Using the Internet to price and distribute shares, he said, was a viable idea that would inevitably be absorbed by established investment banks.

Voucher privatization - distributing shares of ownership to all citizens, usually for free or at a very low price.

Distributing shares to local businessmen did not succeed in winning official approval and land purchases were far more expensive than expected.

Nasdaq may also distribute shares to its listed companies, as a reward and incentive for listing with Nasdaq.

It can distribute shares to employees for no payment.

When Ethel's father retired, he distributed shares of his business to his three sons-in-law.

A common technique for "spinning off" a company from its parent is to distribute shares in the new company to the old company's shareholders.

Bear Stearns will also distribute shares worth $210 million to three other executives.

So the state might decide to meet its obligations by distributing depreciated shares of stock.

May in turn would distribute shares in a new publicly owned Venture to its own shareholders, with the exchange value still to be determined.