11.   His purchases have benefited shareholders.

12.   Increases in the price of WorldCom stock already have benefited CompuServe shareholders, Salizzoni said.

13.   Kobren agrees that closing the fund would benefit existing shareholders.

14.   Of course, profits from options reflect rising stock prices, which benefit shareholders.

15.   One uncertainty is whether the mergers will benefit shareholders.

16.   Pension fund managers reject accusations that they wield undue power and destroy jobs to benefit distant shareholders.

17.   That benefits shareholders because it removes the cyclical results of the paper business from the consistent returns of timber, analysts said.

18.   The Aris deal should benefit InTime shareholders, Berry said.

19.   The inflated profits helped drive up the share price of CUC International, making the company more attractive to potential acquirers and benefiting shareholders, including company executives.

20.   The structure of the deal further benefits shareholders by taking advantage of a provision in the recently enacted federal tax law.