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frames- That stake , together with its convertible [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] holdings , gives Faulding the right * to increase its interest to 70 % of Moleculon 's voting stock .
- The lower figures , the spokesman said 0 *T*-1 , would stem from [rel preferred] [ARG1 shares] being converted *-88 to common stock and the possibility that Sea Containers ' subsidiaries might be required *-2 to place their shares in the open market .
- The company , which *T*-237 recently said 0 it lacked the profits and capital 0 * to pay dividends on its Series A convertible [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] *T*-1 , said 0 it has hired an investment banker 0 *T*-2 to help it raise additional cash .
- [ARG0 He and others] [rel prefer] [ARG1 *-1 to install railings such as the `` type F safety shape , '' a four-foot-high concrete slab with no openings] .
- ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS Inc. said 0 it plans *-1 to raise 175 million to 180 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 148.9 million to $ 153.3 million *U* -RRB- through a private placement of perpetual [rel preferred] [ARG1 shares] .
- Perpetual [rel preferred] [ARG1 shares] are n't retractable by the holders , the company said 0 *T*-1 .
- The El Paso , Texas , maker of Western boots and leather accessories said 0 the [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] would accrue dividends at a 12 % rate , but would n't be paid *-1 for the first two years .
- Heritage , which *T*-1 owns 51 % of POP 's 3.6 million shares outstanding , said 0 it will exchange one share of a new [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] for each POP common share 0 it does n't already own *T*-2 .
- * Depending upon how many warrants and options *T*-2 are exercised *-1 prior to completion of the transaction , Heritage would issue between 1.8 million and 2.35 million [rel preferred] [ARG1 shares] , a Heritage spokesman estimated 0 *T*-3 .
- The [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] , which *T*-1 would have a dividend rate of $ 1.76 *U* a year , would be convertible into Heritage common at a rate of four common shares for each preferred .
- Although manufacturers often are quick *-1 to call for lower interest rates , 60 % of the executives said 0 [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel prefer] [ARG1 that the Fed keep inflation-fighting as its top priority even if that means higher rates] .
- [ARG0 Officials of Rockefeller Group and Mitsubishi Estate] [rel prefer] [ARG1 *-1 to focus on the affinities] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 nearly dismissing the threat of a backlash from the U.S. public] .
- * To give Leche Fresca [ARG1 the creamier taste] 0 Goya says 0 [ARG0 Hispanics] [rel prefer] *T*-1 , the new brand has a butterfat content of 3.8 % .
- [ARG1 The sales-tax plan] was [rel preferred] *-239 over [ARG2-over an alternative that *T*-277 would have boosted the state gasoline tax] .
- Now there 's a new wrinkle *ICH*-2 in what young doctors want *T*-1 : More than half of 300 residents responding to recent survey said 0 [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD 'd] [rel prefer] [ARG1 a guaranteed salary] over [ARG2-over traditional fee-for-service compensation] [ARGM-LOC in their first professional position] .
- And [ARG0 81 %] [rel preferred] [ARG1 a group practice or health maintenance organization] , [ARGM-ADV while just 11 % favored solo practice] .
- NRM said 0 its $ 2.60 *U* senior cumulative convertible [rel preferred] [ARG1 units] will be converted *-1 into an equal number of shares of $ 2.60 *U* senior cumulative convertible preferred stock of Edisto .
- NRM suspended its common distribution in June 1988 and the distribution on its $ 2 *U* cumulative convertible acquisition [rel preferred] [ARG1 units] in September .
- However , unpaid distributions on [ARG1 the acquisition] [rel preferred] * are cumulative and would total $ 23 million *U* a year , * hurting NRM 's financial flexibility and its ability * to raise capital , NRM said 0 *T*-1 .
- As the largest holder of acquisition [rel preferred] [ARG1 units] , Mesa Limited Partnership would own about 28 % of Edisto after the transaction .
- But [ARG0 banks] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel prefer] [ARG1 *-2 using a profile that *T*-1 targets selected transactions , rather than a blanket reporting requirement] .
- Douglas Stoneman , vice president of Shell Canada , noted that [ARG0 producers] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel prefer] [ARG1 *-2 to avoid hearings into competing proposals that *T*-1 would lengthen the regulatory review process and bog down development] .
- Instead , Richard Haskayne , president and chief executive of Interprovincial 's Calgary-based parent , Interhome Energy Inc. , said 0 [ARG0 the company] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel prefer] [ARG1 *-1 to work with other `` interested parties '' on a joint proposal] .
- Standard & Poor 's Corp. lowered the rating on Crossland 's [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] to double-C from single-B-minus and placed it on CreditWatch for possible further downgrade .
- A spokesman said 0 the savings bank may not qualify for the capital requirements because , under the proposed guidelines , its $ 380 million *U* of [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] does n't meet the `` core capital '' criteria outlined * under the new Financial Institutions Reform , Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 .
- Conseco Inc. said 0 it is calling for the redemption on Dec. 7 of all the 800,000 remaining shares outstanding of its $ 1.875 *U* Series A convertible [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] at $ 26.805 *U* a share .
- Until then , Conseco said 0 the stock remains convertible into common stock at the rate of 1.439 shares of common stock for each share of [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] , which *T*-1 is equivalent to a conversion price of $ 17.50 *U* a common share .
- [ARG0 Sulzer] [rel preferred] [ARG1 him] to [ARG2-to financier Tito Tettamanti , whose secretive raid on the company 's stock *T*-1 had led to a bitter battle] .
- [ARGM-ADV Though Mrs. Thatcher does n't need *-1 to call an election until June 1992] , [ARG0 she] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel prefer] [ARG1 *-2 doing so in late 1991] .
- [ARG0 They] [rel prefer] [ARG1 *-1 to put off the line-item veto until at least next year] .
- [ARG0 Investors] usually do n't want *-1 to take physical delivery of a contract , *-1 [rel preferring] [ARGM-DIS instead] [ARG1 *-2 to profit from its price swings and then end any obligation * to take delivery or make delivery as it nears expiration] .
- And more recently , he insisted on * signing a five-nation agreement intended * to disarm Nicaragua 's U.S.-backed Contra rebels faster than [ARG0 the Bush administration] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel prefer] [ARG1 *?*] .
- Resistance to a national language comes primarily from [ARG0 members] of the country 's elite , who *T*-1 [ARGM-ADV generally] [rel prefer] [ARG1 English] .
- While [ARG0 bond investors] [ARGM-MOD would] have [rel preferred] [ARG1 growth to be a little slower] , they were cheered *-1 by inflation measures in the data that *T*-2 showed prices rising at a modest annual rate of 2.9 % .
- It would be 72%-owned by United Illuminating holders and 28%-owned by current holders of PS of New Hampshire [rel preferred] and common [ARG1 stock] .
- PS of New Hampshire preferred holders also would get certain debentures and [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] .
- United Illuminating said 0 the [rel preferred] holders total [ARG1 package] would equal about 60 % of their claims .
- The usual maneuver is * to borrow against the portfolio value or issue [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] , * using the proceeds * to buy additional bonds .
- New America High Income Fund recently said that it plans *-1 to reduce its leverage position by *-2 buying back $ 5 million *U* in [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] and notes from investors .
- `` The rest will probably not be recoverable either because the statute of limitations expired or because [ARG0 many] [rel prefer] [ARG1 *-2 to spend additional time in jail rather than return the money] , '' the prosecutor said *T*-1 .
- Citizens First , which *T*-1 controls Citizens First National Bank and is based in Glen Rock , N.J. , will pay a maximum of 40 % in cash for the parent of Lakeland Savings Bank and the remainder in convertible [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] , with a liquidation value of $ 18 *U* a share .
- Payout of [rel preferred] [ARG1 dividends] resulted in a net loss of five cents a share in the most recent quarter .
- Per-share earnings also shrank because of dividends on a new series of [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] .
- -LRB- `` Food manufacturer changes spelling of ` catsup ' to ` ketchup , ' *-2 saying 0 that 's [ARG1 the spelling] 0 [ARG0 people] [ARGM-TMP now] [rel prefer] *T*-1 . ''
- Shareholders will also receive one cent per share for the redemption of [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] purchase rights .
- In particular , many are snubbing [ARG1 the scotch] [rel preferred] * by [ARG0-by their parents] and opting for bourbon , the sweet firewater from the Kentucky countryside .
- [ARG0 She] has thrown extravagant soirees for crowds of people , but [rel prefers] [ARG1 more intimate gatherings] .
- [ARG0 She] [rel prefers] ` [ARG1 Elizabeth] . ' ''
- [ARG0 Three of every 10 buyers under 30] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel prefer] [ARG1 *-1 to buy a sports car] , [ARGM-ADV compared with just 16 % of adults 30 and over] , according to the Journal survey .
- [ARG0 Young consumers] [rel prefer] [ARG1 luxury cars] [ARGM-EXT by a 37 % to 28 % *U* margin] -- [ARGM-ADV even though older buyers , because of their incomes , are more likely *-1 to actually purchase a luxury car] .
- But he says 0 [ARG0 he] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel prefer] [ARG1 *-1 to get nominations from rank-and-file folks] .
- The officials said that [ARG0 most Japanese banks] [rel prefer] [ARG1 the losses 0 they 'd suffer *T*-1 in either of the latter options] to [ARG2-to the risk of new lending] .
- [ARGM-ADV Although some HDTV advocates are calling for other forms of aid , such as antitrust relief for research consortia ,] [ARG0 the small firms] [ARGM-ADV simply] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel prefer] [ARG1 more DARPA funds] .
- Most other supercomputer manufacturers have yet *-2 to adopt the Posix standard , Mr. Paluck said 0 *T*-5 , *-3 adding that [ARG0 they] [rel prefer] [ARG1 *-4 to maintain proprietary systems that *T*-1 lock in customers] .
- Some analysts say 0 [ARG0 Noranda] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel prefer] [ARG1 *-1 to break up Falconbridge] , and that the Swedes -- relatively inexperienced in international mining operations -- could have problems *-2 holding their own with a much bigger partner like Noranda operating on its home turf .
- [ARGM-LOC Even in the present uncertain investment climate] , [ARG0 investors] are [rel preferring] [ARG1 `` quality assets '' such as Treasury bills and bonds] to [ARG2-to gold , silver and platinum] , dealers say 0 *T*-1 .
- Mr. Peterson declines *-1 to comment on specific allegations in the two suits , *-1 saying 0 [ARG0 he] [rel prefers] [ARG1 *-2 to save such responses for court] .
- [ARG0 Others] [rel prefer] [ARG1 deep-discount zero-coupon bonds] .
- The word `` death '' can not be escaped *-1 entirely by the industry , but [ARG0 salesmen] dodge it wherever possible *T*-4 or cloak it in euphemisms , *-2 [rel preferring] [ARG1 *-3 to talk about `` savings '' and `` investment '' instead] .
- American Express 's share of Shearson 's earnings was $ 41 million *U* , after [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] dividends ; it owns about 68 % of Shearson 's common .
- [ARGM-DIS And] [ARG0 most vacationers] [ARGM-TMP still] [rel prefer] [ARG1 a warm climate] [ARGM-PNC for their winter excursions] .
- Separately , Gillette said 0 its third-quarter earnings rose 2 % to $ 65.2 million *U* , or 57 cents a share , from $ 63.9 million *U* , or 57 cents a share , in the year-earlier period ; per-share earnings remained flat despite an increase in net income in part because the company paid a $ 10.4 million *U* dividend on the new [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] in the period .
- Financial Corp. also is proposing *-1 to exchange each of its 130,000 outstanding shares of cumulative convertible [rel preferred] [ARG1 series] A stock for two shares of common .
- Under terms of the loan agreement , Amdura said 0 it will omit the next quarterly dividends on its Series A , B , C and D [rel preferred] [ARG1 shares] , which *T*-1 are due Nov. 15 .
- Since the [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] is cumulative , Amdura said 0 it will pay all omitted dividends , which *T*-2 range from $ 1.19 to $ 4.88 *U* a share , when debt-reduction requirements have been met *-1 *T*-3 .
- Philips Industries Inc. said 0 its board authorized the redemption Dec. 6 of the company 's $ 1 *U* cumulative convertible special [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] at $ 37.50 *U* a share , not including a 25 cent dividend for the current quarter , and the $ 3 *U* cumulative convertible preferred stock at $ 75 *U* , plus a 75 cent dividend for the current quarter .
- Congress would be required *-1 to make a hard decision , and [ARG0 Congress] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-EXT much] [rel prefer] [ARG1 *-2 to leave the hard decision to the Fed and retain its rights of complaint after the fact] .
- * Never mind that [ARG0 her husband] [rel prefers] [ARG1 Crest] .
- [ARG0 The fiercely proud but financially strapped British company] [rel prefers] [ARG1 *-1 to remain independent and publicly held] , [ARGM-ADV despite Ford 's promise of access to cash and technological know-how] .
- But [ARG0 some investors] [ARGM-MOD might] [rel prefer] [ARG1 a simpler strategy then * hedging their individual holdings] .
- [ARG0 The cuckoo] [rel prefers] [ARG1 the nests of other birds] and heaves out their eggs .
- H.F. Ahmanson & Co. , offering of four million shares of noncumulative convertible [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] , Series B. , via Goldman , Sachs & Co , First Boston Corp. , and Merrill Lynch .
- Ratings under review are Ryder 's A-1 collateral trust debentures , A-2 senior notes and bonds , A-2 [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] and the company 's Prime-1 rating for commercial paper .
- Some 70 % of graduates who *T*-3 recently earned an M.B.A. degree say 0 [ARG0 they] [ARGM-MOD 'd] [rel prefer] [ARG1 *-1 to work in *RNR*-2 or own *RNR*-2 a small company] , yet most take jobs with large concerns , says 0 *T*-4 a survey by the Foster McKay Group , a New York recruiting firm ... .
- Beatrice , which *T*-1 went private in an $ 8.2 billion *U* leveraged buy-out in 1986 , said last month that it might borrow again * to help pay investors as much as $ 983 million *U* in [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] and debt securities .
- Yet under Mr. Reagan 's [rel preferred] [ARG1 successor] , President Bush , those two cherished national-security causes are withering on the vine .
- At the GM stall , [ARG0 they] barely looked at a gleaming Cadillac , * [rel preferring] [ARG1 *-1 to talk about cooperation possibilities] .
- Amex issues with big percentage price gains included two Eastern Air Lines [rel preferred] [ARG1 stocks] , * reacting to the news about improved recovery in flight schedules after the company filed for bankruptcy protection .
- ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES Inc. declared a dividend of 40 cents a share on its $ 16.50 *U* cumulative convertible [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] , payable Jan. 2 to stock of record Dec. 8 .
- Unilab said 0 its wholly owned MetWest Inc. unit paid $ 25 million *U* in cash , provided $ 30 million *U* in notes and $ 30 million *U* in [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] * to acquire Central 's labs in the Western U.S. .
- Given such attitudes , [ARG0 some corporate masseurs] [rel prefer] [ARG1 *-1 to go about their business quietly] .
- The FDIC , which *T*-1 in 1986 provided $ 130 million *U* in open-bank assistance to BancOklahoma 's Bank of Oklahoma , Tulsa , unit will continue *-2 to maintain $ 90 million *U* in [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] in the Tulsa bank unit .
- The offer , which *T*-1 also includes common and [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] purchase rights , was *-2 to expire last night at midnight .
- The agency said 0 it confirmed American Continental 's [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] rating at C .
- The rating agency also reduced the ratings for long-term deposits to B-3 from Ba-3 and for [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] to Ca from Caa .
- The downgrades were prompted *-1 , Moody 's said 0 *T*-2 , by the continuing turmoil in the junk bond market and the suspension of dividends on CenTrust 's [rel preferred] [ARG1 stock] .
- [ARG0 I] [ARGM-EXT much] [rel prefer] [ARG1 money 0 I can put my hands on *T*-1] . ''
- Sony uses mostly red and blue , with traces of yellow -- and so does Justin , on the theory that [ARG0 kids] [rel prefer] [ARG1 these colors] .