CFA Level I · CFA Level I Exam · Equity Instrument Features
An investor holds both the common shares and the cumulative preferred shares of a company. If the company faces financial distress and suspends all dividend payments, the investor's preferred shares are most likely to:
Cumulative preferred shares accumulate unpaid dividends as arrears. The company must pay all arrears to preferred holders before it can resume dividends on common shares, which gives preferred shareholders more protection than common holders during distress.
- Aconvert automatically into common shares
- Baccumulate unpaid dividends that must be paid before common dividends resumeCorrect
- Close the right to past dividends because dividends were not declared
Explanation
Cumulative preferred shares carry forward missed dividends as arrears. These must be paid before any common dividend can be paid. Non-cumulative shares would forfeit missed dividends, and conversion occurs only if the shares are convertible and the holder or issuer exercises that right.
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