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• MINORITY INTEREST
  
  All shareholders whose combined shares represent less than half of the total outstanding shares issued by a corporation have a minority interest in that corporation. In fact, in many cases, the combined holdings of the minority shareholders are considerably less than half. In either case, it is difficult for minority shareholders, under normal circumstances, to have any real influence on corporate policy.
  
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