French term
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prendre rang antérieurement à
This is from the Articles of Incorporation of a Canadian corporation
Outre les autres formalités requises par la Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, aucune création d’actions de même rang ou prenant rang antérieurement aux actions de catégorie «F» ne sera autorisée et les dispositions relatives aux actions de catégorie «F» ou aux actions de toute autre catégorie de même rang ou prenant rang antérieurement aux actions de catégorie «F» ne pourront être modifiées à moins que cela ne soit ratifié aux deux tiers (2/3) des voix exprimées par les détenteurs d’actions de catégorie «F» à une assemblée extraordinaire convoquée à cette fin
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Pavel Altukhov
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Adrian MM.
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Nov 14, 2019 23:45: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from "prendre rang antérieurement a" to "prendre rang antérieurement à"
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Proposed translations
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or ranking higher than
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philgoddard
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Eliza Hall
: Link on classes of shares and how they rank: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/class.asp
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Wolf Draeger
: But "n/a" isn't an explanation, please substantiate your answer.
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Daryo
: OTOH "n/a" is not the most convincing argument.
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Austria
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take priority over
Tentatively, a more literal translation.
'Ranking higher than' suggests to me mortgages or land charges in a (UK) land registration context - which would throw up the question of whether 'antérieurement' would mean jumpting the queue (AmE) line in time as opposed to number.
Such shares customarily rank ahead of other shares (particularly ordinary shares) either for dividends or priority in liquidation proceedings.
http://context.reverso.net/traduction/anglais-francais/take+priority+over
http://e-lawresources.co.uk/Land/Priority-in-registered-land.php
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Daryo
: that's the idea
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Thanks. Considering the corporate vs. land registration divide, I had been disinclined to give a n/a explanation.
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Discussion
In this specific case, a wrong translation can make the difference between preserving the value of your investment instead of being subjected to legalised daylight robbery - not a "small detail" if your money is at stake ...