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stockholder

[stok-hohl-der] / ˈstɒkˌhoʊl dər /


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It issued shares, held stockholder meetings and was run by directors and shareholders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

The oil-and-gas company announced an offering of 11 million shares by a selling stockholder, a position valued at about $1.96 billion as of Tuesday’s close of trading.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

In January, Kraft flagged in a regulatory filing that Berkshire, its biggest stockholder, could sell nearly all of its 325.6 million shares of the food company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 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

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

The dividend is payable on Feb. 16 to stockholders of record as of Jan. 15.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

On a per-share basis, earnings attributable to stockholders rose to $3.48 a share, up from $2.48 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Anthropic, the maker of the Claude chatbot, said Sunday that it would put 5% of its shares into a new Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, pending approval from stockholders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Buffett, in one of his last messages to stockholders as CEO, praised them to the heights, saying they were high-quality businesses, very good value and Berkshire-like in their capital discipline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 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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