Talk:Appraisal rights

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Did you know... that shareholders who object to some transactions can use appraisal rights to make the company buy their shares?

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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 08:41, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that shareholders who object to some transactions can use appraisal rights to make the company buy their shares? Source: Appraisal is a statutory right designed to protect shareholders ... If a shareholder seeks appraisal, a court can order the corporation to compensate eligible dissenting shareholders for their shares' fair value ... The corporation must pay this judicially determined value to the dissenting minority shareholders ... p 2139; All states give shareholders who dissent to certain types of acquisitions a right to petition a state court for the fair cash value of their shares. In essence, the codes provide a mandatory, contingent put option to all common shareholders, triggered by certain acquisitions ... pp 66–67
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Armour

Created by AleatoryPonderings (talk). Self-nominated at 16:02, 23 July 2022 (UTC).[reply]

New enough and long enough. QPQ present. Hook facts check out. No textual issues. Interesting little topic in M&A law. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:01, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]