1.   Intel said it would begin to acquire all outstanding shares of Xircom within the next ten days.

2.   Mattel shareholders would receive one share for each outstanding Mattel share.

3.   An increase in shares outstanding caused the decline in net income per share.

4.   And earnings per share rise because profits are spread out over fewer outstanding shares.

5.   As part of the transaction, ITT plans to call all outstanding shares of ITT cumulative preferred Series N stock for redemption.

6.   At least two-thirds of the outstanding shares must be voted in favor at a meeting expected in late March.

7.   Bank and industrial-related stocks offer the most liquidity because of large number of outstanding shares available for investors to trade.

8.   Bank stocks offer the most liquidity because of large number of outstanding shares available for investors to trade.

9.   BankAmerica also is focusing on buying back stock to boost per-share earnings by reducing the number of outstanding shares.

10.   Because the average number of shares outstanding at many companies rocketed during the bubble, per-share earnings growth could still disappoint.