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