Example sentences of "of the [noun sg] rights [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was responsible for the exploitation of the mineral rights of the Crown — for example , for finding , mining and smelting iron in the forest of Chippenham and in the Forest of Dean and lead in the Forest of the Peak . |
| 2 | Sales of companies and businesses often include provision for the transfer of the pension rights of the employees concerned from the vendor 's scheme to the purchaser 's scheme . |
| 3 | It may be difficult or impossible to establish at the date of the sale the value of the pension rights to be transferred . |
| 4 | Sale agreements commonly provide for the value of the pension rights to be calculated according to a formula set out in the agreement and for the detailed calculations to be agreed between the parties ' actuaries , or , if they do not agree , to be determined by another actuary acting as an expert and not as an arbitrator . |
| 5 | It must also seek the permission of the Charity Commissioners , because of a scheme set up in 1986 under which the Trust must not hold less than 50 per cent of the voting rights of Wellcome . |
| 6 | Once a bid has been publicly announced , parties with holdings of more than 50% or more of the voting rights of the target company , the offeror or any other company whose securities are offered for consideration must immediately inform the supervisory authority of all dealings in the securities of these companies . |
| 7 | of the voting rights of Target as at the date of the announcement . |
| 8 | A holding , or aggregate holdings , of shares carrying 30 per cent or more of the voting rights of a company , irrespective of whether the holding or holdings give de facto control . |
| 9 | This has been recognised by the Panel and for many of the purposes of the Code and SARs , " control " is deemed to be the holding of an aggregate of 30 per cent or more of the voting rights of a company . |
| 10 | A partial offer is a takeover offer which is for less than 100 per cent of the voting rights of the target company . |
| 11 | Partial offers are not very common in the UK because where the offer is for 30 per cent or more of the voting rights it can only succeed if shareholders holding over 50 per cent of the voting rights of the target company ( excluding those held by the offeror and its concert parties ) vote in favour of the offer ( Rule 36.5 ) . |
| 12 | ( 9 ) The number of shares offered for ( when aggregated with the existing holdings of shares and rights over shares of the buyer and persons acting by agreement or understanding with him within the meaning of the SARs ) must not amount to 30 per cent or more of the voting rights of the company . |
| 13 | ( f ) when a purchaser is being sought for a holding , or aggregate holdings , of shares carrying 30 per cent or more of the voting rights of a company or when the board of a company is seeking potential offerors , and : ( i ) the company is the subject of rumour and speculation , or ( ii ) there is an untoward movement in its share price , or ( iii ) the number of potential purchasers or offerors approached is about to be increased to include more than a very restricted number of people . |
| 14 | Having taken control of Volvo 's 29 per cent Pharmacia stake , which carries nearly half of the voting rights in Sweden 's biggest drugs company , Procordia is expected to launch a full takeover bid of at least £1billion . |
| 15 | Mr Lagardère will have 22% of the voting rights in a new holding company , Lagardère Groupe , which will control 51% of Matra-Hachette . |
| 16 | When the acceptance condition ( ie acceptance in respect of over 50 per cent of the voting rights in the target ) attached to an offer is satisfied , the offer is described as being unconditional as to acceptances . |
| 17 | Many public-sector trade union conferences , such as NALGO , NUPE , NATFHE and CPSA passed resolutions in support of the employment rights of lesbians and gay men , and their journals carried articles and correspondence on the issue . |