- treasury shares
- Corporate stock which has been subscribed and paid for, but has thereafter been reacquired by the corporation by purchase, donation, forfeiture, or other means. 18 Am J2d Corp § 216.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
treasury shares
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Treasury shares — A company s own issued shares that it has bought but not cancelled where the purchase was financed out of the company s distributable profits. Only qualifying shares may be held in treasury (such as shares listed on the Official List of the UK… … Law dictionary
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Shares outstanding — are common shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors. They have voting rights and represent ownership in the corporation by the person or institution that holds the shares. They should be distinguished from treasury… … Wikipedia
Treasury stock — A treasury stock or reacquired stock is stock which is bought back by the issuing company, reducing the amount of outstanding stock on the open market ( open market including insiders holdings). Stock repurchases are often used as a tax efficient … Wikipedia
treasury stock — noun stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale; it is issued but not outstanding; it cannot vote and pays no dividends • Syn: ↑treasury shares, ↑reacquired stock • Hypernyms: ↑stock * * * … Useful english dictionary
treasury stock — Same as treasury shares … Ballentine's law dictionary
treasury stock — see stock Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. treasury stock n … Law dictionary
