Will mark ! what does nonlinguistic mean?

Not consisting of or related to language : not linguistic
… nonlinguistic sounds such as whistles, yells, laughs, and cries … —American Speech
… produce as their immediate response a linguistic or nonlinguistic signal of understanding or continued attention. —W. Nelson Francis

i think its d . quantity to be sold

Explanation: because  shareholders of a company that has been acquired or that has merged with another.