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Shares and Shareholders

Cartoon type illustration of a busienssman running for the exit door.

How to plan for shareholder exits

Shares and Shareholders

White poster with black lettering displaying the words "SHARE OPTIONS" with a blue background.

Share options, and share option schemes explained

Shares and Shareholders

Close up image of a keyboard focusing on a key labelled 'preferred stock.'

What are preference shares and should I issue them?

Shares and Shareholders

A white background with "The Right to Vote" in black, hand-written text, illustrating one of the rights of shareholders.

What rights do shareholders of a company have?

Shares and Shareholders

The word 'SHARES' displayed on a letterboard.

Issuing shares when setting up a company – know your options

Shares and Shareholders

Selection of bank notes including dollar, pound, and Euro.

What is a share redenomination?

Shares and Shareholders

A marketing background with the words 'Bonus Issue' displayed multiple times in focus and blur

What is a bonus issue of shares?

Shares and Shareholders

Image of a Last Will and Testament on desk with pen and spectacles.

What happens when a company shareholder dies?

Shares and Shareholders

Image of a brown paper torn open in the middle to reveal the words "Tax on dividends" printed in black ink.

What are the dividend tax rates in the UK?

Shares and Shareholders

Boy sitting with his feet up on a desk, wearing sunglasses and throwing money in the air.

What are dividends?

Shares and Shareholders

A shareholders' agreement document on a white desk.

What is a shareholders’ agreement and why do I need one?

Shares and Shareholders

Three tall glasses filled with water, with differing amounts of lemon concentrate added, illustrating the concept of pre-emption rights as a strategy to prevent the dilution of members' shareholdings.

Pre-emption rights – the key to maintaining your shareholdings