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As Greenpeace activists cut through the ceiling and absailed into Shareholder Meeting with huge banners and leaflets, Nestlé was held to account for its exploitation of rainforests, for its spying activities and for its failure to abide by baby food marketing standards adopted by the World Health Assembly

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He wrote that «the Trump edict essentially kills any chances of this deal happening and is a major gut punch to those Qualcomm bulls hoping this soap opera could end with a bid following pressure from the shareholder meeting, which is poised to happen next month after getting delayed.»

CNBC's Becky Quick will speak with billionaire investor Warren Buffett Monday, May 7th on CNBC's «Squawk Box» (M - F, 6AM - 9AM ET) live from Omaha, Nebraska, following the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting.

He noted that he's often met with skeptics who ask him, «Do your shareholders ever give a damn that you get out there and talk about that?»

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, with wife Susan and daughter Susan at the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in 1997.

PayPal's flirtation with Bitcoin integration has been percolating for months, with eBay CEO John Donahoe dropping hints at the company's annual shareholder meeting last May that it was getting more serious about the world's first digital currency.

Exxon Mobil (xom) has stepped up efforts to persuade investors to vote against climate - related proposals at Wednesday's annual meeting with a campaign of calling, writing and lobbying shareholders in person.

Tap Oil shareholders have lodged a big protest vote, with more than 35 per cent of votes cast against three resolutions at today's annual meeting, with dissident shareholder Chatchai Yenbamroong accounting for a large share of the opposition.

The official vote tally was announced before a packed room of 300 in a Tampa, Florida, office park, after an often - contentious two hour meeting that was no frills this year with no food or drink was provided for shareholders.

Liberty Resources is ticking the remaining boxes on its list of requirements to be met for its proposed acquisition of Cirrus Networks, with an independent expert giving the transaction its stamp of approval today, ahead of a shareholders meeting next month.

TPG Telecom has lifted its stake in Amcom Telecommunications to 19.9 per cent, making it harder for Amcom to win approval at next week's shareholder meeting for its planned merger with Vocus Communications.

In the week leading up to Thursday's meeting, Icahn's team and Dell's special board committee - which supports the CEO's proffered deal - have flooded shareholders with letters and documents to argue their respective positions.

Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, left, plays ping pong with Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and a Berkshire Hathaway director, during a shareholder event on the sidelines of the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on Sunday, May 3, 2015.

LONDON, May 2 (Reuters)- Shareholders in Unilever Plc approved its new executive pay policy on Wednesday, but with sizeable dissent at what could be the Anglo - Dutch giant's last annual meeting in London.

Chen made the announcement at the end of last year, explaining that he was working with an unnamed Hong Kong financier and due to meet with a «leading shareholder» in New York in early 2014 to discuss a deal.

Director Maria Elena Lagomasino, Chair of the Compensation Committee, met directly with one large shareholder and also considered specific summarized feedback derived from major institutional shareholders of Coke (KO) on the issue of executive compensation.

«That can actually go a long way to eliminating that multiple differential that exists with the U.S. carriers,» he said at the annual meeting in response to a shareholder's question.

As Duke Energy takes heat over private meetings it had with its regulator, corporate boards should expect tough questions from shareholders on political activities this proxy season.

The special committee, which was formed to independently assess what the best option for Dell shareholders is, came to that conclusion based on its meetings with investors as well as concerns over a key upcoming recommendation by investment advisory firm ISS, the person said.

It plans a special shareholder meeting to get approval for a reverse stock split that would aim to exchange outstanding shares for a smaller number of consolidated shares, with a price in the range of C$ 10 to $ 20 each.

By Monday morning, the NBA will have crowned a champion and Facebook's shareholders will be gathering for the company's annual meeting, with votes concerning Mark Zuckerberg's majority voting control planned.

Sprint shareholders are due to vote on Sprint's agreement with SoftBank at a June 25 meeting.

Last week's offer from Tracinda, which tried to buy Chrysler in 1995 and lost out when the company merged with Daimler - Benz three years later, came a day after a DaimlerChrysler shareholders» meeting in Berlin marked by simmering tension over the automaker's future.

At the shareholder meeting, Iger said the deal would create «an extraordinary global entertainment company with a content and the platforms and the reach to meet the growing demands of consumers around the world.»

Tesla is gearing up for its annual shareholders meeting, and it wants its shareholders to believe that the company is doing just fine with its...

We note that, in accordance with Rule 14 (a)-6 (a), Apple was not required to file preliminary proxy materials with the Commission because the matters to be acted on at the meeting are limited to (1) the election of directors, (2) the ratification of accountants, (3) a vote on an advisory resolution to approve executive compensation, (4) the approval of the Plan described above, which is a «plan» as defined in paragraph (a)(6)(ii) of Item 402 of Regulation S - K, and (5) shareholder proposals pursuant to Rule 14a - 8.

Information about the directors and executive officers of Kraft is set forth in the proxy statement for Kraft's 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 18, 2015.

An EMC spokesman said the company will always meet with shareholders.

* ROLLS - ROYCE: Britain's Rolls - Royce stuck to its profit and cash flow guidance for 2018 in a statement made ahead of its annual shareholder meeting, and said it was making progress with a plan to repair some problematic engines more quickly.

Part of the responsibility for keeping Magna out of debt lies with a new board of directors, he told the meeting at a suburban Toronto hotel, telling them to resist shareholder demands to increase debt.

In January it met with officials from China Bohai Bank, a lender that like Bohai Steel counts the city of Tianjin as a major shareholder.

The move to change the rules around issuing such stock upset Einhorn, who went public with the dispute and filed a lawsuit to block the vote, scheduled for Apple's annual shareholder meeting Feb. 27.

For detailed information on the vote required with respect to shareholder proposals and the choices available for casting your vote, please see Frequently Asked Questions About Our Annual Meeting.

The European Central Bank, which supervises commercial banks in the eurozone, is considering opening an inquiry into whether HNA meets the criteria for large bank shareholders, according to two people with knowledge of discussions who were not authorized to speak on the record.

Before Jana went public in 2012 with its fight against Agrium, the Canadian fertilizer company, it met with other shareholders and sought their support.

Ahead of Tesla's annual shareholder meeting in June, stockholder Jing Zhao has submitted a proposal to replace the board's chairman, Elon Musk, with an independent director.

In the week leading up to Thursday's meeting, Icahn's team and Dell's special board committee, which supports the CEO's offer, flooded shareholders with letters and documents to argue their positions.

Talking to shareholders — both to sell them on your pay packages but also to find out if they're concerned — can lead to meetings with no surprises.

The firm, created for the sole purpose of lobbying Taseko to replace two directors and give it a say in key company decisions, had no choice: by the meeting's cut - off date for advanced voting, with 50 % of the votes in, shareholders had voted a resounding 94 % against the dissident's proposals.

Further, all proposals submitted for inclusion in the company's proxy statement relating to the 2016 Annual Shareholders» Meeting must comply with all of the requirements of SEC Rule 14a - 8.

If your Shares are held in the name of a broker, bank, or other nominee and you want to vote in person, you will need to obtain (and bring with you to the 2015 Annual Shareholders» Meeting) a legal proxy from the record holder of your Shares (who must have been the record holder of your Shares as of the close of business on April 10, 2015) indicating that you were a beneficial owner of Shares as of the close of business on April 10, 2015, as well as the number of Shares of which you were the beneficial owner on the record date, and appointing you as the record holder's proxy to vote the Shares covered by that proxy at the 2015 Annual Shareholders» Meeting.

DALLAS --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund (NYSE: NHF)(«NHF») today announced that it has set February 17, 2015 as the new record date for its special meeting of shareholders, which is scheduled for March 6, 2015, to approve a new investment advisory agreement to be entered into by NHF's subsidiary NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. («NXRT») in connection with NHF's proposed spin - off of NXRT.

Research indicates, for instance, that companies with majority (rather than plurality) voting for directors are more apt to adopt shareholder proposals that garner majority support, and that many chief financial officers are willing to forgo investments in projects expected to be profitable in the longer term in order to meet analysts» quarterly earnings estimates.

In March, at the company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Starbucks announced it would be dedicating 100 more stores with a MFS designation over the next five years.

Shares that are properly voted by the Internet or telephone or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the directions given or, in the absence of directions, will be voted in accordance with the Board's recommendations as follows: «FOR» the election of each of the nominees to the Board named herein; «FOR» the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors; «FOR» approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation as described in this Proxy Statement; and «AGAINST» the shareholder proposal.

Apple chief executive Tim Cook is scheduled to meet with shareholder activist Carl Icahn on Monday in New York City, according to a report.

Shareholders who wish to bring business before Walmart's 2014 Annual Shareholders» Meeting other than through a shareholder proposal pursuant to the SEC's rules must notify the Corporate Secretary of our company in writing and provide the information required by the provision of the Bylaws dealing with shareholder proposals.

Shareholder proposals intended for inclusion in our proxy statement for the 2016 Annual Shareholders» Meeting in accordance with the SEC's Rule 14a - 8 under the Exchange Act must be received by our company in the manner described above no later than the close of business on December 24, 2015.

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During the past year, the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee met with management and reviewed matters that included the design, amounts, and effectiveness of the Company's compensation of senior executives, management succession planning, the Company's benefit and compensation programs, the Company's human resources programs, including review of workplace discrimination and harassment reports, and feedback from the Company's shareholder engagement.