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Definition
One who owns shares of stock in a corporation or mutual fund. For corporations, along with the ownership comes a right to declared dividends and the right to vote on certain company matters, including the board of directors. also called stockholder.


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shareholders' agreement
consent resolution
authorized share capital
creditors' voluntary liquidation
drag along right
register of members
book value (BV)
cumulative voting
stock purchase agreement
scrip issue
no par value (NPV) share
transfer restriction
owners' equity
extraordinary general meeting
working control
limited liability company (LLC)
shareholder action
shareholder agreement
remuneration of directors
disability buy-out insurance
liquidator
dissenters' right
share subscription
distributed profits
special meeting
public corporation
shotgun clause
interim dividend
statutory meeting
international business company (IBC)
bear hug
quorum
Berle-Means thesis
stakeholder value approach
earnings per share (EPS)
cash-out merger
cross-purchase agreement
statutory books
business combination statute
short form merger
resolution to borrow
elective resolution
misfeasance proceedings
current dividend preference
tag along provision
statement of retained earnings
entity concept
secured lender
retention ratio
issued share capital
equity
statute barred debt
unsecured lender
capitalization of profits
equity carve out
oppression
de facto merger
ultra vires
letter of renunciation
right of accumulation
duty of care
optional dividend
derivative action
value added statement
leveraged recapitalization
rights letter
carveout
ordinary resolution
dilution of ownership
voluntary winding up
limitation of liability
C Corporation (C Corp)
other people's money (OPM)
voting agreement
share for share offer
company name
interest of director
fair price requirement
oversubscription privilege
directors and officers (D&O) insurance
company secretary
fiduciary relationship
statement of owners' equity
liabilities of directors
company shareholdings
absolute priority rule
members' voluntary liquidation
allotment letter
free right of exchange
shareholder value added (SVA)
annual general meeting (AGM)
global depository receipt (GDR)
dispute resolution agreement
shareholder value approach
corporate veil
antidilution clause
preemption clause
market capitalization (market cap)
memorandum of association
preemption right
dissolution
private corporation
subscription price
private limited company
pro rata
mutual company
date of record
equity holder
convertible preferred stock
majority ownership
corporation act
personal income tax
minority interest
stakeholder
rights issue
annual return
expense ratio
payout ratio
double taxation
recapitalization
shareholder of record
paid-in capital
spinoff
paid up
joint stock company
capital gains distribution
going public
covenant
resolution
tender offer
back-end load
credit union
buyback
proxy
limited liability
S corporation
investment trust
retained earnings
director
liquidation
outstanding shares
shares outstanding
hostile takeover
meeting
investment company
financial statement
member

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