voting trust

  • 11voting trust — Simply stated, a device whereby persons owning stock with voting powers divorce the voting rights thereof from the ownership, retaining the latter to all intents and purposes and transferring the former to trustees in whom the voting rights of… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 12Voting Trust —    A trust set up by the company at a commercial bank inviting ordinary shareholders to deposit their shares for a fixed period in return for other privileges. This procedure is carried out if a company has financial instability and board members …

    Financial and business terms

  • 13voting trust certificate — A trust in which control of a corporation is given to a few individuals, usually to support reorganization of a corporation without interference. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

    Financial and business terms

  • 14trust — n 1 a: a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another s property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property b: an entity resulting from the establishment of such a relationship see also… …

    Law dictionary

  • 15voting — n. The casting of ballots to decide an issue; usually used to refer to the casting of votes in order to elect officials or to decide a question on the ballot. @ voting trust Entrustment by a group of stockholders in a corporation of their votes… …

    Law dictionary

  • 16voting rights — n pl 1: rights of participation in esp. public elections see also voting rights act in the important laws section 2: the rights of shareholders or directors to vote on corporate matters compare voting sto …

    Law dictionary

  • 17TRUST — Le trust est la forme primitive de concentration monopoliste des entreprises aux États Unis. Son nom vient d’une technique juridique anglaise, utilisée à l’origine pour faciliter cette concentration. La technique a été rapidement abandonnée; le… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 18trust — A legal entity created by a grantor for the benefit of designated beneficiaries under the laws of the state and the valid trust instrument. The trustee holds a fiduciary responsibility to manage the trust s corpus assets and income for the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 19voting group — A term defined in the Revised Model Business Corporation Act (No. 1.40(26)) to describe the right of shares of different classes to vote separately at shareholders meetings on fundamental corporate changes that adversely affect the rights or… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 20voting certificate — Certificates issued by a voting trust to stockholders in exchange for their common stock, which represent all the rights of common stock except voting rights. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

    Financial and business terms