shareholder
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shareholders
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A shareholder is someone who holds stock in a company. Shareholders partially own a company and can make more money when it does well. When you share, you're using or enjoying something with others. Similarly, shareholders own shares — also known as stocks — in a company, so the shareholders all own a little piece of the company. Therefore, shareholders want the company to succeed, so their shares will be worth more money. If one shareholder owns more than 50% of the shares, that person can control the company. Otherwise, the shareholders will have to work together to make decisions.
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Bain, which is currently the largest shareholder of Surgery Partners with a 39% stake, would remain a significant partner in Surgery Partners with HealthSpan Partners following closing, the companies said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
There had been hope Ratcliffe, a boyhood United fan, would change that when he struck a deal with the Glazers to become a minority shareholder on Christmas Eve 2023.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
While further funding needs appear manageable, recurring cash calls could eventually constrain shareholder returns, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
No chief executive, no chairman, no major shareholder and no major shareholder's son are anywhere to be seen when those issues are raised at news conferences.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
He became Avant!’s single largest shareholder; he pressed management for changes.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
In its early years, Reliance built a vast base of individual shareholders by turning its annual general meetings into grand spectacles of big announcements, dividend payouts and celebrations of public share ownership.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
"A listed Jio must answer to minority shareholders… which structurally reduces its incentive to keep pricing suppressed."
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Surgery Partners shareholders will receive $23.50 in cash per share under the terms of the deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Anthropic is registered as a "public benefit corporation," which requires it to weigh its goal of developing AI safely alongside making money for shareholders.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Investors who wanted to devour unwilling targets needed help with their legal strategy, and shareholders needed formal representation.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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