1.   Dividends are paid to the shareholders each year if adequate profits are made.

2.   No dividend will be paid to shareholders this year.

3.   First, mutual funds are required to distribute all capital gains and dividends to shareholders each year.

4.   Hewlett-Packard plans to distribute the remaining shares to its shareholders this year.

5.   Mutual funds are required to pass along dividends and net realized capital gains to shareholders every year.

6.   Most real estate investment trusts pay no federal income tax as long as they pass most of their earnings on to shareholders every year.

7.   The glossy missives that companies send shareholders each year have long tended to play up efforts to become sleeker, more cost-conscious and more profitable.

8.   The loudest message coming through from shareholders this year is a storm warning.

9.   Vereinsbank said it will attempt to provide more transparency to shareholders this year.

10.   Wheeling and dealing has produced weak returns for Fleet shareholders this year.