Are the controlling shareholders of the company necessarily the same person?

Legal analysis: the controlling shareholders of a company as a legal person are not necessarily the same person. A legal person is an organization that has the capacity for civil rights and civil conduct, enjoys civil rights and undertakes civil obligations independently according to law. Controlling shareholder refers to the shareholder who owns or can actually control the company by other means.

Legal basis: Article 216th of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). The meanings of the following terms in this Law:

(1) Senior management refers to the manager, deputy manager, financial officer, secretary of the board of directors of a listed company and other personnel stipulated in the articles of association of the company.

(2) Controlling shareholders refer to shareholders whose capital contribution accounts for more than 50% of the total capital of a limited liability company or whose shares account for more than 50% of the total share capital of a joint stock limited company; Although the capital contribution or the proportion of shares held is less than 50%, but according to their capital contribution or shares held, shareholders have enough voting rights to the shareholders' meeting and the resolutions of the shareholders' meeting.

(3) "Actual controller" refers to a person who is not a shareholder of the company, but can actually control the company's behavior through investment relations, agreements or other arrangements.