Do you know that you have become a shareholder of the company since you bought the first-hand stock? As a shareholder, you enjoy many rights, such as the right to know, the right to vote and the right to distribute profits, which are the guarantee for your investment activities. Next, let’s take a look!

　　1. What are the basic rights of shareholders?

　　A: After investors buy shares of a listed company, they become shareholders of the listed company and enjoy the basic rights of shareholders of the listed company. The Company Law stipulates that the shareholders of a company shall enjoy the rights of asset income, participation in major decisions and selection of managers according to law. The main rights of shareholders of listed companies include the right to know, the right to vote, the right to suggest and inquire, the right to distribute profits, the right to distribute surplus property, the right to cancel litigation by resolutions of the shareholders’ meeting and the board of directors, the right to directly sue shareholders, the right to claim for share repurchase, the right to nominate independent directors, the right to propose proposals, the right to claim for derivative litigation of shareholders, the right to convene and preside over the shareholders’ meeting, and the right to claim for dissolution of the company.

　　2. What is profit distribution right?

　　A: Profit distribution right refers to the right of shareholders to request the distribution of company profits according to the proportion of capital contribution or shares. Article 34 of the Company Law stipulates: "Shareholders shall receive dividends in proportion to their paid-in capital contribution; When the company increases its capital, the shareholders have the priority to subscribe for the capital contribution in proportion to the paid-in capital contribution. However, unless all shareholders agree not to share dividends according to the proportion of capital contribution or not to subscribe for capital contribution in priority according to the proportion of capital contribution. " The main way for a company to pay dividends is to distribute dividends to shareholders. The main forms of dividends are stock dividends and cash dividends.

　　3. What is the right to know?

　　A: The right to know means that the shareholders of a company have the right to know the company information. Shareholders’ right to know is an important right given to shareholders by law, and it is the premise and basis for realizing other rights of shareholders. By consulting the company’s financial reports, account books and other relevant information about the company’s operation, decision-making and management, and asking questions related to the above, the rights of shareholders to understand the company’s operation and supervise the business activities of the company’s senior management personnel are realized.

　　4. What is voting right? How to exercise it specifically?

　　A: Shareholders’ voting right, also known as shareholders’ resolution right, refers to the right enjoyed by shareholders based on their status to make certain representations on the proposals of shareholders’ meetings and general meetings. Voting right is the main embodiment of shareholders’ rights and the core right of investors to attend shareholders’ meetings. Only by exercising the right to vote at the shareholders’ meeting or the shareholders’ general meeting can it be possible to raise the individual will of shareholders to the will of the company, and realize the capitalization income of their capital contribution with the help of the board of directors and management. Exercising the right to vote is not only a way to make one’s will rise to the will of the company, but also a manifestation of shareholders’ participation in corporate governance. The number of voting rights is calculated according to the number of shareholders’ shares, and each share held by shareholders corresponds to one voting right when attending the shareholders’ meeting.

　　As shareholders of listed companies, investors can exercise their voting rights in two ways: on-site or online. Online voting is more convenient for investors to attend shareholders’ meetings and exercise their voting rights. At present, there are two main channels for online voting of listed companies in Shenzhen: trading system and internet voting system.

　　5. In addition to the above, what rights do shareholders enjoy?

　　A: According to the Company Law of China, shareholders also have the right to make suggestions and inquiries, the right to distribute the remaining property, the right to cancel the lawsuit by resolution of the shareholders’ general meeting and the board of directors, the right to directly sue shareholders, the right to request share repurchase, the right to nominate independent directors, the right to propose proposals, the right to derivative litigation of shareholders, the right to request an extraordinary shareholders’ general meeting, the right to convene and preside over the shareholders’ general meeting, and the right to request the dissolution of the company.