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Title: Public Debate and Stock Prices: Evidence from the Voting Premium

Author(s): Fabio Braggion and Mariassunta Giannetti

Publication Date: September 2013

Keyword(s): Category, Corporate Governance, Dual Class Shares and Public Opinion

Programme Area(s): Financial Economics

Abstract: An intense debate on the use of limited-voting shares developed in the UK during the 1950s. Using a unique hand-collected dataset, we show that negative news coverage of limited-voting shares is associated with an increase in the relative price of voting and limited-voting shares (the voting premium), even if no new material information has been revealed. The effects are stronger for firms that are difficult to arbitrage. Furthermore, a higher voting premium and negative news for dual class firms are followed by lower returns for voting shares than for limited-voting shares suggesting a reversion to fundamentals. Taken together, our results indicate that during this period investors? views may have limited firms? ability to use limited-voting shares and have broader implications on the effects of investors? views for stock prices and corporate governance.

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Braggion, F and Giannetti, M. 2013. 'Public Debate and Stock Prices: Evidence from the Voting Premium'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=9619