1.  Bank of the Philippine Islands has begun negotiating with key shareholders of CityTrust Banking Corp. to gain control of the smaller bank.

2.  Canmex Mineral Corp. and Copperstone Resources Corp. ended merger talks because of the objections of several key Canmex shareholders.

3.  A key shareholder in the deal is the U.S. company Capital Research.

4.  After his Detroit speech, Schrempp said he had the backing of key shareholders and did not feel undue pressure to revive Chrysler.

5.  Chief executive Juergen Schrempp is currently courting key shareholders, including the second-largest, the Kuwait Investment Authority, to explain his strategy.

6.  Competitive problems are traditionally sorted out by consensus between labor, management, politicians and banks, who often are key shareholders.

7.  Key shareholders in Gemina would be Fiat and merchant bank Mediobanca, the most powerful player in Italian finance.

8.  Telefonica ended merger negotiations with Dutch telecommunications company Royal KPN NV because of objections from the Spanish government and key shareholders.

9.  The companies said they were checking with key shareholders to see if they would support a merger, which would require government approval.

10.  In that event Elf would remain a key shareholder but would not make maintenance of a majority a holding a pre-condition of a deal.