How to Use shareholder in a Sentence

shareholder

noun
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  • Gilbert was a 76% shareholder in Rock Holdings at the time.
    — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2024
  • The two companies will need shareholder approval for the deals to go ahead.
    — Weilun Soon, wsj.com, 13 May 2023
  • The monies will come from shareholder funds, not ratepayer funds.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The deal still needs approval from U.S. Steel shareholders.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Sotheby’s shareholders got about $57 per share, a 61 percent bump in the stock price.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Any deal that comes in now would have to offer more to CBS shareholders than Skydance has.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Davis remains one of the largest shareholders in the company.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Musk took the stand for the first time in a trial stemming from a Tesla shareholder lawsuit filed in 2018.
    — Will Oremus, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Trump could one day cash in and bail from the company – which could hurt shareholders like Peedin.
    — Rafael Nam, NPR, 2 June 2024
  • All shareholders sign up for the entire season, and bags must be pre-ordered and paid for one week in advance.
    — The Courier-Journal, 16 May 2023
  • Their shareholders aren’t going to vote to make less money.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 24 May 2023
  • William Pulte retired from the company and its board in 2010 and remained a top shareholder.
    — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2022
  • If not, the co-op’s board of directors should respond to complaints from the shareholders and take action.
    — Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Trump is the dominant shareholder in the company that bears his name.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The announcement came as a surprise and appeared to catch shareholders off guard.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Instead, they are charged to shareholders, Peoples Gas has said.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The ad tier, which rolled out nearly two years ago in 12 countries, accounted for 50% of sign-ups in the third quarter, the shareholder letter said.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Now banks will get a talking-to from their risk managers and from investors, maybe even at shareholder meetings.
    — Gary Stix, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The governor suggested the group had breached its duties to shareholders over the matter.
    — Michelle Toh, CNN, 3 Aug. 2023
  • In recent years, AMC's millions of retail shareholders have played a central role in my life.
    — Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2023
  • That means a shareholder cannot attempt to convene a new meeting, or sue the company as someone who owns the stock.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Thames Water was forced to ask shareholders for more funds to invest in repairs and upgrades to its pipes system.
    — Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Good for shareholders, future, but more out of your pocket What is next for empty offices in metro Phoenix?
    — Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2024
  • As the founder and most significant shareholder of SoftBank, his net worth is still a hefty $15.5 billion.
    — Mia Taylor, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2022
  • By respecting our voice on the job, Wells Fargo can work with us to become the best bank for workers, customers, and yes, shareholders.
    — Debbie Warren, Fortune, 10 July 2023
  • In a letter to shareholders Thursday, Robins said the new surcharge will be nominal for the customer.
    — Jessica Golden,ece Yildirim, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Even with Musk’s pay package again endorsed by shareholders, the Delaware court could still have the final say.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 13 June 2024
  • The $1 million will come from SDG&E shareholder funds, not through ratepayer dollars.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2023
  • That means card brands exist primarily to benefit banks (and their own shareholders).
    — Dustin Eide, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Yet Trump Media has morphed into a multi-billion-dollar meme stock and a favorite way for traders to bet on how this election cliffhanger will end, inflating the net worth of its biggest shareholder along the way.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024

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