Shareholder Benefits
Sep 12, 2005, 4:28 pm
#3
Join Date: Aug 2001
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Not exactly AS, but owners of Royal Caribbean International and Carnival Corporation shares (100 shares minimum) do get on board credit when they sail on any of the company's owned lines.
Sep 13, 2005, 9:42 am
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2002
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Originally Posted by ak333
Not exactly AS, but owners of Royal Caribbean International and Carnival Corporation shares (100 shares minimum) do get on board credit when they sail on any of the company's owned lines.
Jan 27, 2008, 6:37 am
#8
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: OAK
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Does that apply to the ADRs as well ? I looked into this a few years back, and it seemed like you had to buy actual BA stock on the LSE, and that seemed more hassle than it was worth (back then, anyhow).
Jan 29, 2008, 7:05 pm
#9
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SEA
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The only comps I have seen as a shareholder of any company are:
P&G - manufacturer coupons on select products in annual report
Starbucks - gift card for $5 (though last year it was just a coupon for a cup of coffee)
No airline, hotel, or car perks from stocks I have owned.
P&G - manufacturer coupons on select products in annual report
Starbucks - gift card for $5 (though last year it was just a coupon for a cup of coffee)
No airline, hotel, or car perks from stocks I have owned.
Jan 30, 2008, 9:42 am
#10
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: SEA
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The only comps I have seen as a shareholder of any company are:
P&G - manufacturer coupons on select products in annual report
Starbucks - gift card for $5 (though last year it was just a coupon for a cup of coffee)
No airline, hotel, or car perks from stocks I have owned.
P&G - manufacturer coupons on select products in annual report
Starbucks - gift card for $5 (though last year it was just a coupon for a cup of coffee)
No airline, hotel, or car perks from stocks I have owned.
Also Disney shareholders used to get some kind of discount at disneyland, no idea if they still do.
Jan 30, 2008, 10:17 am
#11
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: PDX/LHR
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I looked into this a year or two ago, and that was still the case. ADRs didn't qualify. You needed to own the shares of stock directly.
Jan 30, 2008, 10:23 am
#12
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Join Date: Nov 1999
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I'm not sure what current statistics are but about 10-15 years ago, institutional holders owned some 85% of U.S. company shares so the retail investor just wasn't catered to. As a result, very little is offered to shareholders as the administration costs just wasn't worth it.
ADRs (American Depositary Receipts) are instruments issued by a trustee (or some similar functionary) who issues the ADR to represent stock deposited with the trustee.
ADRs (American Depositary Receipts) are instruments issued by a trustee (or some similar functionary) who issues the ADR to represent stock deposited with the trustee.