Public Debate and Stock Prices: Evidence from the Voting Premium
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Changing Corporate Governance Norms: Evidence from Dual Class Shares in the U.K.
Date Written: September 2013
Abstract
An intense debate on the use of limited-voting shares developed in the UK during the 1950s. Using a unique hand-collected dataset, we show that negative news coverage of limited-voting shares is associated with an increase in the relative price of voting and limited-voting shares (the voting premium), even if no new material information has been revealed. The effects are stronger for firms that are difficult to arbitrage. Furthermore, a higher voting premium and negative news for dual class firms are followed by lower returns for voting shares than for limited-voting shares suggesting a reversion to fundamentals. Taken together, our results indicate that during this period investorsÂ’ views may have limited firmsÂ’ ability to use limited-voting shares and have broader implications on the effects of investorsÂ’ views for stock prices and corporate governance.
Keywords: Category, Corporate Governance, Dual Class Shares, Public Opinion
JEL Classification: G02, G1, G3
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