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Any action taken by a company that has a major effect on its shareholders. Corporate actions are divided into those which require the shareholder to do something (like take up a right) and those which do not. A good example of a corporate action would be the payment of a dividend or a share buy-back. A rights issue is a voluntary corporate action because the shareholder is not obliged to take up his rights - and they are often sold in the open market.