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Nominee

A person registered as the holder of a share that belongs to someone else, under a declaration of trust. Duffy held one share in the Warsaw subsidiary as nominee, and nobody moved it when he left. Chapter 2

Explained in Chapter 2, Founding a Company, of Venture Deals.

The main page for this term is Nominee, in Legal Due Diligence.

How it comes up, in Chapter 2
Duffy held that share as a nominee (the registered holder for someone else). A declaration of trust records that the share belongs to the parent, and that he will deal with it as the parent directs.
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