What are my shareholder rights?

A shareholder with any amount of ‘ordinary’ shares (the most common type of shares) will be able to: Attend any general meetings  Vote  Get a share certificate  Inspect company and director information  Make a claim against a director  A minority shareholder (holds less than 50% of the shares in the company) can: Call a general meeting (at least 5% of shares required)  Propose a written resolution (at least 5% of shares required)  Call for an audit or poll (at least 10% of shares required) Stop short-notice meetings (more than 10% of shares required) Stop squeeze-outs (more than 10% of shares required) A majority shareholder (holds more than 50% of the shares in the company) can: Pass ordinary resolutions (more than 50% of shares required)  Pass special resolutions (at least 75% of shares required)