The company must obtain approval from the shareholders by passing an ordinary resolution in the general meeting. There should be no default by the company in filing its financial statements or annual returns for the last three financial years preceding the financial year of the issue of the DVRs.
Tata Motors, Gujarat NRE Coke, Pantaloon Retail, Jain Irrigation are some of the Indian companies that have issued DVR shares. E.g.: Tata Motors' DVR shares carry voting rights which are one-tenth of the ordinary equity shares.
Differential voting rights in a company are those shares that give the shareholder extra rights to vote as compared to other shareholders. These rights can be used by the shareholders to gain more votes or less votes based on their choice.
The following are the drawbacks of DVR shares. Limited awareness: Investors often miss out on opportunities to invest in DVR shares because they are unaware of their issuance. Reduced voting rights: DVR shareholders typically have fewer voting rights than holders of ordinary equity shares.
DVR is the short form of Differential Voting Rights (DVR). Holding voting rights is a significant factor while investing in a company's stock. Voting rights allow shareholders to participate in a company's decision-making process. Previously, the principle of one vote per share was followed.
Eligibility Criteria to Issue DVR Shares Companies must have a record of distributable profits for the past 3 years. There should not be any default in filing the annual returns for the past 3 financial years. There was no default in repaying deposits or loans.
It is a minimum amount that must be raised when the shares are offered to the public during the issue of shares. This minimum subscription cannot be less than 90% of the issued capital and is usually set by the Board of Directors.
Eligibility Criteria to Issue DVR Shares The issuance of share should be authorised by the Article of Association of the Company. Companies must have a record of distributable profits for the past 3 years. There should not be any default in filing the annual returns for the past 3 financial years.
Example scenario A Tata Motor DVR has 10% voting rights compared to an ordinary Tata Motor share. (1 voting right per share.) (1 voting right for every 10 shares held.)