Preference Shares

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Preference Shares

Debt Securities
G-Dated Securities
Preference Shares
• Preference shares : (not traded in stock exchange except Redeemable
non-convertible Pref. Shares)
• carry preferential rights: Fixed rate of dividend & as to repayment of
capital at the time of winding up of the Company.
• Generally preference shareholders do not have voting rights.
• According to The Companies (Amendment) Act, 1988, the preference
shares can be redeemable & the maximum period for which they can
be issued is 10 years.
Kinds of Preference Shares
On the basis of cumulating of dividend :
• Cumulative Preference Shares: They are those shares on which the
dividend at a fixed rate goes on cumulating till it is all paid.
• Non Cumulative Preference Shares: These are those shares on which
the dividend does not accumulate.
On the basis of participation :
Participating Preference shares: Participate in surplus profits of the
company & surplus assets during winding up.
Non Participating Shares: These shares are not entitled to participate in
surplus profit. Dividend at fixed rate is given.
• On the basis of conversion :
• Convertible preference shares: The owners of these shares have the option
to convert their preference shares into equity shares as per the terms of
issue.
• Non-convertible preference shares: The owners of these shares do not have
any right of converting their shares into equity shares.
• On the basis of redemption:
• Redeemable preference shares: These are to be purchased back by the
company after a certain period as per the terms of issue.
• Irredeemable preference shares: These are not to be purchased back by the
company during its lifetime.
• Note: See list of active preference shares in India (available in NSDL website)
Debt Securities
• Corporate Bond: Backed up by any collateral securities. (tradaded in
stock exchanges)
• Conventional Bond
• Zero Coupon Bond
• Perpetual Bond
• Non-Conventional Bond
• https://www.etmoney.com/mutual-funds/debt/corporate-bond/61
• Corporate Debentures: Not backed up by any collateral
• PSU Bonds: Issued by Public sector Units
• https://www.indmoney.com/bonds/public-sector-bonds

• Dated G- Secs: Treasury Bills, Gilt securities


• Short term: 31 days, 90 days, 180 days, 365 days.
• Dated G-securities: long term (5-10 years)
• Risk free, interest rate slightly higher than Fixed Deposit.
• Now, accessible to retail investors.
August 2021, 250 crore

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