What's the Detail on Multiple Voting Shares Regulation?
The Financial Services Authority (OJK) officially issued Financial Services Authority Regulation (POJK) No. 22/POJK.04/2021 on classifying shares with multiple voting rights (SHSM) or multiple voting shares (MVS). Citing an official statement on Tuesday, this regulation accommodates technology companies such as unicorns and decacorns to list their securities on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.
In detail, the latest OJK regulation stipulates the application of shares with multiple voting rights, i.e., one share grants more than one voting right to shareholders who meet certain requirements. OJK reasoned that the purpose of regulating the multiple voting shares (MVS) is to protect the company's vision and mission, following the goals of the founders in developing business activities run by the company.
*OJK Regulation No. 22/POJK.04/2021 can be downloaded at the end of this article.