As a result, the shareholders in the class action will own 15 percent of the company.

"The only question is whether the shareholders will still own it."

Until recently, for example, no single shareholder could own more than 10 percent of the company.

Weeks's shareholders will own about 28 percent of the combined company.

In order to put a resolution to the vote, shareholders must own 5pc of the capital or have 100 members.

Over all, 37,000 small shareholders own about 18 percent of the team's shares.

No shareholder can own more than 200 shares in the company.

The shareholders thus own the company, which in turn owns the property.

To vote at the annual meeting, shareholders much have owned the stock since May 1.

But shareholders own the firm: the decision should be theirs.