Shares
71common shares — In general, a public corporation has two types of shares, common and preferred. The common shares usually entitle the shareholders to vote at shareholders meetings. The common shares have a discretionary dividend. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary… …
72secondary shares — ➔ Share * * * secondary shares UK US noun [plural] ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a company s shares that are already being traded on a stock market, rather than those that have just been made available → Compare PRIMARY SHARES(Cf. ↑pr …
73friends-and-family shares — n. Company shares given to friends and family members prior to an initial public offering. Also known as directed shares. Example Citation: The phenomenon is growing so rapidly that friends and family shares are becoming a new currency in the Bay …
74deferred shares — See shares. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001. deferred shares Share …
75directed shares — USA Usually issued in connection with a directed share program, these shares are shares of stock sold in an initial public offering directed to certain individuals, such as employees, officers, directors and other individuals (such as vendors,… …
76fractional shares — USA Shares issued by a corporation that equal less than one full share of stock. Fractional shares are often issued in connection with stock for stock mergers, stock dividends, reverse stock splits and other similar corporate actions.… …
77Class A Shares — A classification of common stock that may be accompanied by more or fewer voting rights than Class B shares. Although Class A shares are often thought to carry more voting rights than Class B shares, this is not always the case. Companies will… …
78Class B Shares — A classification of common stock that may be accompanied by more or fewer voting rights than Class A shares. Although Class A shares are often thought to carry more voting rights than Class B shares, this is not always the case. Companies will… …
79Full Delivery Shares — A rating given to the stock of a company traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, when the stock s book value per share falls below the exchange s required minimum of five New Taiwan dollars. Full delivery shares represent ownership in a financially… …
80H-Shares — A share of a company incorporated in the Chinese mainland that is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange or other foreign exchange. H shares are still regulated by Chinese law, but they are denominated in Hong Kong dollars and trade the same as… …
