意思是public一定是上市公司？

问题如下：

Which of the following statements concerning the term “public” for a public corporate issuer is most likely correct?

选项：

A.

The company is wholly or partially owned by a government.

B.

The company typically have societal and other non-financial responsibilities to their beneficiaries, such as foundations and endowments.

C.

It refers only to the fact that a company’s equity securities are traded on an exchange and thus are available for investment by the public

解释：

C is correct.

The term “public” refers only to the fact that a company’s equity securities are traded on an exchange and thus are available for investment by the public.