Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/154976 
Year of Publication: 
1999
Series/Report no.: 
Nota di Lavoro No. 22.1999
Publisher: 
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Milano
Abstract: 
This paper analyses ownership and control structures of Dutch listed companies. Legislation effective since 1992 mandates all shareholders with holdings of 5 percent or more in Dutch companies to disclose their holdings. Our analysis shows that the average ownership stakes of the largest and the three largest shareholders are 27% and 41%, respectively. The average ownership stakes of banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions are relatively low. We observe that voting rights are more concentrated than ownership rights; the use of a supervisory board representing interests of different stakeholders is ubiquitous; and listed companies use different forms of antitakeover defence measures.
Subjects: 
Ownership
Control
Corporate governance
JEL: 
G30
G32
G34
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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