Shareholders Association

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A shareholders' association is an association of shareholders .

By merging to form a protective community , the common interests of the shareholders should be better enforced. Shareholder associations can publish calls, submit motions and questions, and exercise the voting rights of their members that have been assigned to them at general meetings. Shareholder associations are z. B. helpful for small shareholders and for those shareholders who cannot attend the general meeting in person.

Most shareholders' associations limit their activities to companies whose shares are traded on the stock exchange, but do not generally specialize in a particular industry. The traditional shareholders' associations have decades of experience, usually have several lawyers on their team and offer comprehensive advice. Some shareholders' associations also conduct test cases on behalf of their members when it comes to claims for damages or liability.

In Germany, the prospects of individual shareholders to assert their claims against the board of directors or the supervisory board in court are relatively low due to the current legal situation under the German Stock Corporation Act, in contrast to the USA.

Due to the criticism of the voting rights in custody accounts , some changes have now been made. Since 2005, the German stock corporation law provides with § 127a AktG a way, the interests of shareholders on the shareholders' forum to focus on the Internet. Both individual shareholders and shareholders' associations can participate in this.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Statement of the DSW ( Memento of August 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive )