As part of a dispute between shareholders of a private company it was argued that a shareholder who holds half the shares of the company is excluded from the decision making process and is oppressed by taking unreasonable expenses for office holders of the Company at the expense of distribution company’s profits and by harming the legitimate expectations of a shareholder to enjoy the company's profits. The Court held that in a closely held private company there is a legitimate expectations of shareholder to be involved in the management of the Company and there is no impediment to file discrimination claims by a shareholder who holds a 50% stake in the company, as long as the remaining shares are held by a single shareholder who also holds 50% of the Company. The profits of a private company does not lead to an increase in share value and thus avoiding distribution of dividend excludes the shareholder's ability to benefit from them. However, in the absence of a specific stipulation in the articles of the company which requires the distribution of dividends, there is no oppression if the salaries of office holders of the Company do not exceed the market norm and no actions are aimed at distribution of profits in an unequal manner. For this reasoning the claim was dismissed.
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