souscrire des actions

English translation: subscribe for shares

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French term or phrase:souscrire des actions
English translation:subscribe for shares
Entered by: Thomas Miles

10:23 Dec 4, 2018
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / shares
French term or phrase: souscrire des actions
While it is very clear that most translations collocate 'subscribe' and 'shares', I would appreciate some advice on which of the following preposition choices is appropriate when talking about shares?

i) subscribe shares
ii) subscribe for shares
iii) subscribe to shares

For those who wish to have some specific context, here are some extracts:
"La collectivité prend acte que X déclare ne pas souhaiter souscrire à l'augmentation de capital"
"X a déclaré souscrire intégralement les 1 223 060 parts sociales nouvelles..."
"parts sociales nouvelles souscrites seront libérées en totalité lors de leur souscription"

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Thomas Miles
France
Local time: 05:40
subscribe for shares
Explanation:
Is the conventional term, at least in the UK (see also discussion).

Here's an example from the UK Financial Conduct Authority Handbook
… warrants and other instruments which confer an entitlement to subscribe for shares, alternative debentures, debentures and government and public securities.
https://www.handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook/PERG/2/6.html


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Note added at 2 hrs (2018-12-04 12:38:56 GMT)
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Note: It's quite common to omit "for" when using the participle only:
"subscribed shares", "number of shares subscribed".
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Steve Robbie
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Local time: 04:40
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subscribe shares


Explanation:
https://www.google.pt/search?ei=Z2AGXKneN6Cf1fAP2tCbqAo&q=" ...

Example sentence(s):
  • at the time such holder commits to subscribe shares in the priority subscription.
Ana Vozone
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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subscribe for shares


Explanation:
Is the conventional term, at least in the UK (see also discussion).

Here's an example from the UK Financial Conduct Authority Handbook
… warrants and other instruments which confer an entitlement to subscribe for shares, alternative debentures, debentures and government and public securities.
https://www.handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook/PERG/2/6.html


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Note added at 2 hrs (2018-12-04 12:38:56 GMT)
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Note: It's quite common to omit "for" when using the participle only:
"subscribed shares", "number of shares subscribed".

Steve Robbie
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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agree  AllegroTrans
2 hrs

agree  B D Finch
5 hrs

agree  Daryo
7 hrs

agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne
5 days
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