A Reformation Occurs When a Court Rewrites the Parties' Contract

question 29

True/False

A reformation occurs when a court rewrites the parties' contract terms to reflect the parties' real intentions.

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Definitions:

Outstanding Shares

Outstanding shares refer to the total number of shares of a corporation that are currently owned by all its shareholders, including share blocks held by institutional investors and restricted shares owned by the company’s officers and insiders.

Debt-equity Ratio

A measure of a company's financial leverage, calculated by dividing its total liabilities by stockholders' equity.

Price/earnings Ratio

A valuation metric for a stock, calculated as the market price per share divided by the earnings per share.

Share Repurchase

A corporate action in which a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace, which can increase the value of remaining shares.