Dual-Class Share Structure
A corporate governance structure in which a company issues multiple classes of shares with different voting rights, typically with founders holding high-voting-rights shares to retain control.
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Dual-class share structures are a common arrangement for Silicon Valley companies to maintain founder control, with Class A shares carrying one vote each and Class B shares carrying ten votes each or even more.
Companies such as Snap and Lyft also have precedents for dual-class share structures.
A dual-class share structure means a company issues two or more classes of common stock with differences in voting rights among the classes, a common design being one vote per share for Class A shares and multiple votes per share for Class B shares.
A dual-class share structure gives shares held by founders voting rights that are multiples of those of ordinary shares, thereby giving them an advantage in shareholder votes.
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Dual-class share structures are a common arrangement for Silicon Valley companies to maintain founder control, with Class A shares carrying one vote each and Class B shares carrying ten votes each or even more.
50%UnverifiedCompanies such as Snap and Lyft also have precedents for dual-class share structures.
50%UnverifiedA dual-class share structure means a company issues two or more classes of common stock with differences in voting rights among the classes, a common design being one vote per share for Class A shares and multiple votes per share for Class B shares.
50%UnverifiedA dual-class share structure gives shares held by founders voting rights that are multiples of those of ordinary shares, thereby giving them an advantage in shareholder votes.
50%UnverifiedMeta采用双重股权结构，A类股每股拥有1票投票权，扎克伯格持有的B类股每股拥有10票投票权
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