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DIVIDEND POLICY AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE: A STUDY OF RUSSIAN DUAL-CLASS STOCK COMPANIES
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Irina Berezinets 
, Yulia Ilina, Liudmila Alekseeva
Abstract
This paper explores the relationship between ownership structure and dividend policy in Russian public companies with dual-class shares. The sample includes all companies issuing both ordinary (voting) and preferred (non-voting) shares traded on the Russian Trading System (RTS) in the period of 2003-2009. Using panel data and employing both linear and nonlinear regression modeling approach, we tested the relationship between ownership structure and dividend payout. One of the major conclusions is the existence of a negative relationship between the dividend payout on ordinary shares and institutional ownership, as well as between dividend payout on ordinary shares and offshore ownership. Unlike for ordinary shares, ownership structure is not related to dividend payments on preferred shares. Dividend policy on preferred shares is, instead, essentially related to a company’s performance.
Keywords: Ownership, Agency Problem, Dividend Policy, Dual-Class Shares
Received: 12.03.2017
Accepted: 15.05.2017
How to cite this: Berezinets, I., Ilina, Y., & Alekseeva, L. (2017). Dividend policy and ownership structure: A study of Russian dual-class stock companies. Corporate Ownership & Control, 15(1-1), 199-212. https://doi.org/10.22495/cocv15i1c1p4
