What is the specific meaning of company law share capital?

Capital stock generally refers to the amount paid by shareholders for subscribed shares. The specific classification is as follows:

1. Funds subscribed by residents in Shenzhen, Shanghai and other places for shares of joint-stock pilot enterprises;

2. At the beginning of the establishment of China Rural Credit Cooperative, the capital paid by the members when they joined the cooperative.

legal ground

Article 138 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Shareholders shall transfer their shares in a legally established securities exchange or in other ways stipulated by the State Council.

Article 139

Registered shares shall be transferred by shareholders by endorsement or by other means prescribed by laws and administrative regulations; After the transfer, the company shall record the name and domicile of the transferee in the register of shareholders.

Changes in the register of shareholders as mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall not be registered within 20 days before the convening of the shareholders' general meeting or five days before the benchmark date for the company to decide on dividend distribution. However, if there are other provisions in the law on the registration of changes in the register of shareholders of listed companies, those provisions shall prevail.

Article 140

The transfer of bearer shares shall take effect immediately after the shareholders deliver the shares to the transferee.