Joint shareholdings are company shares that are jointly owned by two or more people.

Most companies allow two or more people to co-own shares, unless expressly prohibited under their articles of association or a shareholders’ agreement.

Limited by shares companies may allot (issue) or transfer any number of shares to any number of people, whether they are individuals or corporate entities (i.e. other companies). These shares can be held by single natural persons or single corporate entities, or they can be held jointly.

However, it is not possible for subscriber shares to be held jointly. Subscriber shares are those that a company issues to the founding members during the company formation process.