Share

Capital instruments.

A share in a company is a proportionate ownership right in the company.

Its main features normally include:

- A right to a proportion of any residual assets of the company on a liquidation.

- A right to receive any dividends declared.

- A right to vote in general meetings of the company.

- An obligation to subscribe equity capital of a fixed amount per share.

Historically, shares were evidenced by paper certificates.

More commonly, they are now recorded in electronic form.

See also

• Allotment
• Bond
• Common stock
• Concert party
• Control
• Dilution
• Dividend
• Equity
• Equity capital
• Equity market
• FA 1985 Pool
• Flowback
• Gilts
• Issued share capital
• Liquidation
• Listing
• Ordinary shares
• Paper
• Preference shares
• Residual assets
• Security
• Share capital
• Shareholder
• Shareholder value
• Stock
• Stock exchange