1.   To invest in a balanced portfolio of assets with the requirement to maintain total shareholder returns.

2.   Analysts said Thursday that Coulter was a good choice for Chase, given his experience and reputation for keeping an eye on shareholder returns.

3.   But it is that capital that keeps shareholder returns low even in good times, and Morgan is slowly cutting back its reserves and increasing its leverage.

4.   Chrysler Chairman and Chief Executive Robert Eaton said doubling the buyback was an attempt to strike a balance between current shareholder returns and long-term investment in the company.

5.   Craig Israelsen, associate professor of consumer and family economics at the University of Missouri, said the direct result of these expenses was lower shareholder returns.

6.   Davis and the other hostile investors have accused Mesa of derelict management that has depressed shareholder returns, charges that Pickens once made against other petroleum companies.

7.   He also emphasized commitment to shareholder return.

8.   His shareholder returns at Exxon usually match the broad market indexes whose advances have been paced by companies making computer software or chips.

9.   Higher dividends help increase shareholder returns while buybacks and acquisitions should help increase earnings per share.

10.   In years past, Pickens has complained about derelict managers, especially at petroleum companies, who depressed shareholder returns.