$\backslash$table$[[$Definitions$,],[1.$ Shares held by investors $($shares issued that have not been repurchased by the corporation$).,],[2.$ Shares that have been sold to investors.,$],[3.$ Shares of a company's own stock that it has purchased.,$],[4.$ Shares available to sell, stated in the company's articles of incorporation.,$],[5.$ Shares that have preference over common stockholders to receive dividends.,$]]$