Ownership and Control in the Netherlands
This paper analyses ownership and control structures of Dutch listed companies. Legislation effective since 1992 mandates all shareholders with holdings of 5 percent or more in Dutch companies to disclose their holdings. Our analysis shows that the average ownership stakes of the largest and the three largest shareholders are 27% and 41%, respectively. The average ownership stakes of banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions are relatively low. We observe that voting rights are more concentrated than ownership rights; the use of a supervisory board representing interests of d... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | doc-type:workingPaper |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 1999 |
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Milano: Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)
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| Schlagwörter: | ddc:330 / G30 / G32 / G34 / Ownership / Control / Corporate governance / Eigentümerstruktur / Niederlande / Aktienstimmrecht |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27247111 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
| Powered By: | BASE |
| Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/154976 |
This paper analyses ownership and control structures of Dutch listed companies. Legislation effective since 1992 mandates all shareholders with holdings of 5 percent or more in Dutch companies to disclose their holdings. Our analysis shows that the average ownership stakes of the largest and the three largest shareholders are 27% and 41%, respectively. The average ownership stakes of banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions are relatively low. We observe that voting rights are more concentrated than ownership rights; the use of a supervisory board representing interests of different stakeholders is ubiquitous; and listed companies use different forms of antitakeover defence measures.