The phrase "own shares" means that you possess a portion of a company's ownership. It means you have invested in the company and are entitled to benefits such as dividends and voting rights.
Sentences with «own shares»
All the executives still owned thousands of shares of the company after the sales were completed, filings show. (businessinsider.com)
But existing shareholders — be they the venture funds who have financed the company thus far or the employees who were compensated with shares in the past — weren't selling. (qz.com)