performance shares
performance shares. Stock given to an executive when the corporation meets a performance objective.
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earnings per share
earnings per share. Corporations. A measure of corporate value by which the corporation’s net income is divided by the number of outstanding shares of common stock. • Investors benefit from calculating a corporation’s earnings per share, because it helps the investor determine the fair market value of the corporation’s stock. — Abbr. EPS. fully diluted
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majority shareholder
A shareholder who owns or controls more than half the corporation’s stock. [Cases: Corporations 182.3. C.J.S. Corporations § 344.]
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intestate share
The share that the renouncer of a will would take in the decedent’s assets if the decedent had left no will affecting in any way the distribution of assets.
dummy shareholder
A shareholder who owns stock in name only for the benefit of the true owner, whose identity is usu. concealed.
market share
market share. The percentage of the market for a product that a firm supplies, usu. calculated by dividing the firm’s output by the total market output. • In antitrust law, market share is used to measure a firm’s market power, and if the share is high enough — generally 70% or more — then the
share draft account
An account that a member maintains at a credit union and that can be drawn on through the use of share drafts payable to third parties. • A share-draft account operates much like a checking account operates at a bank. — Also termed share account. [Cases: Building and Loan Associations 40. C.J.S. Building and Loan
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minority shareholder
A shareholder who owns less than half the total shares outstanding and thus cannot control the corporation’s management or singlehandedly elect directors. [Cases: Corporations 182.3. C.J.S. Corporations § 344.]
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share warrant to bearer
share-warrant to bearer. A warrant providing that the bearer is entitled to a certain amount of fully paid stock shares. • Delivery of the warrant operates as a transfer of the shares of stock.
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application for shares
application for shares 认股申请书；认股书；认股权证 股东为认购股份所填写的正式申请书。该认股书中必须说明股东所欲认购的股份数额以及在申请时他可以支付的金钱。认股申请书的表格一般与招股说明书一起发行，随后，该公司即开始派股，但所派股份不一定与认股申请书中的数额相等。
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