SHAREHOLDER

shareholder. One who owns or holds a share or shares in a company, esp. a corporation. — Also termed shareowner; (in a corporation) stockholder. [Cases: Corporations 170. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 305, 308–309, 312, 314, 317.] controlling shareholder. A shareholder who is in a position to influence the corporation’s activities because the shareholder either owns a […]