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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Accordingly, canals offered the only widespread opportunity of investing in £100 ordinary shares .
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Forte has 949 million ordinary shares outstanding.
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On 31 December 1986 the managing director still held 50 ordinary shares in the company.
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Sketchley requires you to hold 300 ordinary shares , costing about £3.71 each, to qualify for its discount.
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Sound Diffusion ordinary shares were suspended in December at 22p and the group asked its bankers to appoint a receiver.
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The ordinary shares become ex-dividend on 19 April 1993.
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The issue of new ordinary shares can lead to a shift in the balance of power in the offeror.
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Venture capitalists will usually want ordinary shares as well as loan capital or preference shares in return for their investment.