This is
because common stockholders do produce something: They postpone the consumption of goods (ie, they save some portion of their income) in order to supply the seed capital needed to buy production equipment and produce goods.
Not exact matches
Because of the ten - to - one voting ratio between our Class B and Class A
common stock, the holders of our Class B
common stock collectively will hold more than a majority of the combined voting power of our
common stock upon the completion of our initial public offering, and therefore such holders will be able to control all matters submitted to our
stockholders for approval.
The Board determined to adopt a «net long» definition of ownership
because it believes that only
stockholders with full and continuing economic interest and voting rights in our
common stock should be entitled to request that the Company call a special meeting.
This is
because EPS only measures the income available to
common stockholders.
That said, I would be uncomfortable owning Fannie or Freddie here; just
because the government might stand behind senior obligations doesn't mean they would take care of the
common and preferred
stockholders, or even the subordinated debt.
After the deal completes, Heinz will not produce a lot of profits for the
common stockholders,
because Buffett's preferred stock and the additional debt will eat up most of the gross profits.
Because the record date for the CuraGen 2009 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (the «2009 Annual Meeting «-RRB- has not been announced publicly, the number of shares of
Common Stock which will be owned beneficially or of record by the DellaCamera Fund as of such record date is not known.