J (word is designation is temporary and is removed after the shareholder vote is complete)
The term "J" refers to a designation for Nasdaq-listed stocks that specifies that the stock has voting rights. The designation appears as the fifth letter following a dot after a stock's four-letter ticker symbol. It is added to denote a shareholder vote situation. The letter J is a temporary suffix that is removed once the shareholder vote situation is resolved.This suffix was created in order to help investors keep track of stocks that may be affected by shareholder votes. For example, if there is a proposal to change the company's name, the board of directors may put it up for a vote among shareholders. In this case, the J would be added to the end of the ticker symbol to alert investors that there is an upcoming vote on this issue. Once shareholders have voted and the outcome has been decided.