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Paramount stockholder Scott Baker filed a $1.65 billion class action complaint last July, arguing that the deal benefits Redstone at the expense of other shareholders.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
There aren’t enough stockholders to make up the difference.
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Alex Travelli, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Both will stand for election by the company’s stockholders at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
Getty Images shareholders will own roughly 54.7 percent of the new business following the purchase, and Shutterstock stockholders will own about 45.3 percent, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1753, in the meaning defined above
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“Stockholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockholder. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
stockholder
noun
stock·hold·er
ˈstäk-ˌhōl-dər
: an owner of stocks
Legal Definition
stockholder
noun
stock·hold·er
: an owner of corporate stock compare bondholder
stockholding
noun or adjective
More from Merriam-Webster on stockholder
Nglish: Translation of stockholder for Spanish Speakers
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about stockholder
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