Deferred stock. Stock in a company is frequently divided into 'preferred,' the holders of which are entitled to a fixed dividend payable out of the net earnings of the whole stock, and 'deferred,' the holders of which are entitled to all the residue of the net earnings, after such fixed dividend has been paid to the holders of the 'preferred,' according to the classification in the memorandum or Articles. See also Companies Act, 1929, s. 50, in regard to companies limited by shares or limited by guarantee. See as to railway companies the Regula-tion of Railways Act, 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. 119), s. 13, which limits the power to create such stock to cases where a 3 per cent. dividend has been paid for one year, and puts a fixed maximum dividend on the 'preferred' at the rate of 6 per cent.
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