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unissued stock
unissued stockn. a corporation's shares of stock which are authorized by its articles of incorporation, but have never been issued (sold) to anyone. They differ from "treasury stock," which is stock that was issued and then reacquired by the corporation. (See: stock, corporation, treasury stock) Unissued stock
Unissued stockShares authorized in a corporation's charter, but not issued.Unissued Capital StockStock that a publicly-traded company is authorized to issue but has not. Generally, the company's charter specifies the maximum number shares it is allowed to issue, but shareholders can increase or decrease it according to procedures listed in the charter. There is normally a larger amount of unissued capital stock than is required in order to give a company the greatest amount of flexibility. See also: Authorized shares. |