Chapter III · Shares · Section V · Non-voting preference shares

Article 344-A Other types of preference shares

Artigo 344.º-A · Ações preferenciais de outros tipos

Código das Sociedades Comerciais · Decree-Law No. 262/86 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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This section does not prevent the company from issuing, under Articles 24 and 302, shares that ordinarily confer voting rights and carry a priority dividend or other special rights expressly provided for in the articles of association.

O disposto na presente secção não impede a sociedade de, nos termos dos artigos 24.º e 302.º, emitir ações que confiram ordinariamente direitos de voto e disponham de dividendo prioritário ou outros direitos especiais que estejam expressamente previstos no contrato de sociedade.

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The permission to issue voting shares with a priority dividend or other special rights under Articles 24 and 302 is retained.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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