21.   Barclays Plc said it will split its investment banking business, BZW, and sell the least profitable part to boost shareholder value.

22.   Baker said the merger, which could get final federal approval early next year, should boost shareholder value.

23.   Boeing Co. executives promised Monday an attack on costs to improve profitability and shareholder value at the aerospace giant in the face of daunting challenges and competition.

24.   - Companies are designed to maximize shareholder value, not employee happiness.

25.   A Lone Star spokesman said it was committed to shareholder value and that it would not reprice options for executives without a stockholder vote.

26.   A Times spokeswoman said the company is always looking at ways to increase shareholder value, and that management has explored and will continue to examine various options.

27.   A spokesman for Mattel, Glenn Bozarth, said the moves would increase shareholder value.

28.   Advocates of better corporate governance have long complained that the true impact of options on profitability and shareholder value has been obscured in financial reports.

29.   Aerospatiale has excellent products and advanced technology, but past government largess produced a company rich in technology but inefficient and unaccustomed to the notion of shareholder value.