share certificate

share certificate A document that provides evidence of ownership of shares in a company. It states the number and class of shares owned by the shareholder and the serial number of the shares. It is stamped by the common seal of the company and usually signed by at least one director and the company secretary. It is not a negotiable instrument. Seebearer security.

• brokerage
• broker/dealer
• brown goods
• browser
• BSC
• BSE
• B shares
• simultaneous development
• simultaneous direct data entry
• simultaneous engineering
• simultaneous product development
• sine die
• single-capacity system
• single column centimetre
• single-life pension
• Single Market
• single-premium assurance
• single-product strategy
• single property ownership trust
• single-source data systems
• single-tax system
• sinking fund
• SIP
• sister-ship clause
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