Ownership and Control in the Netherlands

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This paper analyses ownership and control structures of Dutch listed companies. Legislation effective since 1992 mandates all shareholders with holdings of 5 percent or more in Dutch companies to disclose their holdings. Our analysis shows that the average ownership stakes of the largest and the three largest shareholders are 27% and 41%, respectively. The average ownership stakes of banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions are relatively low. We observe that voting rights are more concentrated than ownership rights; the use of a supervisory board representing interests of different stakeholders is ubiquitous; and listed companies use different forms of antitakeover defence measures.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Nota di Lavoro ; No. 22.1999

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Corporate Finance and Governance: General ; Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill ; Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Voting; Proxy Contests; Corporate Governance
• Subject: Ownership ; Control ; Corporate governance ; Eigentümerstruktur ; Corporate Governance ; Niederlande ; Aktienstimmrecht

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): de Jongand, Abe ; Kabir, Rezaul ; Marra, Teye ; Roell, Ailsa
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)
• (where): Milano
• (when): 1999

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/154976
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