BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Common Stock
- a stock that provides voting rights but only pays a dividend after dividends for preferred stock have been paid
Additional Resources
- Firecom Declares Supervoting Share Dividend on Common Stock
- WOODSIDE, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 21, 1997--The Board of Directors of Firecom, Inc. today declared a share dividend on its Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), payable in shares of the newly authorized Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, (the "Class A Common Stock"), at...
- Research articles 1997-11-21
- New Century Energy Corp.'s Management Believes That the Company's Common Stock is Undervalued and May Purchase Shares of Common Stock in the Public Market
- HOUSTON -- New Century Energy Corp. (OTCBB:NCEY) announced today that its management believes that the company's common stock is undervalued at its current trading price, and management may purchase shares of the company's common stock in the open market. The company's management believes that the current trading price of its...
- Research articles 2006-12-04
- GenVec Announces Registered Offering of $17 Million in Common Stock and Warrants
- GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- GenVec, Inc. (Nasdaq:GNVC) announced today that it has entered into purchase agreements with certain current and new institutional and accredited investors for the sale of 11,258,279 shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase 2,251,654 shares of its common stock. The shares of common stock and...
- Research articles 2008-06-06
- Reinsurance Group of America Approves Proposal for Conversion of Class B Common Stock into Single Class of Common Stock
- ST. LOUIS -- Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated ("RGA") (NYSE:RGA.A) (NYSE:RGA.B) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized and will recommend that the holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock approve a proposal to convert Class B common stock into Class A common stock...
- Research articles 2008-10-06
- GREENWICH AIR SERVICES, INC. ANNOUNCES NEW STOCK SYMBOLS FOR CLASS A COMMON & CLASS B NON-VOTING COMMON STOCK
- MIAMI--BUSINESS WIRE--May 9, 1996--Greenwich Air Services, Inc. today announced that its voting common stock has been reclassified as Class A Common Stock and begins to trade on NASDAQ National Market under the symbol: GASIA effective today, May 9, 1996. The symbol on the NASDAQ National Market for the Company's...
- Research articles 1996-05-09
- Jack in the Box Inc. Announces 2-For-1 Stock Split, Subject to Stockholder Approval of Increase in Authorized Common Stock
- SAN DIEGO -- Jack in the Box Inc. (NYSE: JBX) today announced that its board of directors has approved a 2-for-1 split of the company's common stock, to be effected in the form of a special 100 percent stock dividend. The split is subject to stockholder approval of a charter...
- Research articles 2007-08-07
- N.E. Alexander, Sequa's chairman, proposes to purchase all outstanding shares of Sequa Common Stock
- NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 14, 1995--The Board of Directors of Sequa Corp. has received from company chairman, Norman E. Alexander, a proposal for a business combination to acquire the entire equity interest in Sequa for $30.00 per share of Class A Common Stock and $36.00 per share of class B Common...
- Research articles 1995-11-14
- NASDAQ announces pricing of $555.8 million offering of primary and secondary common stock.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-10 February 2006-NASDAQ: NASDAQ announces pricing of $555.8 million offering of primary and secondary common stockC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10022006 New York - The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ), announced today the pricing of a common stock offering of...
- Research articles 2006-02-10
- ION Media Networks Announces Voluntary Delisting of Its Common Stock from the American Stock Exchange
- Reserve Stock Split Will Complete Going Private Process WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- ION Media Networks, Inc. (AMEX:ION) (the "Company") today announced that it has notified the American Stock Exchange (the "AMEX") that it intends to voluntarily delist its Class A Common Stock from the AMEX upon the implementation...
- Research articles 2008-02-08
- HEICO Corporation Common Stock Commences Dividend-Adjusted Trading
- HOLLYWOOD, Fla. and MIAMI--BUSINESS WIRE--April 24, 1998--HEICO Corporation (AMEX:HEI and HEI.A) today announced that its Common Stock shares will begin trading on a dividend-adjusted basis at the opening of trading today, Friday, April 24, 1998. The price of HEICO's shares will reflect the fact that yesterday the Company distributed a...
- Research articles 1998-04-24
- QuadraMed Corporation Common Stock Moving to NASDAQ
- RESTON, Va. -- QuadraMed[R] Corporation (AMEX:QD) today announces that it has received approval to list its common stock, par value $0.01, on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol QDHC. The Company has informed the American Stock Exchange AMEX of its intention to list on the NASDAQ Global Market and...
- Research articles 2008-06-26
- Acclaim And Lazer-Tron Announce Acclaim Average Common Stock Price
- GLEN COVE, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--August 29, 1995--Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKLM) and Lazer-Tron Corporation (NASDAQ: LZTN) today announced that in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, whereby Acclaim will acquire all the outstanding shares of Lazer-Tron in a stock for stock merger transaction, shareholders of Lazer-Tron common stock will...
- Research articles 1995-08-29
- Acclaim And Lazer-Tron Announce Acclaim Average Common Stock Price
- GLEN COVE, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--August 30, 1995--Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKLM) and Lazer-Tron Corporation (NASDAQ: LZTN) today announced that in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, whereby Acclaim will acquire all the outstanding shares of Lazer-Tron in a stock for stock merger transaction, shareholders of Lazer-Tron common stock will...
- Research articles 1995-08-30
- Del Global Technologies Corp. Announces an Increase in Its Common Stock Buy-Back Program
- VALHALLA, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 8, 1999-- Del Global Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: DGTC) today announced an increase in its common stock buy-back program under which the Company intends to purchase up to an additional $2,000,000 of its common stock. The Company has purchased to date approximately $3,500,000 of its common stock...
- Research articles 1999-09-08
- BIOQUAL, Inc., to Terminate Listing of Common Stock On Chicago Stock Exchange and Terminate SEC Registration of Common Stock
- Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers ROCKVILLE, Md.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 14, 2002 BIOQUAL, Inc. (OTC BB:BIOQ, Chicago Stock Exchange-BQI), a Maryland-based biomedical research company, has applied for withdrawal of the listing of its common stock on the Chicago Stock Exchange. Upon approval of the application by the Chicago Stock...
- Research articles 2002-02-14
- Nuevo Energy Announces Market Price of Common Stock in Connection with Stock Option Tender Offer
- Energy Editors/Business Editors HOUSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--May 12, 2004 Nuevo Energy Company (NYSE:NEV) today announced that the period for determining the market price of its common stock in connection with its tender offer to purchase all outstanding options to acquire Nuevo common stock (the "Offer") has elapsed. For purposes of...
- Research articles 2004-05-12
- Reckson Associates Realty Corp. Declares Stock Dividend of Common Stock of Reckson Service Industries, Inc
- MELVILLE, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 14, 1998--The Board of Directors of Reckson Associates Realty Corp. (NYSE: RA) has declared a special dividend consisting of common stock of Reckson Service Industries, Inc., ("RSI"). Each common stockholder of Reckson will receive one share of RSI common stock for every 12.5 shares of Reckson common...
- Research articles 1998-05-14
- Aeroflex Incorporated Announces Public offering of Aeroflex Incorporated Common Stock At $13.00 Per Share
- PLAINVIEW, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 19, 1998--Aeroflex Incorporated (NYSE Symbol: ARX), CIBC Oppenheimer, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., SoundView Financial Group, Inc. and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., as managing underwriters, announced today the public offering of 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock at $13.00 per share. Of the 2,500,000 shares of...
- Research articles 1998-03-19
- The Fairchild Corporation Files Registration Statement Offering To Exchange Fairchild Common Stock For Common Stock of Banner Aerospace, Inc
- DULLES, VA--BUSINESS WIRE--March 13, 1998--The Fairchild Corporation (NYSE: FA) announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to its offer to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") shares of its Class A common stock for up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock of Banner...
- Research articles 1998-03-13
- All American Communications' Common Stock to commence trading on Nasdaq National Market
- SANTA MONICA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 14, 1995--All American Communications, Inc. (Common Stock/NASDAQ: AACI; Class B Common Stock/NASDAQ: AACIB) announced today that its Common Stock will begin trading today on the Nasdaq National Market. The shares were previously traded on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. The Company's trading symbol continues...
- Research articles 1995-12-14
