What is the difference between a company as a legal person and a major shareholder?

Legal analysis: the difference between a company and a major shareholder;

1, the behavior of the legal representative of the company can be regarded as the behavior of the company; Without special authorization of the company, shareholders cannot represent the company.

2. The legal representative of the company is only the "spokesperson" of the company, but the major shareholder enjoys the actual decision-making power.

3. Shareholders have the right to distribute dividends, consult and copy company information, vote at the shareholders' meeting and dissolve the company, while the rights enjoyed by legal persons are generally stipulated in the company's articles of association, and there is no right matching with shareholders.

4. Shareholders shall be liable only to the extent of their capital contribution, and shall not be liable for debts exceeding that amount; The legal representative generally does not need to bear.

Legal basis: Article 20 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Company Law, shareholders of a company shall abide by laws, administrative regulations and articles of association, exercise their rights according to law, and shall not abuse their rights to harm the interests of the company or other shareholders; The company's independent legal person status and the limited liability of shareholders shall not be abused to harm the interests of the company's creditors.

Shareholders of a company who abuse their rights and cause losses to the company or other shareholders shall be liable for compensation according to law.

Shareholders of a company who abuse the independent status of a company as a legal person and the limited liability of shareholders to evade debts and seriously damage the interests of creditors of the company shall be jointly and severally liable for the debts of the company.