There's only «three knobs to turn» on the mutual fund money - making machine, so where these knobs are set to determine
which share class it really is.
You also may wish to consult with your financial adviser for advice with regard to
which share class would be most appropriate for you.
There's only «three knobs to turn» on the mutual fund money - making machine, so where these knobs are set to determine
which share class it is.
After you've settled on a fund, you need to ask
yourself which share class is right for you?
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which share class you want.
Tell your broker how many shares of
which share class you'd like to buy.
You should discuss
which share class is right for you with your financial professional based on the available options.
Not exact matches
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.
Dual -
class share structures,
which give controlling shareholders more than one vote per
share or designate some
shares as non-voting, are particularly unpopular among governance wonks and institutional investors.
The company has more than 40 million
Class B
shares outstanding,
which carry 10 votes per
share.
His last open letter to shareholders makes the point clearly about investing in creating value — «Berkshire's gain in net worth during 2016 was $ 27.5 billion,
which increased the per -
share book value of both our
Class A and
Class B stock by 10.7 %.
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.
Buffett's gift included 18.63 million
Class B
shares of his company's stock,
which carried a value of $ 170.25 each at the market's close on Monday.
Kalanick's large holdings of
Class B
shares,
which awarded him 10 - to - 1 voting power, will transform so each shareholder has one vote per
share, The New York Times reported.
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The eight members of the Beaudoin - Bombardier family — heirs of Joseph - Armand Bombardier, who invented the snowmobile — control the company through a dual -
class share structure that gives
class A
shares, 54 % of
which are owned by the family members, 10 votes apiece.
Baidu's ADSs, each of
which represents one
Class A ordinary
share, are currently trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol «BIDU.»
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Consists of
shares of
Class C capital stock to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options and vesting of outstanding GSUs that were distributed as a dividend to the issued and outstanding
Class A stock options and GSUs in April 2014 in connection with the Stock Split under the following plans
which have been assumed by us in connection with certain of our acquisition transactions: the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan assumed by us in connection with our acquisition of DoubleClick Inc. in March 2008; the 2006 Stock Plan assumed by us in connection with our acquisition of AdMob, Inc. in May 2010; and the Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. 2011 Incentive Compensation Plan assumed by us in connection with our acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. in May 2012.
Consists of
shares of
Class A common stock to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options and vesting of outstanding restricted stock units under the following plans
which have been assumed by us in connection with certain of our acquisition transactions: the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan assumed by us in connection with our acquisition of DoubleClick Inc. in March 2008; the 2006 Stock Plan assumed by us in connection with our acquisition of AdMob, Inc. in May 2010; and the Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. 2011 Incentive Compensation Plan assumed by us in connection with our acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. in May 2012.
As of December 31, 2010, we also had outstanding options to acquire 15,202,015
shares of common stock held by employees, directors and consultants, all of
which will become options to acquire an equivalent number of
shares of
Class B common stock, immediately prior to the completion of this offering.
The fund is referred to as «aggressive» because the composition of the fund does not necessarily reflect the composition of its benchmark index: it may invest in preferred
shares issued by Split
Share Corporations, for instance, and is not required to hold such
classes of
shares as floating rate issues,
which are expected to underperform for the foreseeable future.
As part of the listing,
which could come as soon as June, Xiaomi will offer dual -
class shares,
which allow for weighted voting rights.
As of December 31, 2010, we had outstanding 45,647,201
shares of preferred stock, all of
which will be converted into an equivalent number of
shares of
Class B common stock immediately prior to the completion of this offering.
Yet the plan still used the
share class available to retail investors, with fees of 1.10 percent, rather than the institutional
share class that became available in 2013,
which had a fee of 0.87 percent.
The fund offers multiple
share classes,
which are subject to different fees and expenses that will affect their performance.
These
shares usually have less voting rights than the Class A Shares, which are the preferred share by most investors, although the company or corporation has the right to designate which classification of shares has the most voting rights and when they are issued to the shareho
shares usually have less voting rights than the
Class A
Shares, which are the preferred share by most investors, although the company or corporation has the right to designate which classification of shares has the most voting rights and when they are issued to the shareho
Shares,
which are the preferred
share by most investors, although the company or corporation has the right to designate
which classification of
shares has the most voting rights and when they are issued to the shareho
shares has the most voting rights and when they are issued to the shareholders.
Performance for
class B, C, M, R, and Y
shares prior to their inception is derived from the historical performance of
class A
shares, adjusted for the applicable sales charge (or CDSC) and, except for
class Y
shares, the higher operating expenses for such
shares (with the exception of Putnam Tax - Free High Yield Fund and Putnam AMT - Free Municipal Fund,
which are based on the historical performance of
class B
shares).
It can be argued that mega-mutual fund advisors have been drawn into an alliance with the shareholder empowerment movement on the issues of proxy access and dual
class share structures created through IPOs like Snap Inc.'s,
which resulted in a
class of non-voting
shares, simply because of the business opportunity such an alliance represents.
He is also the author of several IGOPP policy papers,
which offer new perspectives on a range of controversial issues including: Dual -
class voting
shares, Corporate Citizenship, The place of women on boards of directors, Say - on - Pay by shareholders, The Gordian knot of executive compensation, The Troubling Case of Proxy Advisors, among others.
Class B
share returns reflect the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC),
which is 5 % in the first year, declining to 1 % in the sixth year, and is eliminated thereafter (except for Putnam Floating Rate Income Fund, Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund, Putnam Fixed Income Absolute Return Fund, and Putnam Short - Term Municipal Income Fund,
which is 1 % in the first year, declining to 0.5 % in the second year, and is eliminated thereafter).
Ameriprise cooperated with the Commission and voluntarily identified the affected accounts, issued payments including interest to the affected customers, and converted eligible customers to the mutual fund
share class with the lowest expenses for
which they are eligible, at no cost.
Performance for
Class R5 / R6 shares before their inception are derived from the historical performance of class Y shares, which have not been adjusted for the lower expenses; had they, returns would have been hi
Class R5 / R6
shares before their inception are derived from the historical performance of
class Y shares, which have not been adjusted for the lower expenses; had they, returns would have been hi
class Y
shares,
which have not been adjusted for the lower expenses; had they, returns would have been higher.
Performance for
class R5 / R6
shares before their inception are derived from the historical performance of
class Y
shares,
which have not been adjusted for the lower expenses; had they, returns would have been higher.
Partners Value Split Corp. (formerly «BAM Split Corp.») commenced operations in September 2001 and currently owns a portfolio consisting of 79.7 million
Class A Limited Voting
shares of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (the «Brookfield Shares») which generate cash flow through dividend payments that fund quarterly fixed cumulative preferential dividends for the holders of the company's Preferred shares, and provide the holders of the company's Capital shares the opportunity to participate in any capital appreciation in the Brookfield S
shares of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (the «Brookfield
Shares») which generate cash flow through dividend payments that fund quarterly fixed cumulative preferential dividends for the holders of the company's Preferred shares, and provide the holders of the company's Capital shares the opportunity to participate in any capital appreciation in the Brookfield S
Shares»)
which generate cash flow through dividend payments that fund quarterly fixed cumulative preferential dividends for the holders of the company's Preferred
shares, and provide the holders of the company's Capital shares the opportunity to participate in any capital appreciation in the Brookfield S
shares, and provide the holders of the company's Capital
shares the opportunity to participate in any capital appreciation in the Brookfield S
shares the opportunity to participate in any capital appreciation in the Brookfield
SharesShares.
But it also creates a dual
class share structure,
which has given rise to a broader debate about legal protections for outside shareholders and the role that securities regulators should play in Canadian capital markets.
In connection with this offering, the underwriters may engage in stabilizing transactions,
which involves making bids for, purchasing and selling
shares of
Class A common stock in the open market for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the
Class A common stock while this offering is in progress.
on a pro forma basis, giving effect to (i) the automatic conversion of all of our outstanding
shares of convertible preferred stock other than Series FP preferred stock into
shares of
Class B common stock and the conversion of Series FP preferred stock into
shares of
Class C common stock in connection with our initial public offering, (ii) stock - based compensation expense of approximately $ 1.1 billion associated with outstanding RSUs subject to a performance condition for
which the service - based vesting condition was satisfied as of December 31, 2016 and
which we will recognize on the effectiveness of our registration statement in connection with a qualifying initial public offering, as further described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, (iii) the increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and an equivalent decrease in additional paid - in capital of $ 187.2 million in connection with the withholding tax obligations, based on $ 16.33 per
share,
which is the fair value of our common stock as of December 31, 2016, as we intend to issue
shares of
Class A common stock and
Class B common stock on a net basis to satisfy the associated withholding tax obligations, (iv) the net issuance of 7.6 million
shares of
Class A common stock and 5.5 million
shares of
Class B common stock that will vest and be issued from the settlement of such RSUs, (v) the issuance of the CEO award, as described below, and (vi) the filing and effectiveness of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation
which will be in effect on the completion of this offering.
shares by
which the
share reserve may increase automatically each year, (3) the
class and maximum number of
shares that may be issued on the exercise of incentive stock options, (4) the
class and maximum number of
shares subject to stock awards that can be granted in a calendar year (as established under the 2017 Plan under Section 162 (m) of the Code), and (5) the
class and number of
shares and exercise price, strike price, or purchase price, if applicable, of all outstanding stock awards.
Consists of 293,638,510
shares of
Class A common stock, 79,034,360
shares of
Class B common stock, and 215,887,848
shares of
Class C common stock held by our current directors and executive officers, 3,373,332
shares of
Class A common stock and 3,373,332
shares of
Class B common stock issuable under outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2016, and RSUs for 3,609,706
shares of
Class A common stock and RSUs for 3,501,718
shares of
Class B common stock
which are subject to vesting conditions expected to occur within 60 days of December 31, 2016.
in the case of our directors, officers, and security holders, (i) the receipt by the locked - up party from us of
shares of
Class A common stock or
Class B common stock upon (A) the exercise or settlement of stock options or RSUs granted under a stock incentive plan or other equity award plan described in this prospectus or (B) the exercise of warrants outstanding and
which are described in this prospectus, or (ii) the transfer of
shares of
Class A common stock,
Class B common stock, or any securities convertible into
Class A common stock or
Class B common stock upon a vesting or settlement event of our securities or upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase our securities on a «cashless» or «net exercise» basis to the extent permitted by the instruments representing such options or warrants (and any transfer to us necessary to generate such amount of cash needed for the payment of taxes, including estimated taxes, due as a result of such vesting or exercise whether by means of a «net settlement» or otherwise) so long as such «cashless exercise» or «net exercise» is effected solely by the surrender of outstanding stock options or warrants (or the
Class A common stock or
Class B common stock issuable upon the exercise thereof) to us and our cancellation of all or a portion thereof to pay the exercise price or withholding tax and remittance obligations, provided that in the case of (i), the
shares received upon such exercise or settlement are subject to the restrictions set forth above, and provided further that in the case of (ii), any filings under Section 16 (a) of the Exchange Act, or any other public filing or disclosure of such transfer by or on behalf of the locked - up party, shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that such transfer of
shares or securities was solely to us pursuant to the circumstances described in this bullet point;
Each offering will have one or more purchase dates on
which shares of our
Class A common stock will be purchased for employees participating in the offering.
If any additional
shares of
Class A common stock are purchased, the underwriters will offer the additional
shares on the same terms as those on
which the
shares are being offered.
No participant will have the right to purchase
shares of our
Class A common stock in an amount, when aggregated with purchase rights under all our employee stock purchase plans that are also in effect in the same calendar year, that have a fair market value of more than $ 25,000, determined as of the first day of the applicable purchase period, for each calendar year in
which that right is outstanding.
5,897,398
shares of
Class B common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2007 Plan as of March 31, 2015 (
which reserve does not reflect the options to purchase
shares of
Class B common stock granted after March 31, 2015); and
The pro forma consolidated balance sheet data gives effect to (i) the automatic conversion of all of our outstanding
shares of convertible preferred stock other than Series FP preferred stock into
shares of
Class B common stock and the conversion of Series FP preferred stock into
shares of
Class C common stock in connection with our initial public offering, (ii) stock - based compensation expense of approximately $ 1.1 billion associated with outstanding RSUs subject to a performance condition for
which the service - based vesting condition was satisfied as of December 31, 2016 and
which we will recognize on the effectiveness of our registration statement in connection with this offering, as further described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, (iii) the increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and an equivalent decrease in additional paid - in capital of $ 187.2 million in connection with the withholding tax obligations, based on $ 16.33 per
share,
which is the fair value of our common stock as of December 31, 2016, as we intend to issue
shares of
Class A common stock and
Class B common stock on a net basis to satisfy the associated withholding tax obligations, (iv) the net issuance of 7.6 million
shares of
Class A common stock and 5.5 million
shares of
Class B common stock that will vest and be issued from the settlement of such RSUs, (v) the issuance of the CEO award, as described below, and (vi) the filing and effectiveness of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation
which will be in effect on the completion of this offering.
We also intend to enter into a Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to
which the
shares of
Class A common stock issued to the Continuing SSE Equity Owners upon redemption of LLC Interests and the
shares of
Class A common stock issued to the Former SSE Equity Owners in connection with the Transactions will be eligible for resale, subject to certain limitations set forth therein.
On the closing of this offering, our CEO will receive an RSU award, the CEO award, for
shares of Series FP preferred stock,
which will become an RSU covering an equivalent number of
shares of
Class C common stock on the closing of this offering.
Assuming the conversion of all outstanding
shares of our convertible preferred stock into
shares of our
Class B common stock,
which will occur immediately prior to the completion of this offering, as of March 31, 2015, there were outstanding:
For the initial offering,
which we expect will commence on the execution and delivery of the underwriting agreement relating to this offering, the fair market value on the first day of the offering period will be the price at
which shares of
Class A common stock are first sold to the public.