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Public Company

A company that has held an initial public offering and whose shares are traded on a stock exchange or in the over-the-counter market. Public companies are subject to periodic filing and other obligations under the federal securities laws.

Public Limited Company

A primarily British term for a publicly-traded company. The term derives from the facts that the company issues shares that may be bought and sold by the general public and all shareholders have limited liability.

Publicly-Traded Company

A company issuing stocks, which are traded on the open market, either on a stock exchange or on the over-the-counter market. Individual and institutional shareholders constitute the owners of a publicly-traded company, in proportion to the amount of stock they own as a percentage of all outstanding stock. Thus, shareholders have final say in all decisions taken by a publicly-traded company and its managers, especially through its annual shareholders' meeting. Publicly-traded companies have greater access to financing than other companies, as they have the ability to issue more stock. However, they are subject to greater regulation: for example, they must file 10-K reports with the SEC on their earnings and they are more likely to be subject to corporate taxes. A publicly-traded company is also called a public company.

Public company. The stock of a public company is owned and traded by individual and institutional investors.

In contrast, in a privately held company, the stock is held by company founders, management, employees, and sometimes venture capitalists.

Many privately held companies eventually go public to help raise capital to finance growth. Conversely, public companies can be taken private for a variety of reasons.

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Stephen Foes, once chairman of both the Pease Development Authority and the New Hampshire Port Authority, also at one time sat on the board of Tyco International, whose former chief executive, Dennis Kozlowski, was convicted in 2005 of looting the publicly held company for his own benefit.

Settled suit: Foss, creditors reach deal by Sanders, Bob / New Hampshire Business Review

A reverse takeover is a deal where a privately held company becomes a publicly held company without going the traditional route of floating on the stock market.

What exactly is a reverse takeover? by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

Among other provisions, the Act lists eight types of services that are "unlawful" if provided to a publicly held company by its auditor: 1.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act by Laffie, Lesli S. / The Tax Adviser

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