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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>346728</law_id><section_number>13.1-611</section_number><catch_line>Number of shareholders</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="44" identifier="13.1">Corporations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="12" identifier="9">Virginia Stock Corporation Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> For purposes of this chapter, the following identified as a <span class="dictionary">shareholder</span> in a <span class="dictionary">corporation</span>&#x2019;s current record of <span class="dictionary">shareholders</span> constitutes one <span class="dictionary">shareholder</span>: <a id="paragraph-1292941" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-611/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Three or fewer co-owners; <a id="paragraph-1292942" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-611/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> A <span class="dictionary">corporation</span>, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, trust, estate, or other <span class="dictionary">entity</span>; or <a id="paragraph-1292943" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-611/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The trustees, guardians, custodians, or other fiduciaries of a single trust, estate, or account. <a id="paragraph-1292944" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-611/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> For purposes of this chapter, shareholdings registered in substantially similar names constitute one <span class="dictionary">shareholder</span> if it is reasonable to believe that the names represent the same <span class="dictionary">person</span>. <a id="paragraph-1292945" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-611/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1985, c. 522; 2005, c. 765; 2019, c. 734.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
