- although the shares remain issued, they are no longer considered part of the total shares outstanding that are taken into account in calculating earnings per share or market capitalisation. - 虽然这类股票仍算作已发行,但在计算每股收益或市值时不再算入发行在外的全部股票中。 
- the portion of the company owned by the investors after the deal will just be the number of shares they purchased divided by the total shares outstanding - 投资者在交易完成后持有的公司份额就刚好等于他们购买的股份除以流通股总数 
- publicly held shares is defined as total shares outstanding less any shares held by officers, directors, or beneficial owners of 10% or more. - 公众持股数的定义是所有已发行股数减去任何由高级职员,董事以及拥有10%以上股数的利益所有人。