A shareholder is a person who contributes capital or subscribes shares to the company, thus enjoying shareholder rights such as asset income. Shareholders can make capital contributions in currency, or they can make capital contributions in non-monetary property such as intellectual property rights and land use rights, which can be valued in currency and transferred according to law.
Legal objectivity:
Article 3 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) is an enterprise legal person, with independent legal person property and legal person property rights. The company is liable for its debts with all its property. Shareholders of a limited liability company shall be liable to the company to the extent of their subscribed capital contribution; Shareholders of a joint stock limited company shall be liable to the company to the extent of the shares subscribed by them. Article 4 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * The shareholders of the company shall enjoy the rights of earning assets, participating in major decisions and selecting managers according to law. Article 27 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * Shareholders may make capital contributions in cash, or in kind, intellectual property rights, land use rights and other non-monetary properties that can be valued in money and transferred according to law; However, except for the property that cannot be used as capital contribution as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations. Non-monetary property as capital contribution shall be evaluated and verified, and its value shall not be overestimated or underestimated. Where there are provisions in laws and administrative regulations on evaluation and pricing, those provisions shall prevail.