Sentence examples for stake drops from inspiring English sources

But according to a 1984 agreement reached with the company, once the trust's stake drops below 15percentthethe coveted Class B shares it owns, which account for its overwhelming influence, revert to Class A shares, which have one-tenth the voting power.

Swiss-based millionaire diamond dealer Fiszman's stake drops to 16.1%.

Still, Mr. Alogoskoufis said, the government's management control and rights would be reduced if its stake dropped below 15percentt.

The value of Adelson's controlling stake dropped $24 billion in 2008, making him last year's biggest loser.

But in computer chips he fared less well: Shares of Micron Technology, in which Simplot and family own a 15% stake, dropped 45% since August on falling chip prices.

Lee Rich's stake dropped to 11.4% in December , 1985 down from the 34.6% owned jointly with his former wife Pippa Scott Rich as of January , 1984 according to proxy statements.

U.S. taxpayers, who bailed out GM last year, would see their ownership stake drop from 61percenttoto around 43percentt, not including any extra allotment of shares bankers could offer to satisfy strong demand, the people said.

When the play unfolds quite simply as a love story and nothing more, the stakes drop considerably.

Those who invested in the company five years ago have seen their stakes drop 17percentt in value — during a period when the overall stock market, as measured by the Standard & Poor's 500, rose 54percentt.

Two of the horses in the Preakness Stakes dropped a point in the last hour as daylong wagering continued.

After the initial public offering, Mr. Khandros and Ms. Bloch's stake would drop to 18percentt, and Mr. Davidow's would fall to 16percentthethe filing said.