stockholder
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Rather, both companies are controlled by “mission” directors, who may own little or no equity, who aren’t accountable to investors and whose missions allow—or require—them to sacrifice stockholder profits for the benefit of humanity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Some proposals raise issues that should be addressed, but those problems should be handled in legislatures, not stockholder meetings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Paramount also has filed proxy materials to ask Warner shareholders to reject the Netflix deal at an upcoming stockholder meeting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
These advisory firms emerged during the 1980s as a stockholder reaction to the mayhem of leveraged buyouts and proxy battles taking place during the Gordon Gekko era on Wall Street.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 9, 2026
With my father’s death, he would become the sole head and major stockholder of Angel Pharma.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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First Hawaiian said Monday that the deal would see TriCo stockholders receive just under 2.1 shares of First Hawaiian for each share of TriCo they own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The drone maker announced a public offering of 5.7 million shares, along with another 2.3 million shares from certain selling stockholders.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
The bondholders may wind up owning the bankrupt company if it is reorganized, or could get back some of their investment if the company is liquidated, while the stockholders would get nothing.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
The letter cites Delaware law that allows stockholders to inspect the company’s books and records “for any proper purpose.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Bear Stearns bondholders were made whole and its stockholders lost most of their money.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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