Both companies will be under Murdoch's control through a family trust that owns nearly 40 percent of a special stock that wields extra voting power.
We're hearing their benefits will end after August, however there are offers of contracts to answer questions about important topics like "where things are, " in exchange for special form stock in the new venture.
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Sounds like an okay business to be in, but what makes this stock special enough that it could perform so well in such a brutal down trend?
In 2012, many companies globally shied away from deal making, opting instead to focus on strengthening their balance sheets and returning capital to shareholders in the form of special dividends and stock buybacks.
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Another is to offer them special prices if they stock the complete range of Coke products, including Sprite and Fanta.
But women who purchase an item that they know will be out of stock feel special about owning a limited edition product.
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The special units represent restricted stock that vests in three years.
Keep in mind that this special provision for company stock must be part of a total distribution from the plan and must be accomplished in one calendar year.
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Most companies use share buybacks or pay special dividends on their common stock to return excess cash to shareholders.
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Ford spent half of it in just four quarters on stock buybacks, special dividends and acquisitions, and quickly found itself in a cash crunch.
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Some have argued that stock is a special commodity, imbued with the potential for huge future gains if management is skilled and invests in the right projects.
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Furthermore, it is unfortunate that the members of the Special Committee have such minimal stock ownership, which suggests that their interests may not be fully aligned with those of all shareholders.
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The potential of an S-1 filing this October will surely also drive up interest in secondary transactions through sites such as SecondMarket and Sharespost, as well as special purpose vehicles targeting Facebook stock.
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The markets that do the sort of high volume, low margin trades that would be affected by an FTT are the foreign exchange (FX), futures, options and stock markets (with special reference to high frequency trading of the often demonised computer algorithm type).
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Deals were negotiated in the stock exchange, on a special floor that we created for this purpose.
There an inquisitive analyst has a decent shot at discovering some special situation not already priced into the stock.
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