What about shareholders who don't pay dividends for a long time in listed companies?

Legal analysis: Shareholders of listed companies who have not paid dividends for a long time can propose to hold a shareholders' meeting first, and strive for the shareholders' meeting to pass a resolution on equity dividends. 2. Collect the financial statements of the company since its establishment to prove that the company has profits available for distribution. 3. Bring a lawsuit to the court and ask the company to distribute profits. If the above cannot be realized, the company has not distributed profits to shareholders for five consecutive years, and the company has made profits for five consecutive years, which meets the conditions for distributing profits stipulated in this Law, it may request the company to purchase its equity at a reasonable price.

Legal basis: Article 4 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): Shareholders of a company shall enjoy the right to return on assets, participate in major decision-making and choose managers according to law.

Article 34 Shareholders shall receive dividends in proportion to the paid-in capital contribution; When the company increases its capital, shareholders have the priority to subscribe for the capital contribution in proportion to the paid-in capital contribution. Except that all shareholders agree not to pay dividends according to the proportion of capital contribution or not to subscribe for capital contribution in priority.

Article 74 In any of the following circumstances, a shareholder who votes against the resolution of the shareholders' meeting may request the company to purchase its equity at a reasonable price:

(a) the company has not distributed profits to shareholders for five consecutive years, but the company has made profits for five consecutive years and meets the conditions for distributing profits as stipulated in this Law;

(2) The merger, division or transfer of the company's main property;

(3) Upon the expiration of the business term stipulated in the Articles of Association or other reasons for dissolution stipulated in the Articles of Association, the shareholders' meeting will adopt a resolution to amend the Articles of Association to make the Company survive.

If the shareholders and the company fail to reach an equity purchase agreement within 60 days from the date of adoption of the resolution of the general meeting of shareholders, the shareholders may bring a lawsuit to the people's court within 90 days from the date of adoption of the resolution of the general meeting of shareholders.