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Hostile takeovers are increasing. In this 9 page paper the writer argues that there is little protection provided by the law for a company that seeks to protect itself. The writer considers both UK and EU law that will be applicable to UK companies and argues that the only real power that can be used by the authorities is when there is the potential for a dominant position to be gained. The bibliography cites 9 sources.
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9 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TS14_TEhostak.rtf
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though the capital growth of the share value, and an ability to realise that growth by selling the shares, alternatively they may be looking at dividends as an income. Finally
they may be seen to have other reasons, they may have a interest in the company for other reasons. This is the reason that many football club shares do so
well on the stock market, they do not create any real profit in the most part, they are a sentimental purchase. When we look at the ownership of shares there
are some interesting factors we need to consider. As an investment the shareholder has an interest in the com[any, the influence that they may have may be seen as dependant
on the percentage of shares that they own. For example, is a shareholder owns more than fifty percent of the shares, then they may enforce many of their options onto
the company and dictate company policy. The shares are a form of property. Property belongs to the owner, and as such may be disposed of as the owner wishes, as
long as that disposal is within the law. For example, we cannot dispose of a care we no longer want by dumping it into a lake. This contravenes environmental laws.
The same applies to shares, they are the owners to use as he or she wishes, and they may dispose of them. However, it can be argued that there are
environmental conditions that need to be maintained in the interests of society. For example, we may argue that is one company was to start to buy shares in their competitors
until they had a stake in each competitor large enough to influence policy, they may end up monopolising the market. This is not in the interests of the commercial environment
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