11.   It had to protect preferred shareholders from dilution, sell the new shares at a higher price and raise more capital and prepare a proper prospectus.

12.   Prodi has said in the past that his cabinet looks favorably on rules designed to protect minority shareholders.

13.   Strong Capital then bought the Mercury Finance debt from the Heritage fund and two other Strong money market funds to protect fund shareholders.

14.   The defendants and others in the fund industry have asked why the SEC did not support what the independent directors believed was an attempt to protect shareholders.

15.   The government has to protect shareholders.

16.   The exchange said Ng may have broken a rule protecting minority shareholders.

17.   The shares purchased will be placed in a voting trust, a mechanism to protect shareholders if the Interstate Commerce Commission rejects the merger.

18.   The shares purchased in that tender offer will be placed in a voting trust, a mechanism to protect shareholders if the Interstate Commerce Commission rejects the merger.

19.   To protect shareholders from dilutions from options, Oracle routinely buys shares in the market.

20.   Under French law the Tribunal de Commerce would take over management of the company with a view to protect shareholders from losing their equity.