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The rights of a shareholder to have the first refusal on any new shares in the company as they become available.   
The rights of a shareholder to have the first refusal on any new shares in the company as they become available.   


In the UK these rights are enshrined in company law.
In some jurisdictions, for example the UK, these rights are enshrined in company law.


Outside the UK pre-emption rights may or may not be recognised in law.
In other jurisdictions, pre-emption rights may or may not be recognised in law.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[An introduction to equity capital]]
* [[Cash box placing]]
* [[Cash box placing]]
* [[Company law]]
* [[Dilution]]
* [[Disapplication]]
* [[Jurisdiction]]
* [[Law]]
* [[Non-pre-emptive issue]]
* [[Pre-Emption Group]]
* [[Rights issue]]
* [[Rights issue]]
* [[Shareholders]]
* [[Shareholders]]
* [[Shareholders' agreement]]


[[Category:Regulation_and_Law]]
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]

Latest revision as of 16:19, 23 June 2024

The rights of a shareholder to have the first refusal on any new shares in the company as they become available.

In some jurisdictions, for example the UK, these rights are enshrined in company law.

In other jurisdictions, pre-emption rights may or may not be recognised in law.


See also