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participating share

share that carries the right to a dividend if the company's profits reach a certain level or some other financial target is reached She has direct ownership of more than 1/2 of the participating shares entitled to vote for the election of directors.

Phrase Bank

  • XCon held 200,000 participating shares in the company.
  • The class B shares were convertible into class A voting, participating shares.
  • The number of participating shares outstanding immediately after the merger will not exceed by more than 20 percent the total number of participating shares of the corporation outstanding immediately before the merger.
  • Non-participating shares shall be calculated separately.