(n.) One who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property.
Example Sentences:
(1) Meanwhile, reductions in tax allowances on dividends for company shareholders from £5,000 down to £2,000 represent another dent to the incomes of many business owners.
(2) "We do not think the Astra management have done a good job on behalf of shareholders.
(3) In order for the club to grow and sustain its ability to be a competitive force in the Premier League, the board has made a number of decisions which will strengthen the club, support the executive team, manager and his staff and enhance shareholder return.
(4) She added: “We will continue to act upon the overwhelming majority view of our shareholders.” The vote was the second year running Ryanair had suffered a rebellion on pay.
(5) "If you look at the price HP paid, it was an excellent deal for the Autonomy shareholders.
(6) "The company and its shareholders have been handsomely rewarded for that."
(7) Of course it is important to ensure shareholders enjoy the benefits of investing in the company, they are the owners.
(8) Sir James Crosby, the ITV senior independent non-executive director, explained why the board had opted to retain Grade's services for an extra year: "It was the unanimous view of ITV's independent non-executive directors that it would be in the best interests of the company and its shareholders to ask Michael to extend his time as executive chairman.
(9) We remain committed to delivering total shareholder value and look to the future with confidence."
(10) There must also be strict rules in place to reduce the risks they take with shareholders' funds.Yet the huge cost of increasing capital and liquidity is forgotten when the Treasury urges them to increase lending to small and medium businesses.
(11) Tomorrow the courts are expected to sign off a $97.5m payment by the company to its shareholders, after investors took a class action lawsuit against the company.
(12) But Mr Bolloré, with a 29% stake in Aegis, vowed to keep calling shareholder meetings until he gets his way.
(13) At yesterday's EGM in London some 93% of votes cast by non-Bolloré Group shareholders opposed his plan.
(14) According to shareholder Marvin Pearlstein, in a lawsuit filed in a federal court in Manhattan on Friday, the Canadian-based BlackBerry, formerly Research In Motion Ltd, misled investors last year by saying the company was "progressing on its financial and operational commitments," and that previews of its BlackBerry 10 platform had been well received by developers.
(15) And he failed to engage with these sensible proposals to limit bonuses to a maximum of a year's salary or double that if explicitly backed by shareholders - proposals which even his own MEPs have backed – until the very last minute.
(16) The company was “owned” by four bearer shareholders, which gave it an extra degree of secrecy.
(17) David Jeary, a retail analyst at Canaccord Genuity, said the terms of Sainsbury’s offer looked attractive for Home Retail shareholders given the business’s recent performance.
(18) Before bids being lodged, sources had indicated that Sky was not prepared to make a knockout bid to snatch back the rights from BT, which has justified the expense to customers and shareholders as “financially disciplined”.
(19) Shareholders stood up to criticise the Ardea acquisition at a time when the company is cutting thousands of its own research staff.
(20) Jay-Z has won control of a Swedish music streaming company after more than 90% of shareholders accepted the star’s $54m (£36m) offer.
Stakeholder
Definition:
(n.) The holder of a stake; one with whom the bets are deposited when a wager is laid.
Example Sentences:
(1) In a submission to a House of Lords EU subcommittee , it said: "Most of the stakeholders consulted believe that opting out of this and relying on alternative arrangements would result in fewer extraditions, longer delays, higher costs, more offenders evading justice and increased risk to public safety."
(2) The company lagged "far behind its major competitors, with zero reporting of its energy or environmental footprint to any source or stakeholder", the report said.
(3) "Given that stakeholder consultations are ongoing, this preliminary report will not draw any conclusions about the issues or key messages emerging from these consultations," it said.
(4) As I outlined during our meeting, I believe we can strengthen both of our companies by bringing them together, enhancing their worldwide scale and scope, and capitalizing on significant opportunities, building on the position of Kraft Foods Inc. ("Kraft Foods") as a global powerhouse in snacks, confectionery and quick meals for the benefit of all of our respective stakeholders.
(5) We invite the Collaborative Partnership on Forests to continue its support to the Forum and encourage stakeholders to remain actively engaged in the work of the Forum.
(6) However, the ONS survey does not include group personal pensions or stakeholder pensions, which many firms brought in as a replacement for their final salary arrangements, so arguably does not provide the complete picture.
(7) Implementing real joint working VODG chairman Bill Mumford: " How well CCGs and the NHS works with other stakeholders to try and deliver change – together with local authorities and the third and private sector – is a thorny issue.
(8) C. Engaging major groups and other stakeholders 42.
(9) The panel debate – entitled "Local authorities: meeting new public health responsibilities in smoking cessation" – heard from key stakeholders and policymakers and then invited the audience to take part in a Q&A session, followed by a roundtable discussion.
(10) Stakeholder pensions are available on a group or individual basis.
(11) The BBC Trust received more than 800 written consultation responses from individuals and industry stakeholders, and also spoke to more than 60 industry stakeholders.
(12) I did not expect that I would hear about drug abuse and substance abuse and other such challenges everywhere I went,” Clinton said at an August forum that brought together stakeholders to address heroin use in particular.
(13) First, our research has identified a real tension between patient safety knowledge that is pushed into healthcare organisations by outside stakeholders, and knowledge that is generated as a result of frontline clinical experience.
(14) The firm, i4Health, lobbied the new Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) in July 2013 for a memorandum of understanding to "ensure that requests [for patient data] from life sciences receive prompt attention", an examination of the stakeholder forums of HSCIC shows.
(15) Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) is working with a number of stakeholders to explore how circular economy principles can be applied in this field.
(16) Labor will work with the Queensland government and stakeholders to implement the recommendations of the Great Barrier Reef water science taskforce report.
(17) I should say, I would have preferred to sit behind the desk and get the work done, but it's part of the mayor's responsibility to do the ceremonial stuff and ensure that you are able to interface with communities and stakeholders in your city."
(18) Director (Grade 6), Stakeholder and Engagement Team and No 10 Relationship manager - Marketing, Department for Business Innovation and Skills.
(19) "So, I will now undertake meetings and discussions with a wide range of stakeholders in the game to hear their views and to reassure them that I will continue to do my utmost personally, and through all the Premier League's means, to help promote diversity and inclusion, develop the women's game and support women who want be involved in football at any level.
(20) The takeover, which would be the biggest ever by a foreign company, has sparked a furious debate with politicians, stakeholders and captains of industry increasingly divided on its merits.