BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Stockholder
- a person or organization that owns one or more shares of stock in a corporation.
- Also known as Shareholder
Wiktionary Definition for: Stockholder
- One who holds stocks
Additional Resources
- NDCHealth Corporation Stockholders Overwhelmingly Approve Stockholder Value Proposal Submitted By MMI Investments, A 9.7% NDC Stockholder, By A Better Than Five-to-One Margin Based On Early Indications
- ATLANTA -- MMI Calls On The NDC Board And Management To Heed The Stockholders' Clear Message: "Restore Stockholder Value, No More Business As Usual" MMI Investments, L.P. MMI, the owner of 9.7% of NDCHealth Corporation's stock (NYSE: NDC), announced that preliminary indications show overwhelming stockholder approval of MMI's Stockholder...
- Research articles 2004-10-28
- H. F. Ahmanson & Company Adopts New Stockholder Rights Plan and Amends By-Laws
- IRWINDALE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 7, 1997--H. F. Ahmanson & Company (NYSE:AHM), parent company of Home Savings of America, Friday announced that its board of directors adopted a new Stockholder Rights Plan as well as amendments to its by-laws. Ahmanson's former Stockholder Rights Plan, which was originally adopted in...
- Research articles 1997-11-07
- Aphton Corporation Adopts Stockholder Rights Plan
- MIAMI -- Aphton Corporation (NASDAQ: APHT) announced today that its board of directors has adopted a Stockholder Rights Plan. The Stockholder Rights Plan is designed to protect long-term stockholder value, to help ensure that all stockholders receive fair and equal treatment in the event of any proposed takeover and to...
- Research articles 2004-08-18
- Kintera Adopts Stockholder Rights Plan
- SAN DIEGO -- KinteraR, Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTA), the leading provider of software as a service to the nonprofit industry, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a Stockholder Rights Plan. The Stockholder Rights Plan was adopted to protect long-term stockholder value, and to help ensure that all stockholders receive...
- Research articles 2006-01-25
- Chevron and Texaco set Oct. 9 stockholder meetings to vote on proposed merger.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-13 August 2001-CHEVRON: Chevron and Texaco set Oct. 9 stockholder meetings to vote on proposed merger C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10082001 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., and WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Chevron Corp. and Texaco Inc. today announced they have scheduled...
- Research articles 2001-08-13
- IDG adopts stockholder rights plan.(Industrial Distributors Group)(Brief Article)
- ATLANTA, GA. -- Industrial Distribution Group adopted a stockholder rights plan, which is intended to provide the board with negotiating leverage in dealing with any potential acquirer. The plan is intended to ensure that, in the event of an a ...
- Research articles 2000-11-01
- Stockholder sues Speer, Home Shopping Network. (Roy Speer; Home Shopping Network Inc.)
- TAMPA, Fla. -- A Home Shopping Network stockholder has sued the network in federal court here, alleging that HSN chairman Roy Speer improperly used company funds to pay his son, Richard Speer, $7.8 million during the past two years for services under TAMPA, Fla. -- A...
- Research articles 1993-01-04
- SSCC adopts stockholder plan.(Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.)(Brief Article)
- Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s SSCC board of directors has unanimously adopted a Stockholder Rights Plan designed to protect the company's stockholders in the event of takeover activity that would threaten to deny them the full value of their in Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s SSCC board of...
- Research articles 2002-09-14
- Advanced Marketing Services, Inc. Announces Adoption of Stockholder Rights Plan
- SAN DIEGO -- Advanced Marketing Services, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MKTS) (the "Company") announced that it has adopted a stockholder rights plan to discourage abusive takeover tactics and to provide the Company's Board of Directors with sufficient time to respond appropriately to a takeover attempt and seek alternative opportunities, if appropriate, to...
- Research articles 2005-08-09
- Financial Services Alert - NYSE & Nasdaq Propose to Require Stockholder Approval of Equity Compensation Plans.
- NYSE and Nasdaq Propose to Require Stockholder Approval of Equity Compensation Plans NYSE and Nasdaq Propose to Require Stockholder Approval of Equity Compensation Plans
- Research articles 2002-10-23
- BroadVision, Inc. Announces Further Extension of Stockholder Voting Period; Company Continues to Urge Stockholders to Vote on Merger Transaction
- REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- BroadVision, Inc. (Nasdaq:BVSN) announced today that in order to extend the period during which stockholders may submit proxies, the Company has adjourned its special stockholder meeting until December 21, 2005, when the special meeting will reconvene at 10:00 a.m., local time, at BroadVision's offices at 585...
- Research articles 2005-11-11
- BroadVision, Inc. Announces Extension of Stockholder Voting Period
- REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- BroadVision, Inc. (Nasdaq:BVSN) announced today that in order to extend the period during which stockholders may submit proxies, the Company has adjourned its special stockholder meeting until November 4, 2005, when the special meeting will reconvene at 10:00 a.m., local time, at BroadVision's offices at 585...
- Research articles 2005-10-27
- Quantum Corporation Adopts New Stockholder Rights Plan
- MILPITAS, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 26, 1998--The Board of Directors of Quantum Corporation (NMS:QNTM) today announced that it has adopted a new stockholder rights plan that will become effective immediately upon the expiration of the current stockholder rights plan. The current plan, which has been in place for the past ten years,...
- Research articles 1998-06-26
- TransAct Technologies Incorporated Amends Stockholder Rights Plan And By-Laws
- WALLINGFORD, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 18, 1999--TransAct Technologies Incorporated announced today that its Board of Directors adopted certain amendments to its Stockholder Rights Plan that was originally adopted by the Company in December 1997. The Amendments conform the Plan to a recent change in Delaware corporate law concerning Stockholder Rights Plans. TransAct...
- Research articles 1999-02-18
- BroadVision, Inc. Announces Further Extension of Stockholder Voting Period
- REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- BroadVision, Inc. (Nasdaq:BVSN) announced today that in order to extend the period during which stockholders may submit proxies, the Company has adjourned its special stockholder meeting until November 11, 2005, when the special meeting will reconvene at 10:00 a.m., local time, at BroadVision's offices at 585...
- Research articles 2005-11-08
- Intraware Adopts Stockholder Rights Plan
- ORINDA, Calif. -- Intraware, Inc. (Nasdaq:ITRA), the leading provider of electronic software and license delivery and management solutions for enterprise technology companies, today announced that its board of directors has adopted a stockholder rights plan designed to protect the long-term value of the company for its stockholders during any future...
- Research articles 2005-09-12
- Mobility Electronics Amends Stockholder Rights Plan
- SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Mobility Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MOBE), a leading provider of innovative portable power and computing solutions, announced today that its board of directors has approved an amendment to the Company's Stockholder Rights Plan. The amendment increases the threshold of Common Stock that Adage Capital Partners GP, LLC Adage can...
- Research articles 2006-08-04
- IHS Inc. Announces Pricing of Stockholder Offering
- ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS) today announced that an existing stockholder has priced a registered public secondary offering of 3,751,391 shares of IHS Class A common stock pursuant to IHS's shelf registration statement filed on March 22, 2007. The selling stockholder will receive $162.1 million aggregate proceeds from this...
- Research articles 2007-03-26
- Final approval of Mercator stockholder settlement, SEC probe.(Mercator Software Inc. )
- Mercator Software Inc. of Wilton said it has received final approval from the federal district court of an agreement to settle the consolidated stockholder litigation initially filed against the company in August 2000. The company had previously a Mercator Software Inc. of Wilton...
- Research articles 2003-01-20
- News Corporation Settles Litigation Regarding Stockholder Rights Plan.
- NEW YORK, Apr 13, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- News Corporation today announced that it had settled a lawsuit regarding its stockholder rights plan. NEW YORK, Apr 13, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- News Corporation today announced that it had settled a lawsuit regarding...
- Research articles 2006-04-13
