1.  Backed by dissident shareholders, believed to include investment funds run by Merrill Lynch among others, Mrs. Lundberg took over as chief executive in early February.

2.  A dissident shareholder from Los Angeles is fighting for a seat on the board of Lone Star Steakhouse, a Wichita-based restaurant chain.

3.  A federal judge has dismissed all but one count of a lawsuit filed by a dissident shareholder against McCormick Distilling Co.

4.  A group of dissident shareholders vying for control of the Student Loan Marketing Association won the endorsement of Institutional Shareholders Services Inc. for their proposed slate of directors.

5.  After years in which dissident shareholders could not muster many votes, their proposals are now drawing substantial support.

6.  But they doubted another bidder was likely to emerge for the company, which has been under pressure from dissident shareholders for several years to improve its performance.

7.  California Jockey then sued Bay Meadows, Harris and the dissident shareholders accusing them of violating federal securities laws.

8.  Chrysler Corp. ended its long battle with dissident shareholder Kirk Kerkorian by agreeing to put a Kerkorian ally on the board and to step up its stock repurchase program.

9.  Chrysler Corp. directors are expected at their meeting Thursday to stand firm against proposals by dissident shareholder Kirk Kerkorian, after assuring themselves that investors back management.

10.  Dissident Borland shareholders failed to defeat the re-election of the board.