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freie Aktionäre

English translation: ordinary shareholders

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German term or phrase:freie Aktionäre
English translation:ordinary shareholders
Entered by: Steffen Walter

10:20 May 17, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities
German term or phrase: freie Aktionäre
From a description about the purchase of company shares from the "freien Aktionären" following a takeover.

I presume these are the ordinary shareholders but I wondered if there was a better term

Thanks
Lyn Dunk
New Zealand
Local time: 22:02
ordinary shareholders
Explanation:
Yes, they are ordinary shareholders who do not perform any other functions other than collecting the dividends / financial benefits.
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Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Local time: 15:32
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1outside shareholders
Anita Cassidy (X)
4minority / free float shareholders
Edith Kelly
3ordinary shareholders
Raghunathan Rajagopalan


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
outside shareholders


Explanation:
this refers to 'outside shareholders', i.e. shareholders that merely have a financial interest in the company but do not perform any other functions in relation to the company (opp. 'inside shareholders')

also confirmed by Zahn financial dictionary - or see the link below


    Reference: http://www.vernimmen.com/html/glossaire/definition_outside_s...
Anita Cassidy (X)
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German

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agree  Courtney Sliwinski
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
freien Aktionären
minority / free float shareholders


Explanation:
see also http://www.proz.com/kudoz/696742

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 12:02
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 63
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
freien Aktionären
ordinary shareholders


Explanation:
Yes, they are ordinary shareholders who do not perform any other functions other than collecting the dividends / financial benefits.

Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Local time: 15:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 14
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