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110 Classes of shares

COMPANIES vol 10(1) Directors and Other Officers, Shareholders, Shares and Share Capital
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110 Classes of shares

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F: CLASSES OF SHARES AND CLASS RIGHTS

1: INTRODUCTION TO CLASSES OF SHARES AND CLASS RIGHTS

110 Classes of shares

The capital structure of a company often comprises different classes of shares1. The rights attaching to a particular type of share (but not to shareholders generally) may be termed class rights and they may be created by the articles of association2, the terms of a particular share issue, a special resolution of the general meeting, or a shareholder agreement3.

The Companies Act 2006 contains two main sets of provisions relating to classes of

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