™Owning 100 of a company's 1 million common shares is a 0.01% share count interest, subject to class rights and future issuance.
Stocks
Common stock
An ownership security generally carrying residual economic rights and often voting rights.
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Share-count ownership need not equal voting control when share classes have different rights, and creditors have prior claims.
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