111.   The company last month bought out minority shareholders in U.S. drug company Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc.

112.   The deal included a provision that would require Bertelsmann to increase its payment to Pearson if it subsequently bought shares from minority shareholders at a higher price.

113.   The firm is a passive minority shareholder in Bloomberg LP, parent of Bloomberg Business News.

114.   The French government recently ignored complaints of minority shareholders as it moved to revoke mining rights from state-controlled nickel company Eramet SA for political reasons.

115.   The following day Freeman telephoned Winkhaus and asked that Henkel consider continuing its role as a minority shareholder.

116.   The government needs to define how minority shareholders will participate in the new regional fixed wire and wireless companies, analysts said.

117.   The government should also pass a law that gives minority shareholders rights during a takeover, analysts said.

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

119.   The firm wants to force Nichols to divulge the names of its minority shareholders so that Allen can show them its proposal to take control of Nichols.

120.   The increase could be cut short by concern that a plan to split the company into three parts could hurt minority shareholders.