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 di... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Report |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 1999 |
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Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
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| Sprache: | unknown |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27609276 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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| Link(s) : | http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/80060 |
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.