Do public companies actually know where their issued stock is and who holds it?

Question

Are public companies able to see how much of their stock is held within each trading platform and who owns it?

In: Economics

Answer 1

Yes – they have to know who hold each share of stock for various reasons. If you are going to issue a dividend, you need to know where to send that money, and if you are putting something before a vote of the shareholders, you have to know who is allowed to have a say (and how much of a say they get to have).