The number of shares authorized for issuance by a company's charter, including both common stock and preferred stock.

按公司法规定，股份有限公司为筹措资本所发行的一定数量的股份，其中包括各种普通股和优先股。

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The number of authorized shares and designation of each class or series of shares.

授权股票的数量和各个类别或者系列股票的描述；

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If the articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of the acquired shares, the number of authorized shares is reduced by the number of shares acquired.

如果公司章程禁止公司对已获得股票的再发行，那么，授权发行的股票的数量应减去公司已经获得的股票数量。

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The number of shares that preferred owners could claim was huge, enough to trigger a shareholder vote on the number of authorized shares.

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The stock repurchase program means Hecla is authorized to repurchase up to 20 million shares of its outstanding common stock from time to time, with the purchases expected to occur over the next 24 months, the company said.

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Perhaps as one sign that Goldman believes trading will be muted, or at least less robust than it was earlier this year, the firm's board authorized a buyback of an additional 60 million shares.

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