hinch Chassman's restricted shares ARE PART of the O/S!! READ please! Once Margie files her Form 144 and sells then those shares become part of the FLOAT!!
Outstanding Shares Not to be confused with authorized shares, outstanding shares refer to the number of stocks that a company actually has issued. This number represents all the shares that can be bought and sold by the public as well as all the restricted shares that require special permission before being transacted. As we already explained, shares that can be freely bought and sold by public investors are called the float, and this value changes depending on if the company wishes to repurchase shares from the market or sell out more of its authorized shares within its treasury.
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