2. The purpose of capital contribution and investment is different. The purpose of capital contribution is to pay up the registered capital to set up the company, while the purpose of investment is to support the development or expansion of the company's business.
3. The forms and modes of capital contribution are different. Capital contribution usually needs to be stipulated in the articles of association of the company, and the capital contribution certificate issued by the company is the form of capital contribution; However, investment is usually expressed by internal investment agreement and informal certification documents issued by the company.
4. There are different ways to return capital contribution and investment. Capital contribution exists in the form of shares, and the return is usually realized by shareholders' dividends; The return on investment is realized according to the profit distribution method agreed in the investment agreement.
5. Capital contribution and investment have different meanings to the creditors of the company. When the capital contribution is insufficient, the creditor may pursue the shareholders' supplementary capital contribution responsibility during the liquidation of the company; When the capital contribution is insufficient, the company's creditors cannot pursue the investor's capital contribution responsibility.
6. Capital contribution and investment have different meanings to the subject of funds. After the liquidation of the company, investors can usually distribute the remaining assets of the company according to their share of capital contribution; No matter how much investment, as long as it is not in the form of shares, it is impossible to obtain the distribution right of the company's remaining assets.
Investors refer to natural persons and legal persons who put cash into certain assets in order to obtain profits or benefits. Investors in a broad sense include shareholders, creditors and stakeholders of the company, while investors in a narrow sense refer to shareholders. In the financial market, investors refer to individuals and institutions that purchase financial instruments or provide funds in financial transactions, including depositors. Investors usually tend to trade conservatively, relying mainly on basic analysis, taking less risks and relying less on information.
Shareholders refer to individuals or legal persons who hold shares in a joint stock limited company or a limited liability company. They have the right to attend the general meeting of shareholders and have the right to vote. Shareholders may also refer to investors in other joint ventures.
In the relationship with the company, shareholders, as investors, enjoy the owner's rights and interests according to their capital contribution, including the right to share profits, participate in major decisions and choose managers.
In shareholder relations, shareholders have equal status and enjoy equal rights in principle, but other provisions can be made in the articles of association.
Legal person refers to the abbreviation of business license as the legal representative of the company when it is registered. The relationship between legal person and company is very close, and all kinds of problems involving company will be directly related to legal person. A legal person can also be one of the shareholders of a company.
According to the law, unless otherwise stipulated, a legal person shall not be jointly and severally liable for the debts of the invested enterprise. As a shareholder of a company, an enterprise as a legal person has the capacity for civil rights.
Will you become a shareholder if you buy too much common stock?
Users become shareholders of listed companies as long as they own shares, no matter how many shares they buy. If shareholders hold a large number of shares in the company, they may become circulating shareholders of the company. Becoming the top ten tradable shareholders of a company depends on the number of shares in the company. Some companies whose market value accounts for more than 1% may become the top ten tradable shareholders. In essence, if a user keeps buying stocks in the secondary market, when the number of stocks exceeds 50% of the company's total share capital, he or she controls the company, but this is difficult to do in practice. Because the shareholders of listed companies, it is difficult to delegate management rights.