It dowsn't say you told him you were a shareholder. He was probably feeling you out because he figured you were a shareholder looking for info.
"Sort of" is such a harmless thing to say. "Sort of". It's just a filler. "Sort of" - It doesn't really mean anything. But after certain things, "sort of" means everything. Like after "I love you" or "You're going to live" or "It's a boy".