Issued Shares

Issued Shares are the total number of shares a company has actually issued to shareholders (including founders, investors, and option holders who have exercised), and they can include shares held in treasury depending on usage. In cap table analysis, Issued Shares differ from authorized shares (the maximum the charter allows) and from outstanding shares (issued minus treasury), and tracking Issued Shares is essential for dilution math.

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Ryan Roberts is a startup lawyer with more than two decades of experience advising on venture financings and M&A transactions totaling more than $1 billion. He is the author of the Amazon bestselling startup law book Acceleration.