1.   Bondholders attacked the plan because it would have diluted the stock that backs Marvel bonds.

2.   DuPont has stated that it does not want to dilute its stock or hurt earnings in making any acquisitions.

3.   He said trials also are under way to make sure existing stocks can be diluted fivefold, or even tenfold, and still be effective.

4.   It responded to concerns that Anglo-Saxon stock was being diluted, that society was declining.

5.   ITT said the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, would not dilute its stock and was expected to contribute to earnings in the first year.

6.   Most of the worried shareholders thought that their stock would be diluted.

7.   One shareholder asked McNerney to consider eliminating stock options for well-paid executives, getting applause when he said stock incentives dilute the stock of other shareholders.