A shares

British

plural noun

those ordinary shares in a company which carry restricted voting rights or other restrictions

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JBS, which currently owns about 82% of Pilgrim’s Pride’s common stock, proposed an exchange ratio of about 2.1 of its Class A shares for each Pilgrim’s share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

The company repurchased 478 Class A shares and more than 8 million Class B shares in May and June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

Almost 1.37 billion Class A shares held by insiders could be released for trading in early August, when SpaceX is set to report second-quarter earnings, as long as certain conditions are met.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

As I reported last week, Musk will own a mere 12.3% of the Class A shares, but 93.6% of the Class B shares, which have 10 votes each.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

In midmorning trading, Fox Class A shares were down 19% at $53.60.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

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