11.   Among preferred shares, many are callable.

12.   An investor has brought a lawsuit challenging a recent move by Gabelli Equity Trust to offer preferred shares.

13.   Analysts say that, if approved, banks will jump to issue preferred shares, or those that pay shareholders higher dividends with fewer voting rights.

14.   And investors can depend on getting a hefty premium for some conventional preferred shares as companies buy them back in tender offers.

15.   And LDP officials told Bloomberg News they were already discussing the use of money from the national postal savings and pension system to buy preferred shares of banks.

16.   And the company has also missed dividend payments on preferred shares.

17.   And LDP officials told Bloomberg News they were discussing the use of money from the national postal savings and pension system to buy preferred shares of banks.

18.   Arai also said the party will propose buying preferred shares and subordinated debentures issued by banks.

19.   Another disadvantage is that preferred shares usually do not have voting rights.

20.   Any new share issue, including preferred shares, dilutes equity per share, which can cause share prices to fall.