51.   It made the eleventh hour move as Metway shareholders were voting whether to accept the St.George offer.

52.   It was made at the eleventh hour as Metway shareholders were voting on whether to back the St.George bid.

53.   Laidlaw Inc. said its shareholders voted overwhelmingly to create one class of voting share, a move that should increase the share price and make acquisitions easier.

54.   Larry Hammermesh, a Widener University law professor who studies corporate mergers, was skeptical that shareholders would vote against opting out.

55.   Kmart called on shareholders to vote for its nominee to replace Shatto, Stephen F. Bollenbach, chief executive and president of Hilton Hotels Corp.

56.   Labatt expects shareholders to vote on the takeover proposal by mid-July at the earliest.

57.   Last week, shareholders voted to back out of that deal.

58.   Lodgian shareholders voted to re-elect a slate of management-supported candidates to the board of directors.

59.   Morgan Stanley shareholders are also voting on the merger today.

60.   Nichols could only pay that fee if shareholders vote down the merger, Nichols said.