HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Principal stockholderThe financial definition for Principal stockholder:A stockholder who owns 10% or more of the voting stock of a company. Such stockholders must report all trading in the stock to the SEC pursuant insider trading rules. Similar MatchesConflict between bondholders and stockholdersConflict between bondholders and stockholdersBondholders and stockholders may have interests in a corporation that conflict. Sources of conflict include dividends, distortion of investment, and underinvestment. Protective covenants in bond documents work to resolve these conflicts. StockholderStockholderSee: Shareholder. Stockholder booksStockholder booksSet of books kept by firm management for its annual report that follows Financial Accounting Standards Board rules. The tax books follow IRS tax rules. Further SuggestionsStockholder equityStockholder of record Click to compare definitions of Principal stockholder Click to view definitions beginning pr |