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Voting rights
Voting rightsThe entitlement of the owner of common stock or ordinary shares to vote in person or by proxy at annual meetings or annual general meetings. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Stock US equivalent of the British word "share", a block of shares with a nominal value of 100, or various kinds of fixed-interest securities; in Britain, goods stored ready for sale, raw materials, work in progress and finished but unsold products. Shares Certificates or book entries representing ownership in a corporation or similar entity. Proxy Person granted power of attorney by a shareholder to vote for him or her at an annual general meeting. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Voting certificate Certificates issued by a voting trust to stockholders in exchange for their common stock, which represent all the rights of common stock except voting rights. Voting instruction card The voting card sent to participants in an employee plan giving the trustee of the plan the authority to vote the shares as indicated on a proxy card. Voting shares Those categories of shares that give their holders the right to vote at companies' AGMs. Voting stock In the US, voting stock, typically common stock, which confers on the owner the right to vote on election of directors and other corporate matters. Voting trust certificate A trust in which control of a corporation is given to a few individuals, usually to support reorganization of a corporation without interference. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Voluntary liquidation The liquidation of a company approved by its shareholders. Voluntary plan A pension plan supported partially by the employee by pension contributions deducted from each paycheck. Voluntary unemployment Exists when people choose not to work, often because they cannot find jobs that pay enough money. Voting certificate Certificates issued by a voting trust to stockholders in exchange for their common stock, which represent all the rights of common stock except voting rights. Voting instruction card The voting card sent to participants in an employee plan giving the trustee of the plan the authority to vote the shares as indicated on a proxy card. Voting rights Voting shares Those categories of shares that give their holders the right to vote at companies' AGMs. Voting stock In the US, voting stock, typically common stock, which confers on the owner the right to vote on election of directors and other corporate matters. Voting trust certificate A trust in which control of a corporation is given to a few individuals, usually to support reorganization of a corporation without interference. Voucher A receipt or document that supports or proves an item in an account. Vulture funds Are investment vehicles which focus on acquiring properties which may be available due to financial distress. We thank you for using the Financial Dictionary to search for Voting rights. If you have a better definition for Voting rights than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Voting rights may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Voting rights and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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