This paper aims to analyse the issue of the control rights and information rights of a shareholder in a simple joint-stock company. The paper contains comprehensive characteristics of both of the above rights, emphasizing the comparative aspect with a limited liability company and a joint-stock company. Moreover, the mutual relation between the control right and the information right has been analysed as well. Furthermore, it should be emphasized that special attention was paid to the attempt to evaluate the incorporation of both the right of control and the right to information in the simple joint-stock company in order to enhance the shareholders' participation in the life of the company.