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Zorluk: KolayPublic Limited Companies: Characteristics, Stock Listing, and Securities

Match each corporate security issued by a public limited company on the left with its defining financial feature on the right.

  • Ordinary SharesEquity capital conferring voting rights and variable dividend rates based on profit
  • Cumulative Preference SharesRight to claim unpaid dividend arrears from past unprofitable years before equity holders
  • DebenturesLong-term loan capital earning a fixed interest rate regardless of company profit

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Ordinary Shares match equity capital with voting rights and variable dividends; Cumulative Preference Shares match entitlement to unpaid past dividend arrears; Debentures match long-term loan capital earning fixed interest regardless of profit.
Ordinary shares represent equity capital providing voting rights and variable return based on profit. Cumulative preference shares accumulate omitted past dividends to be cleared before equity payouts. Debentures are long-term loan capital earning fixed interest regardless of profitability.

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Analyze the rights of Ordinary Shares
Ordinary shares are risk-bearing equity securities conferring ownership, voting rights, and variable dividend distribution.
Equity owners carry the residual risk and retain control through general meeting voting.
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Analyze Cumulative Preference Shares
Cumulative preference shares accumulate dividend arrears when profits are insufficient, requiring payment in subsequent years prior to ordinary dividend payouts.
The cumulative clause guarantees priority recovery of skipped preference dividends.
3
Analyze Debentures
Debentures represent debt capital held by creditors, bearing a mandatory fixed interest charge.
Debenture holders are lenders to the company, not equity co-owners.

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