Example sentences of "of [art] [noun sg] [unc] shares " in BNC.
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| 1 | The value of the firm 's shares , which had been 50/ when he made his generous ‘ F.S.T. ’ gesture , fell steadily from 1920 onwards until they reached 3/6 in 1927 and then went down to 1/8 in 1931 . |
| 2 | There is no increase in lending by the trust to ultimate users ; all that happens is that the market price of the trust 's shares rises . |
| 3 | Equally , if savers decided to ‘ move out of ’ investment trusts , this would simply mean a fall in the market price of the trust 's shares . |
| 4 | A maximum of £1,500 worth of the trust 's shares can be put into F&C 's PEP in the current tax year . |
| 5 | The following is an example of a suitable clause : It is hereby agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Articles of Association the investor shall be entitled at any time after Completion to transfer all or any part of the investor 's shares to another investor or investors approved by the Managers ( such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed ) to the intent and effect that any such investors shall be entitled to the benefit of all such provisions of this Agreement and Articles of Association as the investor shall require and the Managers and the Company shall do or procure to be done ( insofar as it lies within their respective powers ) all such matters and things , including the execution of all such documents as shall be necessary or which the Investors shall reasonably require for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this clause . |
| 6 | Just over one-third of the company 's shares — 20 million — are to be placed at 20p with institutional investors and a further five million will be put on offer . |
| 7 | Edwards agreed last month to sell his stake of 51 per cent of the company 's shares to Knighton for £10m , but that deal would be scuppered if a court rules in favour of Edwards . |
| 8 | Under the country 's voucher-privatisation system , the majority of the company 's shares were acquired by seven big investment funds . |
| 9 | When the trader owns a small proportion of the voting shares the lack of voting rights may be an insignificant loss but , as the proportion of the company 's shares held by the trader rises , the voting rights start to become valuable . |
| 10 | The market price of the Company 's shares at 31st March 1982 , adjusted for the bonus issue in 1985 , was 87.33p per share . |
| 11 | The only requirement in this respect is that at least 25 per cent ( 10 per cent in respect of USM companies ) of the company 's shares should be in the hands of the public . |
| 12 | The 25 per cent rule Because it is a continuing requirement for a listing that at least 25 per cent of the company 's shares must be in the hands of the public , a listed company must ensure that this percentage will continue in public hands following each market purchase . |
| 13 | The promotion of Peru 's telecommunications firms will begin in earnest next month after the regulatory framework and methodology for fixing rates have been established , Reuter reports from Lima : investment advisers Morgan Grenfell and Coopers & Lybrand will begin pre-qualifying firms interested in acquiring 100% of the state 's shares in Entel Peru SA and 20% of the government 's stake in the Compania Peruana de Telefonos SA ; Peru has just 2.3 lines per 100 inhabitants . |
| 14 | Added to these costs , a bidder will have to pay a premium over the current market value of the target 's shares of anything up to fifty per cent in order to gain control . |
| 15 | Purchases by the offeror or its concert parties of the target 's shares on the London Stock Exchange . |
| 16 | A buy-back may be used to mop-up any " loose " shareholdings , return surplus cash to shareholders or to increase the marketability of the target 's shares as a consequence of it becoming known that the company itself is a potential purchaser . |
| 17 | The advantage of such a scheme is that , as it does not involve a transfer of the target 's shares or an assignment of any interest in them , no stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax is payable . |
| 18 | ( 9 ) Market purchases by the bidder of the target 's shares will not result in an advantage , as the court will not usually allow a promoter of a Court Scheme to vote his own shares on the resolution approving the scheme . |
| 19 | ( c ) investors who hold large blocks of the target 's shares may find that if they attempted to sell them in the market at the same time the price would fall . |
| 20 | ( 2 ) The Panel accepts that for reasons of secrecy it is not prudent to make enquiries so as to include in an announcement details of the target 's shares held by other parts of an adviser 's group ( the adviser acting in concert with the offeror for these purposes ) . |
| 21 | LWT ( HOLDINGS ) , the parent of London Weekend Television , yesterday revealed the details of its plan to replace most of the company 's equity with debt and give 40 top managers up to 15 per cent of the group 's shares . |
| 22 | Then , in 1988 , Virgin 's buccaneering founder Richard Branson mounted a buyout of the group 's shares from the stock market . |
| 23 | Stockbrokers Stockbrokers will be required to liaise with the London Stock Exchange on the approval of documentation and any application for listing of the offeror 's shares . |
| 24 | ( b ) if accepting shareholders may be worried that the offeror 's share price may fall following the " hype " of a contested takeover battle , the issue of a convertible loan stock instead of ordinary shares may remedy the situation by offering conversion at the current market price of the offeror 's shares together with a promise of a minimum cash value at a future date with a commercial yield in the meantime ; |
| 25 | The subscription price will be struck by reference to the market value of the offeror 's shares at the time of the takeover . |
| 26 | A rights issue has the advantage of preserving shareholders ' pre-emption rights in respect of a new issue of the offeror 's shares , whereas this is not possible with a cash underwritten alternative unless accompanied by an open offer and clawback ( see below ) . |
| 27 | A controlling block of the club 's shares is going back on the market and a new owner could emerge in the next few weeks . |
| 28 | Robert Maxwell owned almost ninety percent of the club 's shares . |
| 29 | The moves follow a stormy extraordinary general meeting at Brockville on Thursday night , where the Deanses , who hold 57 per cent of the club 's shares , succeeded in ousting three directors — in spite of overwhelming opposition from minority shareholders . |
| 30 | The government rejected the highest offer , fudged the auction rules , then accepted a revised offer from the third-highest bidder , who was given 26% of the bank 's shares . |