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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)