11.   My guess is that the big institutional holders of GE will be watching the stock with eagle eyes.

12.   Now, Tuttle said executives and directors are under increasing pressure from shareholders -- particularly institutional holders --to prove they are doing their best to manage their companies.

13.   Rather than spend the money to contact all shareholders, he is trying to reach out to institutional holders who may be frustrated by the stock price.

14.   So a small amount of buying or selling on the part of institutional holders can significantly influence the stock price.

15.   Sixty percent of its shares are owned by individual investors, who generally put more faith in the power of stock splits than do institutional holders.

16.   Spokeswoman Kara Kennedy said she knows of no reason for the rise, although senior executives have met recently with major institutional holders.

17.   That sentiment was underscored by the portfolio manager of a large institutional holder who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

18.   The companies already have locked up enough big institutional holders to clinch the transaction easily.

19.   The other half of the block was sold by institutional holders, the spokesman said.

20.   Thomas Kurlak, a semiconductor industry analyst for Merrill Lynch, the largest institutional holder of Cirrus stock, cut his investment ratings for six chip makers.