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SharesCertificates or book entries representing ownership in a corporation or similar entity.Shares Similar MatchesBearer stocks/sharesBearer stocks/sharesStocks or shares which do not record owner's names and for which the companies do not keep a register of ownership. Possession of the certificate is therefore the only proof of ownership. Guilder shares (New York Shares)Guilder shares (New York Shares)Dutch regulations do not permit their companies to issue ADRs linked to active home-country shares, even if those shares are held by a depository bank, which is the normal procedure. Instead, the appropriate quantity of underlying home-country shares are cancelled and the equivalent amount of New York Shares (guilder shares) are issued. Equal shares swapEqual shares swapApplies mainly to convertible securities. Selling the underlying common and reinvesting the proceeds in as much of the convertible as can be converted into the number of shares of common just sold. See equal dollar swap. Capital sharesCapital sharesShares which entitle the holder to receive the capital appreciation from a split capital investment trust. The other type of shares in such a fund are income shares which receive the fund's income. Class A or Class B sharesClass A or Class B sharesSee: Classified stock Further Suggestionsstepped preference sharesalpha shares preference shares income shares Identified shares Outstanding shares Treasury Shares gamma shares Capital shares partly paid shares penny shares recovery shares Fully diluted earnings per shares permanent interest bearing shares beta shares Common shares redeemable preference shares nil paid shares delta shares Ordinary shares American shares Shares authorized participating preference shares ordinary shares cumulative preference shares |
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