81.   Penederm shareholder approval also is required before it can take effect, expected by the end of the year.

82.   Panhandle, based in Houston, hopes to complete the purchase of Associated, based in Denver, in mid-December, subject to regulator and shareholder approval.

83.   Rank said it will seek shareholder approval for the expansion.

84.   Recently, another closed-end fund, General American Investors, won shareholder approval to issue preferred stock.

85.   Sandpiper employees stand to benefit richly from the merger, which still must receive regulatory and shareholder approval.

86.   Seeking shareholder approval is cumbersome for managers, but it would protect the B-round VC if its directors get kicked off the board.

87.   Shareholder approval of the transaction from both companies is required, Avtel said.

88.   Shareholder approval could not be guaranteed either, analysts said.

89.   Shiva, a telecommunications company in Bedford, Mass., denied the request, arguing that it was a general compensation matter that did not need shareholder approval.

90.   Smith Barney Aggressive Growth will acquire Smith Barney Capital Appreciation Portfolio, pending shareholder approval.