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''Capital instruments.''
A share in a company is a proportionate ownership right in the company.
A share in a company is a proportionate ownership right in the company.


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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Allotment]]
* [[Allotment]]
* [[Bond]]
* [[Common stock]]
* [[Common stock]]
* [[Concert party]]
* [[Concert party]]
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* [[FA 1985 Pool]]
* [[FA 1985 Pool]]
* [[Flowback]]
* [[Flowback]]
* [[Gilts]]
* [[Issued share capital]]
* [[Issued share capital]]
* [[Liquidation]]
* [[Liquidation]]
* [[Listing]]
* [[Listing]]
* [[Ordinary shares]]
* [[Ordinary shares]]
* [[Paper]]
* [[Preference shares]]
* [[Preference shares]]
* [[Residual assets]]
* [[Residual assets]]

Revision as of 10:24, 8 April 2021

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