The Multiple Voting Rights Directive (MVRD) – Comeback of Multiple Voting Rights with the Listing Act

ECCML Working Papers, 2024/1, March 2024

14 Pages Posted: 29 Mar 2024

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Jessica Schmidt

University of Bayreuth; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Date Written: March 19, 2024

Abstract

A central element of the EU Listing Act is the Multiple Voting Rights Directive (MVRD), for which a provisionally agreed upon text is now available. This paper provides an overview of the background, the origins, and the essential contents of the MVRD and its significance especially from a German perspective.

Keywords: Multiple voting rights, MVRD, Listing Act

JEL Classification: K22

Suggested Citation

Schmidt, Jessica J, The Multiple Voting Rights Directive (MVRD) – Comeback of Multiple Voting Rights with the Listing Act (March 19, 2024). ECCML Working Papers, 2024/1, March 2024, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4765465 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4765465

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