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Question
Which of the following are the features of preference shares?
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Dividend at a fixed rate is payable on these shares before any dividend is paid on equity shares.
Preference shares carry voting rights.
They are a hybrid form of financing.
At the time of winding up the company, capital is repaid to equity shareholders prior to the return of preference capital.
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Solution
Dividend at a fixed rate is payable on these shares before any dividend is paid on equity shares and they are a hybrid form of financing.
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