Patent ID: 8355977

Claim:
A method for allocating dividends to stock shares, comprising: issuing a group of stock shares having a first plurality of stock shares in a first stock share class and a second plurality of stock shares in a sub-class of the first stock share class, the sub-class of the first stock share class having an amount of votes that is determined based on an amount of votes of the first stock share class and a multiplier value, the multiplier value being adjusted over time; allocating a first percentage of a total dividend amount associated with the group of stock shares to the first plurality of stock shares in the first stock share class utilizing a computer; allocating a second percentage of the total dividend amount to the second plurality of stock shares in the sub-class of the first stock share class utilizing the computer; storing the first percentage of the total dividend amount and the second percentage of the total dividend amount in a memory device, utilizing the computer; and determining the amount of votes of the second plurality of stock shares in the sub-class of the first stock share class by multiplying the amount of votes of the first plurality of stock shares in the first stock share class by the multiplier value utilizing the computer, the multiplier value being determined based on the allocating of the first percentage of the total dividend amount and the allocating of the second percentage of the total dividend amount utilizing the computer.