📁 Dividend waiver

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A dividend waiver is an agreement between a corporation and its shareholders that allows the shareholders to waive their right to receive dividends on their shares for a specified period of time. The waiver may be in effect for a specified number of years or indefinitely.

📁 Dividend waiver

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Dividend Waiver Agreement

A shareholder may sign a deed of waiver to forgo their rights to a forthcoming dividend.

What to watch out for

That the shareholder has the right to waive their dividend;

That the waiver is in writing and signed by the shareholder;

That the waiver is for a specific dividend and is not an irrevocable waiver of all future dividends.

Publisher

Genie AI

Jurisdiction

England and Wales

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Waive dividend rights

agreement When someone waives their dividend rights, they are no longer entitled to receive dividends from the company. This can be useful if the person is no longer a shareholder or if they are trying to avoid paying taxes on the dividends.

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