stockholder

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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

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

Billionaire Larry Ellison — Paramount’s largest stockholder — appears on a virtual call with Zaslav, who is joined by Malone, Warner’s chairman emeritus.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

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