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shareholder Definition

share·holder (s̸herhōl′dər)

noun

a person who holds or owns a share or shares, esp. in a corporation

shareholder Synonyms

shareholder

n.

stockholder, bondholder, part-owner, sharer.

shareholder Law Definition

n

A person who owns one or more shares of stock in a joint-stock company or a corporation. Synonymous with stockholder.
shareholder Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • register: The dividend will be paid on 29 January 2002 to shareholders on the register at 23 November 2001.

Preposition: at

  • outset: We register clean companies you are appointed as director(s ) and shareholder at the outset.
  • agm: In the current year Norman Murray is also retiring and offers himself for re-election by shareholders at the 2006 AGM.

Converse of object

  • entitle: The shareholders entitled to the dividend make the choice.
  • appoint: There is no requirement for appointing local shareholder and director.

Adjective modifier

  • institutional: The company also holds meetings with its major institutional shareholders to discuss the company's operations.
  • non-resident: If a New York " S " corporation has non-resident shareholders, they too are subject to taxation on a personal level.
  • controlling: Silver Point is also becoming the controlling shareholder of CF Gomma's Polish subsidiary.
  • sole: The sole director can also act as the sole shareholder.
  • dissenting: Creditors and dissenting shareholders may object to the court against such payment.
  • disgruntled: Directors are being targeted by disgruntled shareholders, regulators, auditors and other claimants.

Modifies a noun

  • activism: Combined with the Myners reforms on shareholder activism, there may now be greater pressure on investors to ask more searching questions.
  • approval: This requires shareholder approval, which in turn requires the production of a circular.
  • value: The priority of the new owner would be to maximize shareholder value even at the expense of reduced safety.
  • agreement: Have you a proper shareholders agreement to record exactly what you have agreed?

Noun used with modifier

  • nominee: We provide a company Nominee Shareholder for the first year.
  • minority: For a few years, Renault was also a minority shareholder in the Volvo Car Corporation.
  • majority: The majority shareholder of the GAZ Group is Russian Machines holding, which is part of the Basic Element Group.
  • founder: In his non-political life he was a fruit merchant and a founder shareholder of the Cumnock Municipal Bank.

Possessives

  • fund: Achieved profits shareholders ' funds are around £ 290 million lower than they would have been under the 2001 assumptions.
shareholder Quotes

Why should not a large shareholder sometimes name the president?

—Tanaka, Kakuei