stockholder

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The oil-and-gas company announced an offering of 11 million shares by a selling stockholder, a position valued at about $1.96 billion as of Tuesday’s close of trading.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

These advisory firms emerged during the 1980s as a stockholder reaction to the mayhem of leveraged buyouts and proxy battles taking place during the Gordon Gekko era on Wall Street.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

Billionaire Larry Ellison — Paramount’s largest stockholder — appears on a virtual call with Zaslav, who is joined by Malone, Warner’s chairman emeritus.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Sanberg didn’t control such agreements, but as the largest stockholder and a board member, his preferences carried weight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

“I’ll get a job as a runner at the Exchange, then a clerk. I’ll become a stockholder and then a proper merchant, and then I’ll make my fortune.”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo