Preference and Equity Share Difference

&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;left&semi;margin&colon;0px 0px 0px 0&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>There is great difference between preference shares and equity shares in terms of characteristics and conditions&period; Preference shares have the characteristics of equity as well as debt instrument&period; On the other hand&comma; equity shares only represent ownership in the company&period; Some of the basic differences between preferred and equity shares are given below&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"center"><strong>Difference Between Preference and Equity Share<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<table cellspacing&equals;"0" cellpadding&equals;"2" width&equals;"522" border&equals;"1">&NewLine;<tbody>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td valign&equals;"top" width&equals;"154">&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi; <strong>Distinction Basis<&sol;strong><&sol;td>&NewLine;<td valign&equals;"top" width&equals;"185"><strong>&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi; Preference Share<&sol;strong><&sol;td>&NewLine;<td valign&equals;"top" width&equals;"181"><strong>&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi;&&num;160&semi; Equity Share<&sol;strong><&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td valign&equals;"top" width&equals;"154">&NewLine;<p align&equals;"center"><strong>Preference Right of Dividend Payout<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td valign&equals;"top" width&equals;"185">Preference dividend is paid before the equity dividend amount&period;<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td valign&equals;"top" width&equals;"181">Payment of equity dividend amount does not have the priority over the payment of the preference dividend&period;<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td valign&equals;"top" width&equals;"154">&NewLine;<p align&equals;"center"><strong>Preference Right of Repayment of Capital Amount<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td valign&equals;"top" width&equals;"185"> Preference share has the priority of capital repayment over the equity share capital&period; &NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;