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Located in Brussels, Euroclear is the world’s largest settlement system for domestic and international securities transactions (covering equities, bonds and funds), providing a comprehensive range of services to major financial institutions worldwide.   
The rights of a shareholder to have the first refusal on any new shares in the company as they become available.   


It also acts as the Central securities depository (CSD) for a number of countries including Belgium, Netherlands, France, Ireland and the UK.
In the UK these rights are enshrined in company law.
 
Outside the UK pre-emption rights may or may not be recognised in law.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Central securities depository]]
* [[An introduction to equity capital]]
* [[CGO]]
* [[Cash box placing]]
* [[Clearstream]]
* [[Rights issue]]
* [[CRESTCo]]
* [[Shareholders]]
* [[International Central Securities Depository]]


[[Category:Cash_management]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]

Revision as of 03:43, 19 May 2016

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.

Outside the UK pre-emption rights may or may not be recognised in law.


See also