Sentences with phrase «lesser class of stock»

Common stock is a lesser class of stock than preferred stock.

Not exact matches

Stock market Stronach had little incentive to eliminate its dual - class share structure, which allowed him to control the company despite holding less than 1 % of its equity.

Rebalancing involves disposing of portfolio holdings in asset classes that have risen in value and using the proceeds to buy more of your asset classes that have risen less in order to restore a desired balance between stocks and bonds.

Although the long - term returns on real estate are less than common stocks as a class (because an apartment building can't keep expanding), real estate can throw off large amounts of cash relative to your investment.

When the shares of our Class B common stock represent less than 5 % of combined voting power of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock, the then - outstanding shares of Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock.

All outstanding shares of our Class B common stock will convert into shares of our Class A common stock when the shares of our Class B common stock represent less than 5 % of the combined voting power of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock.

Subject to the provisions of our 2015 Plan, the administrator will determine the other terms of stock appreciation rights, including when such rights become exercisable and whether to pay any amount of appreciation in cash, shares of our Class A common stock, or a combination thereof, except that the per share exercise price for the shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of a stock appreciation right must be no less than 100 % of the fair market value per share on the date of grant.

The plan administrator determines the purchase price or strike price for a stock appreciation right, which generally can not be less than 100 % of the fair market value of our Class A common stock on the date of grant.

As a result of this dilution, investors purchasing shares of Class A common stock in this offering may receive significantly less than the full purchase price that they paid for the stock purchased in this offering in the event of liquidation.

In addition, no participant will be permitted to purchase more than 2,500 shares of our Class A common stock during any one purchase period or a lesser amount determined by our compensation committee.

The purchase price for shares of our Class A common stock purchased under our 2015 ESPP will be 85 % of the lesser of the fair market value of our Class A common stock on (i) the first trading day of the applicable offering period and (ii) the last trading day of each purchase period in the applicable offering period.

In the George W. Bush administration, changes in accounting regulations and Federal policies made granting of broad - based stock options and restricted and other stock grants to employees in high technology and other companies less attractive, which led to a huge drop in employee share ownership among the middle class in those companies and industries.

In addition, Dropbox has granted the underwriters a 30 - day option to purchase up to 5,400,000 additional shares of Class A common stock at the initial public offering price less underwriting discounts.

On top of being one of the more affordable vehicles to buy in this class bone stock (only the $ 45,560 Cadillac CTS is less expensive to buy), the Lexus GS comes with quite a lot of equipment as standard.

At the same time, though, they are embracing risk of loss, a fear that has been more or less pervasive ever since the stock market crashed in 2008, taking with it just about every other asset class except: well, you know, cash!

Aleph Investments generally will vote against proposals to move the company to another state less favorable to shareholders interests, or to restructure classes of stock in such a way as to benefit one class of shareholders at the expense of another, such as dual classes (A and B shares) of stock.

You also need to diversify your holdings within those asset classes and hold, in the case of a stock portfolio, a variety of stocks — from risky to less risky, in different currencies, in different industries — to reduce your risk exposure.

My point is simply that it's very likely that if you are moving money in and out of stocks based on volatility, you're much less likely to get the full market return over the long term, and might be better off putting more weight in asset classes with lower volatility.

This less liquidity is one of the reasons Warren eventually allowed Berkshire Class A shares to be split into Class B shares, so owners could sell part of their stake or hand down stock to their family and friends.

Each share of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date was converted, as of the Effective Date, into the right to receive $ 3.075 per share, less any required withholding taxes, plus a contingent right to receive an additional pro rata cash amount if RISCORP recovers any amounts in connection with the litigation currently pending against Zenith Insurance Company and Arthur Andersen LLP.

The appeal of bonds is that they are a reasonably high - return asset class that carries less risk than stocks.

I'd say the common theme among our investors is that they realize the importance of investing in real estate and also allocating to an asset class that is less correlated to the stock market.

Chris Lin has been appointed co-portfolio manager of Fidelity Stock Selector Mid Cap Fund (with retail and Advisor share classes) and has assumed management responsibilities for the IT and Telecommunication Services sleeves, succeeding Lesser.

Morgen Peck has assumed management responsibilities for the Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunication Services sleeves of Fidelity Stock Selector Small Cap Fund (with retail and Advisor share classes), Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund, Fidelity Low - Priced Stock Fund, and an institutional portfolio, succeeding Rayna Lesser.

REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) are less effective than other high dividend - paying stocks in a taxable portfolio because dividends represent a large portion of returns of the real estate asset class, and REIT dividends are taxed at significantly higher rates than other stock dividends.