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shareholders' agreement

shareholders' agreement noun: an agreement between the shareholders of a company that supplements the constitutional documents and typically covers such issues as dividend policy, rights of shareholders when one or more of them want to sell their shares, representation in the board etc.

Noun

shareholders' agreement (plural shareholders' agreements)

  1. An agreement between the shareholders of a company that supplements the constitutional documents and typically covers such issues as dividend policy, rights of shareholders when one or more of them want to sell their shares, representation in the board etc.

Forms of shareholders' agreement

pluralshareholders' agreements

Questions about shareholders' agreement

What does shareholders' agreement mean?
Shareholders' agreement means an agreement between the shareholders of a company that supplements the constitutional documents and typically covers such issues as dividend policy, rights of shareholders when one or more of them want to sell their shares, representation in the board etc.
What part of speech is shareholders' agreement?
Shareholders' agreement is a noun.
What is the plural of shareholders' agreement?
The plural of shareholders' agreement is shareholders' agreements.

Words near shareholders' agreement in the dictionary

  1. shareholder capitalism
  2. shareholder rights plan
  3. shareholder rights plans
  4. shareholder value
  5. shareholders
  6. shareholders' agreement
  7. shareholders' agreements
  8. shareholders' derivative action
  9. shareholders' derivative actions
  10. shareholders' meeting
  11. shareholders' meetings

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