Quotes about voting rights

1. Given the diminished pervasiveness of poison pills and other traditional defenses for corporate control, unequal voting rights have been transformed from a seldom-seen defense to one of the most effective ways to cement control.

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2. We are pleased by the court's decision to deny CBS and its special committee's unprecedented motion to try to deprive a shareholder of its fundamental voting rights.

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3. Companies with multiple share class structures tend to have corporate governance structures that treat different shareholder classes unequally with respect to voting rights and other governance issues.

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