• The company must issue at least one share, which represents a unit of ownership in the company. A person who owns one or more shares in a company is called a shareholder.

  • If the company has only one share, then that one share represents 100% ownership in the company and so forth. The shares of the company can be divided up into classes which give different types of rights to the shareholder.

  • A share price should be determined. In addition to money, services or properties can be offered as consideration for shares.

Share Classes

Description of Share Classes*

One Class of Shares
Two Classes of Shares
Customized Share Classes