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A shareholder or stockholder is an individual or institution (including a corporation) that legally owns a share of stock in a public or private corporation. Shareholders are the owners of a limited company. They buy shares which represent part ownership of a company. Stockholders are granted special privileges depending on the class of stock. These rights may include: *The right to sell their shares. *The right to vote on the directors nominated by the board. *The right to nominate directors (although this is very difficult in practice because of minority protections) and propose shareholder resolutions. *The right to dividends if they are declared. *The right to purchase new shares issued by the company. *The right to what assets remain after a liquidation. Stockholders or shareholders are considered by some to be a subset of stakeholders, which may include anyone who has a direct or indirect interest in the business entity. For example, employees, suppliers, customers, the community, etc., are typically considered stakeholders because they contribute value and/or are impacted by the corporation. Shareholders in the primary market who buy IPOs provide capital to corporations; however, the vast majority of shareholders are in the secondary market and provide no capital directly to the corporation. ==See also== *Beneficial owner *Business valuation *Class action *Corporate governance *Investor *Real party in interest *Shareholder value 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shareholder」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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