Who is a shareholder?

Who is a shareholder?

July 23, 2019

A shareholder is an individual or institution (including a corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a public or private corporation. Shareholders may be referred to as members of a corporation. Legally, a person is not a shareholder in a corporation until his or her name and other details are entered in the corporation‘s register of members

Shareholders of a corporation are legally separate from the corporation itself. They are generally not liable for the debts of the corporation; and the shareholders’ liability for company debts are said to be limited to the unpaid share price, unless if a shareholder has offered guarantees

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