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WIDELY HELD PUBLIC CORPORATION [1 record]

Record 1 2013-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
DEF

A company which has issued shares through an offering, and which are traded on the open market.

OBS

Compare with "closely held corporation".

Key term(s)
  • widely held ownership
  • publicly owned company

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
DEF

Société dont les actions avec droit de vote sont généralement inscrites à la cote officielle et appartiennent à un grand nombre d'actionnaires qui, le plus souvent, ne détiennent chacun qu'un faible pourcentage du total des actions émises.

Key term(s)
  • compagnie ouverte au public
  • société ouverte au public

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos comerciales y otros (Derecho)
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