Selections must be a stock (common or preferred), including ADRs and GDRs.

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The Collins amendment will make banks replace a commonly accepted form of hybrid capital called trust preferred securities with common stock or other securities.

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Terms call for Global Crossing holders to get 16 shares of Level 3 for every Global Crossing common or preferred share held at closing.

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At issue is whether lenders will provide common or preferred shares to the Greek state in exchange for that aid, and whether the government will be able to influence management decisions by invoking its voting interests.

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In the mean time, MF Global will pay a dividend of 6% per year in cash or common shares on the preferred securities.

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If a government recapitalisation does prove necessary, the treasury is likely to take one of two routes: a preferred-stock investment that allows the agencies to raise more capital of their own, or nationalisation through a common-equity injection that leaves current owners with nothing, and thus offers the taxpayer a better deal.

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