Golden share meaning

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Last updated 23 March 2026. This tracker reviews commercial companies joining the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market with a dual or multiple class share structure (DCSS), where one share class carries weighted voting rights, and summarises the rights attached to those shares. A DCSS lets a founder shareholder keep voting control by giving enhanced or weighted rights to an unlisted share class or a special ‘golden share’. Listed companies with a dual or multiple class share structure The summary below outlines commercial companies that have listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market with a dual or multiple class share set-up as set out below. Entries cover: the company; dates of key events; share structure and the holders of any weighted voting rights share(s) on admission; and a synopsis of the rights of weighted voting rights shares or any special share on admission. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc 5 October 2021 — admitted to the standard listing segment 29 July 2024...

This Practice Note summarises the principal factors and illustrative calculations for deciding whether to elect under section 425 or section 431 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (ITEPA 2003), or to make no election, on acquiring restricted securities. For further background, see the following Practice Notes: What are restricted securities? Restricted securities—tax treatment and joint elections Guidance on making a valid restricted security election The question of whether a section 425 or section 431 election (or no election) should be made is examined using the example set out below. Factual background An incoming director of a private company pays £100 to subscribe for 100 shares in the company at par, provided as a ‘golden hello’. If, within five years of acquisition, the director does not meet specified performance conditions, resigns voluntarily, or is dismissed (including, but not limited to, for misconduct), the director must transfer the shares to a designated shareholder for an amount equal to the...

This Practice Note This Practice Note considers the key points to address when acting for an executive director (who will also be an employee) entering a service agreement and/or assessing a draft service agreement. It: is not intended for use when advising a non-executive director does not cover the particular issues arising where the company is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) or the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) For an example service agreement, see Precedents: Executive service agreement or Executive service agreement (short form). The service agreement will, in almost all cases, have been produced by the employer and, accordingly, the wording will favour the employer. Where the draft reflects the employer’s standard terms for directors at an equivalent level, the employer is unlikely to accept material alterations, save to capture the specific package settled with the director. The extent to which the director can effectively secure amendments to the employer’s draft will, inevitably, turn on the director’s relative negotiating strength,...