The company/startup should pass an Ordinary Resolution for the issuance of DVRs in the General Meeting of the shareholders. The voting power of DVRs equity shares should not exceed 74% of the total voting powers. There should be no default in filing the annual returns by the startups for the past three financial years.
Disadvantages Of DVR Shares are as follows: Lower voting rights, reducing influence in company decisions. Potentially less liquid, making them harder to sell. May be viewed as less attractive to certain investors who value voting power.
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.)
DVR shares offer fewer voting rights but often provide higher dividends, while ordinary shares carry complete voting rights but may offer lower dividends. If you are an investor in the stock market, or even just starting out, you are bound to come across different types of shares.
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.
They enable the promoters for retaining control over the company. The DVRs equity shares allow superior or lower or fractional voting rights to public investors, enabling promoters to retain control of the company even when new investors come by.
DVR shares offer higher dividends or additional fiscal advantages in exchange for reduced or no voting privileges. As an alternative financial instrument, they enable organisations to raise capital to finance their ongoing or new endeavours without watering down control.
They enable the promoters for retaining control over the company. The DVRs equity shares allow superior or lower or fractional voting rights to public investors, enabling promoters to retain control of the company even when new investors come by.