PREJUDICED INTERESTS OF MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
A minority shareholder may force the company to take-over his shares
Article 2:251(1) Netherlands Antilles Civil Code reads as follows: “A shareholder of registered shares, whose rights or interests are prejudiced to such an extent, by the conduct of the company or one or more co-shareholders, that a continuation of his shareholding cannot reasonably be required of him, may institute a claim against the company for withdrawal, demanding that his shares be acquired against payment in cash”.
This provision may only be successfully triggered in exceptional circumstances. This could be the case if the company or co-shareholders have a structural policy …
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