange now allows applicants with
dual -
class share structure, altering a rule that prevented Chinese tech giant Alibaba from listing there five years ago.
A
dual -
class stock option is pretty popular among companies that want the advantages of being a publicly traded company, but don't want to give up ownership of the company.
Companies like Snap Inc., Facebook and Alphabet all employ this
dual -
class stock option, so it's not something that's new, or even for newly public companies — since Alphabet has been public for around 14 years now.