Class B shares typically have lower dividend priority than Class A shares and fewer voting rights. However, different classes do not usually affect an average investor’s share of the profits or benefits from the company’s overall success.
The Class B share value is $5 minus $0.24, or $4.76 per share. The total Class B equity value is 900 shares multiplied by $4.76, or $4,284.
B Shares are not listed on the London Stock Exchange and therefore there is no ready market in which you can sell your B Shares, although you can transfer them privately.
The B Share dividend is paid twice a year and is calculated on a six monthly basis: – 0.75% dividend by 2 = 0.375% – 20,000 B Shares @ 0.1p nominal value each would be £20 – 0.375% return on £20 = 7.5p You would receive a B Share dividend of 7p (i.e. 7.5p rounded down to the nearest whole penny).
Voting shares, dividend shares, capital shares
Sometimes three classes of shares are created with class ‘A’ having all the voting rights, class ‘B’ having all the dividend rights and class ‘C’ having all the capital rights.
When more than one class of stock is offered, companies traditionally designate them as Class A and Class B, with Class A carrying more voting rights than Class B shares. Class A shares may offer 10 voting rights per stock held, while class B shares offer only one.
One of the main differences between the Class A and Class B shares are the number of voting rights. Class A shares have 10 voting rights, while Class B shares have 1 voting right. For people or institutions that do want to have some leverage the voting rights of course are indeed important.
Class B Shares
Sometimes called a back-end load, the CDSC normally declines the longer your hold your shares and, eventually, is eliminated. Within two years after the CDSC is eliminated, Class B shares often “convert” into lower-cost Class A shares.
Voting rights. The holders of Class B shares are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by the shareholders other than with respect to matters that require a separate class vote in accordance with applicable law. Dividend rights.
Investors with Class B shares also are free of tax liabilities, such as when they transfer their stocks to a loved one.
Class A common stock is voting stock, and Class B is non-voting stock. There is no difference between the two classes except for voting rights. There are, however, far more shares of Class B outstanding, so most of the trading occurs in that class.
Traditional Class A shares are not sold to the public and also can’t be traded by the holders of the shares. Traditional Class A shares are only one type of Class A share, and companies are free to structure themselves differently.
Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares have identical rights, except related to the dividend access mechanism, which applies only to the Class B ordinary shares. Dividends paid on Class A ordinary shares have a Dutch source for tax purposes and are subject to Dutch withholding tax (see note 1 – Taxation).
What are B stock items?
A “B-Stock” is a product which has been returned by a customer within their 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee or replaced under guarantee and can no longer be sold as “A-Stock”. These products are offered at a special, reduced price, are fully functional and come with a full 3 year warranty and 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee.
A B-share is one type of class of shares offered in a mutual fund that charges a sales load. The other common share classes are A-shares and C-shares. With B-shares, an investor pays a sales charge when they redeem from the fund, known as a back-end sales load or a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).