2. External shareholders refer to shareholders who have no positions within the company.
According to the number and influence of shareholders, they can be divided into controlling shareholders and non-controlling shareholders. Controlling shareholders are divided into absolute controlling shareholders and relative controlling shareholders. The controlling shareholder refers to the shareholder whose capital contribution accounts for 50% of the total limited liability capital or whose voting rights are sufficient to have a significant impact on the shareholders and the resolutions of the shareholders' meeting.
In addition, the shareholders of a company can also be divided into major shareholders and minor shareholders. Of course, this is a set of relative concepts.
Shareholders of a limited liability company have the right to consult the company's articles of association, resolutions of shareholders' meeting, resolutions of the board of directors, resolutions of the board of supervisors and financial accounting reports, while shareholders of a joint stock limited company have the right to consult the company's articles of association, shareholders' register, corporate bond stubs, minutes of shareholders' meeting, resolutions of the board of directors, resolutions of the board of supervisors and financial accounting reports, and put forward suggestions or questions on the company's operation. Directors and managers shall truthfully provide relevant information and materials to the board of supervisors or supervisors of a limited liability company without a board of supervisors, and shall not hinder the board of supervisors or supervisors from exercising their functions and powers, and shall have the right to know the remuneration received by directors, supervisors and senior managers in the company. The shareholders' meeting has the right to require directors, supervisors and senior managers to attend the shareholders' meeting as nonvoting delegates and accept questions from shareholders.