Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
[...eine AG], an der Herr X und Herr Y je 50% halten.
English translation:
[...a corporation], of which Mr. X and Mr. Y hold 50 percent each.
German term
Germany
Quality - Translations
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English
..., an der Herr X und Herr Y je 50% halten.
| 4 +3 | of which Mr. X and Mr. Y hold 50% each. |
ArnoTranslat (X)
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| 3 +3 | Mr. X and Mr. Y holds 50% each. |
Yasutomo Kanazawa
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Jun 13, 2009 15:11: Kim Metzger changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Jun 14, 2009 21:16: ArnoTranslat (X) Created KOG entry
Jun 30, 2009 12:13: Steffen Walter changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (1): Yasutomo Kanazawa
Non-PRO (2): writeaway, Lancashireman
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Proposed translations
of which Mr. X and Mr. Y hold 50% each.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-06-13 17:28:14 GMT)
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better yet:
..., of which Mr. X and Mr. Y hold 50 percent each.
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Lancashireman
: Very similar to the first. You could have tweaked it a little more by a) omitting those fussy little dots and b) placing ‘each’ before the verb. The subject/verb agreement has already been adequately addressed.
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Tweaking is not my objective. A correct answer is.
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Jalapeno
: The "of which" is an important part of this answer that was not included in the first answer. The "fussy little dots" and the placement of "each" are a matter of personal preference IMHO.
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Thanks, Johannes.
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Rebecca Garber
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Thanks, Rebecca
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writeaway
: firm of which of Mr. X and Mr. Y hold 50% each?? awkward. a good editor would change that.
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An AG is not just a firm, it is an Aktiengesellschaft, of which entities hold shares or percentages.
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Julia Lipeles
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Thanks, Julia
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Japan
Scientia est potentia
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
Mr. X and Mr. Y holds 50% each.
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milinad
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Thank you milinad
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Willem Dubelaar
: Mr X and Mr Y hold 50% each. ('hold' 3rd person plural)
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Thank you AbdulRahiem for the correction.
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Inge Meinzer
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Thank you Inge
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