Pontvert Incorporation - Shareholding central thread

Pontvert Incorporation ​

Long live the Wooden Bridge​

It was announced the 17th of February 2012 that shareholding would be introduced to Pontvert Incorporation, the progressing mass and local wooden item dealers.

Shareholding is planned to be a new way in which the company can make money, and in return have other players make money simply by investing in the company.

How it will work is that players will have the opportunity to buy shares in the Incorporation for a certain amount of money from a user, giving the user a percentage of ownership on the company. At the end of the calender month, the user will be given the profits the Incorporation made according to their percentage of ownership, but in return must either invest money in the Incorporation to help gain a profit in the next month, or otherwise sell the share(s) to make money.

For example, say PlayerA has $100, and buys a 10% share of the company from PlayerB. PlayerB gets to keep the money he made from selling the share, and, assuming he sold all his shares, has no further money given to him. At the end of the month, PlayerB gets 10% of profits: if the company made $10,000, PlayerB would make $1,000. Then, PlayerB needs to decide, "Okay, do I want to give some of the money back to the Incorporation so that I can keep my shares and make some more money next month, or do I want to sell the shares to make some money?" As you can see, whatever is decided, money will be made in the long-term.

The amount every shareholder has to pay every month is dependent on the profit made, and is decided by Matberry, the company's owner. Of course, if you don't like the price you're being demanded to pay, you can always sell your shares. The new shareholder who buys your shares, if you do sell the shares, doesn't have to pay the deposit, but will in the next calender month unless he or she decides to sell the shares.

Sadly, here in Pontvert Incorporation, we don't take evasion of paying so happily, and we want to be informed on the status of every share by the fifth of every month. This is to avoid scams, inactive shares, and the like. However, if you are selling shares, you have until the fifth of the month to inform that the shares will be sold, and until the tenth of that month to sell the shares. Shares not sold by then will either have to have a deposit paid, be gifted away, or, should the owner not contact the Incorporation afterwards, it may be given to the shareholders or to Matberry to resell.

F.A.Q.s regarding shareholding:

1. What if the company makes a loss?
If the company makes a loss, you will not be refunded of the money you paid (a full list of expenses will be published every month to show that players have not been scammed). However, consider it from the Incorporation's view: there'd be a loss of interest in shareholding if this happened, and therefore the business could temporarily or permanently have lost reputation or trust. In the case where a loss is made, then you can also expect the demanded investment into the company per shareholder to be severely decreased too to just a few cents or dollars.

2. For what reasons could my shares be removed?​

Your shares could be removed if you are banned and unlikely to return, if you are inactive for over 20 days, if you have damaged the Incorporation and/or its integrity (through grief, harassment, disrespect, etc.), through trading shares whilst providing false information to Matberry on the sale or for not notifying Matberry on the future of the shares until the 5th of the month.​

3. What if I am inactive, or unable to collect the money my shares made at the end of the month?​

You should try to contact Matberry by the 5th of the month by any way possible: through ECC forum conversation, pm, mail, etc. We can't be uninformed any later than the 5th, sadly, unless in exceptional circumstances. However, if you are going on holiday, you can ask a friend to reclaim your money (we will not file reports in case of scams, that is up to you). We will not allow anyone to reclaim your money unless you specifically state it, however, to avoid scams or misunderstandings. ​

4. If I lose my shares, what will happen to them?​

If you lose your shares, they will either be handed to Matberry, or the share will be split between other shareholders (decimal-point-in-percentages time!)​

5. Who can I contact to buy shares?​

To buy shares, you can contact Matberry, who can refer you to shares on sale, or you can contact someone who is selling shares. A list of people selling shares will be available at the top of this thread.​

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Available shares:

To buy shares, you are advised to contact the shareholder, whose name will be written in yellow on the available shares list. They are in charge of selling the share(s). We also provide winnings of the last calender month - note this is an estimate, and has no impact on the amount of profit made this month for any shares.

You may buy shares in your own IGN, and your IGN only. If there is any circumstances which override this, then you are welcome to debate with Matberry privately.

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BY PURCHASING SHARES FROM ANYONE, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS PROVIDED ON THE THIRD POST OF THIS THREAD. IT IS AT YOUR OWN FAULT IF YOU LOSE YOUR SHARES OR ARE DENOUNCED TO THE MODERATORS AND/OR THE COMPLAINTS FORUM, AND NOT READING THE POST IS NO EXCUSE, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.​

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Shareholding terms and conditions:

1. Buying Shares

• You may buy shares from other users at their own prices, and you are not expected to pay the deposit they would have paid by keeping their shares.
• Shareholders reserve the right to decline offers of shares. Should this be violated, it is up to the buyer to file a complaint.
• You are entitled to debate or argue on prices for shares with the user selling the shares - Pontvert Incorporation will not act in place of the user and will not sell shares on behalf of users.
• You are invited, but not required, to introduce yourself to Pontvert Incorporation once you have bought shares.
• It is at your own fault if you are scammed: please file a complaint under violation of Section IV Clause II of the rules. We may or may not help users file complaints against users who have been scammed.
• Do not expect a refund for any scams applying to the selling or buying of shares.

2. Reclaim of profit

• It is your responsibility to ensure that profits made from shareholding in one month are reclaimed by the 5th of the next month.
• We will not hold profits until a later date, unless there is a valid reason on why they cannot be collected, such as holidays, emergencies, etc.
• Due to the major betting issues in February 2013 regarding a18greek18's super-bowl contest, we refuse to operate in forms of trade signs in fear that you will be scammed.
• If we have explicit evidence to prove that the profit should be collected by a friend, or other party, on behalf of the shareholder, we will donate the profits to that party. Violation of this through scamming will result in complaints filed from the Incorporation and likely to result in serious consequences.
• You accept that, if you wish to hold your shares, you are requested to pay a deposit to the company towards the start of every calender month. This deposit may vary month to month, and refusal to pay it may result in removal of share(s) unless the share is being sold.
• It is kind manners that the Incorporation should be warned if a friend should recollect the profit beforehand if possible, however, we acknowledge this is simply impossible in certain circumstances.

3. Selling Shares

• Every shareholder has the ability to sell shares, regardless of rank, wealth or character.
• You should inform that you plan to sell the shares by the 5th of the month in order for a larger time period can be given in which you can sell shares. This is not optional, but you are allowed to sell the shares before the 5th of the month.
• Once the Incorporation is notified by the 5th of the month that you will sell your shares, you have until the 10th of the month to sell those shares.
• Shares that are not sold by the 10th of the month may be given to other shareholders, in respect of their percentage of ownership, or may be resold by Matberry.
• You are expected to notify Matberry that a share has been sold, and to whom, as soon as possible. If uninformed, there may be a misunderstanding that results to a complaint uner violation of Section IV Clause II of the rules.
• Shares can only be sold between the 1st and 10th of each month, but you may advertise the selling of shares before and, under supervision from Matberry, sell before the start of the calender month.
• It is at your own fault if you are scammed: please file a complaint under violation of Section IV Clause II of the rules. We may or may not help users file complaints against users who have been scammed.
• Do not expect a refund for any scams applying to the selling or buying of shares.

4. Removal of shares

• You accept, by buying shares, that they may be removed from you under the following reasons:
  • The "/seen" command reports that you have been inactive for over 20 days.
  • You have scammed in relation to your shares, or sold your shares without permission from Matberry.
  • You have damaged the Incorporation and/or its integrity by harassment or grief.
  • You have insulted one of our workers or staff.
  • You have been banned and you are unlikely to return.
  • A removed share was handed to you on a misunderstanding and, with apologies, must be returned to its original owner.
  • You have not provided information on the status of your share when requested between the 1st and 5th of the month.
  • You did not pay the requested deposit within the allowed time.
• By buying a share, you accept that removed shares will be shared between other shareholders depending on their percentage of ownership, or handed for reselling.
• You accept that, should the company have to close on a permanent basis, your deposit for the month will be refunded, but not the deposits you previously gave.

5. Shareholding Rights

• You accept that no matter how much of the company you own, you only own that percentage of profits of the company, and do not own any of the companies plots, sales, customers, workers, worth, or anything else that is directly linked to the company.
• You accept that shareholders can have no say in the leadership of the company. The company is owned by Matberry, and though you may own up to 99.99% of the company's profits, you still have no authoritative say within the company's running. However, you are welcome to advise the company of any concerns you may have regarding certain areas of the service, and we'd be interested to look into it.
• You accept that, once you have 10% or more of shares, you are allowed to claim a shareholder's yellow-dyed hat at any time within a month's space.
• Should the company have to reappoint a leader, this will be up to the Managerial Positions team, a list of which is located at the Pontvert Incorporation thread .

BY BUYING A SHARE OF PONTVERT INCORPORATION FROM ANY USER, YOU AGREE TO THE ABOVE RULES.​

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YOU ALSO COMPREHEND THAT THE ABOVE RULES MAY CHANGE AT SHORT OR NO NOTICE, AND IT IS YOUR DUTY TO TAKE NOTE OF ANY CHANGES OUTLINED IN REPLIES TO THIS THREAD.​

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YOU ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE WITHIN YOUR RIGHTS TO FORMALLY DENOUNCE PONTVERT INCORPORATION OR ANY OF ITS SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD YOU BELIEVE WE HAVE, IN SOME WAY, VIOLATED THE RULES, THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS FORUM.​

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YOU ARE ALSO AWARE OF THE ISSUES SCAMMING OR VIOLATING THE RULES ON YOUR PART MAY CAUSE. WE WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR USERS BANNED FAIRLY DUE TO SCAMMING UNLESS UNDER APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES. PERIOD.​

 

Calendar month February 2013 shareholding:


Thank you for all our generous customers who have helped us achieve an outstanding $7,000 profit. For a first month, this is really not bad. We haven't taken worker payments into account, but this will be taken into account. For possible shareholders in the future, please note that we will not be spending as much money as we did on plots for our second month.

Here's our agenda for the month ahead:

• Open a new store in Carnitine.
• Open a new store in Highwind.
• Open a new store in Pubmanor.
• Complete orders efficiently.
• Continue running the business.
• Consider Store of France expansion plans.

I'll be asking $25 per 1% share of every shareholder if they wish to keep their shares.

 

As I've given 10% away to CoobaDiver already, it is possible that obtaining shares will be hard. However, I am willing to give up to 50.01% away (always keeping the majority). I will reconsider giving out more shares soon.

Profits for March 2013 have already exceeded the vast majority of the profits for February 2013 within under 24 hours.

So, at this rate, $130,000 profit will be made this moth, but obviously this is expected to slow as the month progresses.

 

I haven't revised real-life shares. I'm considering giving a vast majority of my percentage away.

 

The above was added to the thread, and 15% was put onto the market for shareholding.