11.   Aircraft bearing government officials to key meetings were mysteriously diverted, and in the latest skirmish, hostile camps held separate shareholders meetings to elect rival boards.

12.   But some banks are likely to issue preferred stock in September and October after changing their corporate bylaws at shareholders meetings in June, Yamada said.

13.   Chemical and Chase shareholders approved the plan at shareholder meetings earlier this week.

14.   Companies that in past weeks held off selling bonds because of shareholder meetings and annual reporting requirements with the Finance Ministry may also rush to sell bonds.

15.   Companies that were holding off selling bonds, because of shareholder meetings and annual reporting requirements with the Finance Ministry, may also rush to sell bonds.

16.   Companies, which were holding off selling bonds because of shareholder meetings and annual reporting requirements with the Finance Ministry, may also rush to sell bonds next week.

17.   EU preparations and the movement in the dollar are seen overshadowing a several earnings press conferences and shareholders meetings.

18.   Financial institutions continued to pay off racketeers who threatened to reveal negative information at annual shareholder meetings.

19.   Frustrated, Murakami took his case public in February, publishing his proposals and holding shareholder meetings to explain his case.

20.   In a sense, of course, shareholder meetings are taken quite seriously here, with companies often holding rehearsals and drawing up scripts months in advance.