What is a shareholder?

Modified on Sat, 18 Jul, 2020 at 1:31 PM

A person or corporate body that owns shares in a limited company. If there is more than one shareholder, each shareholder owns a piece of the company. They are usually entitled to receive some of the profits of the company and to have a say in how it is run, in proportion to their holding.

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