1.  Do well-informed diversified institutional shareholders need such a signal?

2.  It would comprise representatives of all the City institutions, but particularly institutional shareholders and lenders.

3.  The panel would provide a point of reference for institutional shareholders, other City institutions and auditors to air concerns.

4.  However, the problem with a cash placing is that existing institutional shareholders may not be willing to consent to the disapplication of pre-emption rights.

5.  The guidelines do not have the force of law but are persuasive given the power of institutional shareholders.

6.  Institutional shareholders, for instance, in the larger company may be willing to support the board of the smaller company.

7.  In deciding whether to offer loan stock or preference shares the offeror will need to consider the tax position of the institutional shareholders in the target.

8.  Analysts agree the acquisition of Forte will force institutional shareholders with stakes in the hotelier to invest the cash they receive from Granada in other leisure and hotel companies.

9.  And some large institutional shareholders are beginning to voice concerns about the way the company is run.

10.  And when she presented her findings to institutional shareholders and chief executives, the chief executives were equally dismissive.