Define: Equity Ownership

The meaning of “Equity Ownership” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Equity Ownership defined in a legal contract?

  • Equity Ownership means the ownership percentage and control, exerted by individuals in an enterprise. Seen in 918 SEC filings
  • Equity Ownership means the percentage of a business or private company owned by individuals who actively participate in the management of the business and exercise control over it, in line with their degree of ownership as of the closing date of the bid. Seen in 34 SEC filings
  • Equity Ownership means the relative interests of the holders of a company's outstanding stock as of the determination date. Seen in 6 SEC filings
  • Equity Ownership means the percentage of ownership and control, exerted by individuals within a business enterprise. Seen in 3 SEC filings
  • Equity Ownership means for each Class A Interest Holder, the percentage achieved by dividing the sum of the value of the Class A Interest and the value of the HP Conversion shares held by that Class A Interest Holder on the calculation date by the Equity Capitalization. Seen in 2 SEC filings
  • Equity Ownership means for each Xxxx Stockholder, the quotient obtained (expressed as a percentage) by dividing the number of shares of common stock owned by such Xxxx Stockholder by the total number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding. Seen in 1 SEC filing

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

Search EDGAR for 'Definitions of equity ownership' yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • Equity Ownership means the percentage of ownership and control, exerted by individuals within an enterprise.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • When establishing a new partnership or joint venture
  • During the acquisition or sale of a company
  • When restructuring the ownership of a company
  • During the formation of a new private company

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

  • Equity Ownership means the relative interests of the holders of a company's outstanding stock.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • When issuing new stock in a company
  • During ownership transitions
  • When initiating a stock buyback

Relevant Sectors

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Equity Ownership means the percentage of ownership and control, exerted by individuals within an enterprise

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