31.  Davis was one of the three largest shareholders of the company, served as its lawyer, was a member of its board and a senior corporate officer.

32.  Degussa AG, the chemical maker, also gained amid speculation its largest shareholder, Veba AG, is planning to further increase its stake.

33.  Despite the action by Hasan, the largest individual shareholder, Health Systems wants to salvage the merger.

34.  De Beers will remain the largest shareholder in Anglo and the second largest in Anglo American Industrial Corp. and Minorco SA.

35.  Dynegy said that ChevronTexaco, its largest shareholder, supports the plan.

36.  Dunn is managing partner at Idanta Partners Ltd., a venture capital firm that is the largest shareholder of Iomega.

37.  Fairfax shares surged in December amid talk that its second largest shareholder, businessman Kerry Packer, is positioning himself to make a bid for the publisher.

38.  Fidelity is the largest institutional shareholder of Bear, Stearns, as well as a big client.

39.  Fidelity is the largest shareholder or one of the largest shareholders in all four companies.

40.  For example, BSkyB, the satellite television broadcaster in which the News Corp. is the largest shareholder, has also suffered a hangover from its spending binge.