A treasury stock or reacquired stock is stock which is bought back by the issuing company, reducing the amount of outstanding stock on the open market ("open market" including insiders' holdings).

Stock repurchases are often used as a tax-efficient method to put cash into shareholders' hands, rather than pay dividends. Sometimes, companies do this when they feel that their stock is undervalued on the open market. Other times, companies do this to provide a "bonus" to incentive compensation plans for employees. Rather than receive cash, recipients receive an asset that might appreciate in value faster than cash saved in a bank account. Another motive for stock repurchase is to protect the company against a takeover threat.

The United Kingdom equivalent of treasury stock as used in the United States is treasury share. Treasury stocks in the UK refers to government bonds or gilts.

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Which of the following is an appropriate presentation of treasury stock?
Q. As a deduction at par from total stockholder's equity As a deduction at cost from total stockholder's equity As a marketable security AS a deduction at cost from total contingent liabilities
Asked by RW - Mon Oct 13 13:12:44 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. As a deduction at cost from total stockholder's equity.
Answered by Bill B - Mon Oct 13 16:38:24 2008

Treasury Stock + Outstanding Stock =?
Q. Treasury Stock + Outstanding Stock =? A - Subscribed Stock B - Issued Stock C - Unisseud Stock D - Authorized Stock
Asked by bj_osterhout - Fri Dec 15 12:54:25 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Issued stock Treasury stock are shares that the company has repurchased. Outstanding is obvious enough... held in the market.
Answered by mr_mumbles_nyc - Fri Dec 15 12:55:29 2006

Withdrawing HM treasury stock (gilts)?
Q. Hello, When I was much younger my Grandfather bought me about 2900 pounds in HM treasury stock, of which I get 72 pounds interest paid a year, via computershare. However, I would now like to get all of this money to put into a bank account, and earn interest from it this way instead of recieving dividends. I only have one student bank account and I'm always getting overdrawn and stuff so would like some extra security hidden away, but not so hidden away as in the treasury stock system! How do I withdraw my treasury stock so I get the money? Thanks!
Asked by soturin_tie - Thu Apr 1 11:43:01 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You have to sell it.
Answered by raysor - Thu Apr 1 18:38:25 2010

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