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The filing also details the issuance of common stock and related party transactions, including loans from entities controlled by company directors.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 27 Dec. 2024
The Company expects to repurchase an additional $500 million of common stock during FY25 for a buyback total of $2.5 billion.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The health-care product maker advanced more than 4% after Chief Financial Officer Donald Gardner disclosed a sale of 2,000 shares of common stock.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
In October, Baker received 151 shares of deferred common stock units for his quarterly compensation as a company director, which are immediately vested but must be retained through the duration of his board service.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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1852, in the meaning defined above
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“Common stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20stock. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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common stock
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