61.   He said he was surprised that the company would borrow so heavily and not issue new shares or use other means to raise money.

62.   He said high interest rates have given smaller companies the incentive to list, as capital raised by issuing shares is cheaper than lending from a bank.

63.   He will invest only in foreign companies that issue shares on U.S. exchanges.

64.   If a company wants to issue more shares than that, it must put a proposal before its shareholders, according to rules of the New York Stock Exchange.

65.   If banks issue enough new shares they could significantly dilute the earnings per share of the entire market and dampen investor confidence.

66.   If needed, the company could issue new shares to bring in fresh equity, said Bob Hall, Thomson vice president.

67.   In a closed-end fund end fund, however, the number of investors is usually fixed and new shares are not issued.

68.   In a last-ditch maneuver last month, Cray shareholders approved a plan to issue new shares in an effort to raise financial capital.

69.   If Williams had to issue shares to the bondholders, it would dilute the value of its common stock.

70.   In January, Triarc sold a textile operation and said it plans to issue shares for half the propane business.