Sentences with phrase «against directors for»

These provisions may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duty.

Ultimately, the Court of Appeal's decision establishes that bald, generalized claims against directors for the alleged wrongful acts of agents or employees in foreign jurisdictions are insufficient to sustain a cause of action against them.

Clifford acts in most types of commercial and insolvency litigation including Pre-emptive remedies, Minority Shareholder Actions, claims against Directors for breach of duty, claims for Unjust Enrichment or for Breach of Fiduciary duties, Shareholder Disputes, Partnership Disputes, claims under the Commercial Agents Directive, Directors» Disqualifications, actions for Breach of Confidence and Database Rights and proceedings to enforce Restraint of Trade Covenants.

[2017] EWHC 1586 (Ch) 2 week trial of claims against directors for breach of a shareholders» agreement, breaches of director's duties and conspiracy by unlawful means

He has particular expertise in disputes between directors, claims against directors for breaches of fiduciary duties and actions involving minority shareholders.

[2015] EWHC 473 (Ch) Application for permission to continue a derivative action, seeking relief against directors for alleged diversion of corporate opportunities

(3) RBG Resources plc v. Rastogi [2004] EWHC 1089 Summary judgment entered against directors for US$ 350m for dishonest breaches of fiduciary duty.

Not exact matches

The settlement with the Federal Trade Commission is the latest setback for Uber, which is facing a divided board of directors and angry shareholders after an investor lawsuit was filed against the company's ousted chief executive.

«The problem specifically with Chapter Nine for states is the municipal market does not extract a penalty rate or an insurance rate against states going into bankruptcy because it is not allowed,» said Mier, a Managing Director at Chicago's Loop Capital.

The former CIA director was speaking on a flying visit to the region, where he had earlier in the day met with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh and stressed the need for unity among Gulf allies as Washington aims to muster support for new sanctions against Iran to curb its missile program.

Cofounders Melissa Mash, Deepa Gandhi, and Jessy Dover are now the CEO, COO, and creative director, respectively, of the company that is holding its own against Coach, Michael Kors, Kate Spade, and Tory Burch for the attentions of workingwomen.

Ausdrill managing director Ron Sayers has been discharged from the Supreme Court today after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on tax evasion charges against him and former Barminco boss, Peter Bartlett, for the second time.

Matthew Whitaker, a former US attorney and 2014 Republican primary candidate in Iowa's Senate race who is now the executive director of the conservative Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, told Business Insider in an email that Comey's testimony made it «clear» that «there is absolutely no criminal case to be made against President Trump for obstruction of justice.»

Ausdrill managing director Ron Sayers has been discharged from the Supreme Court today after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on tax evasion charges against himself and former Barminco boss Peter Bartlett — for the second time.

Center for Disease Control Director Tom Frieden participates in a discussion about «Zika, the Olympics, and Global Health Security: A Marathon Against a Microbe» at New America July 13, 2016 in Washington, DC.

Arguing against will be Patrice Lee, and director of outreach at Generation Opportunity, a limited - government activist and policy network for millennials, and Matt Welch, editor - in - chief of the libertarian magazine Reason.

But Harris and the other directors involved didn't make a recommendation for or against the deal, which was supported by a majority of shareholders.

Netflix's board is divided into three separate classes, so shareholders don't even get to vote for or against all the directors every year, just a selection of them.

For example, if Jasper is the worst vice president in the company, then all of the directors will benchmark themselves against Jasper and demand promotions as soon as they reach his low level of competency.»

Election of Directors: For Against Abstain For Against Abstain For Against Abstain 01 - JAMES BELL 02 - TIM COOK 03 - AL GORE 04 - BOB IGER 05 - ANDREA JUNG 06 - ART LEVINSON 07 - RON SUGAR 08 - SUE WAGNER For Against Abstain For Against Abstain 2.

Zhima Credit's technology director controversially told the Chinese magazine Caixin in 2015 that buying diapers, for example, would be considered «responsible» behavior, while playing video games for hours could be counted against you.

Shares issued in respect of awards other than stock options and stock appreciation rights granted under the 2014 Plan and the Director Plan count against the shares available for grant under the applicable plan as two shares for every share granted.

Here Denis Robinson, artistic director of award - winning barbers Ruffians, which has four locations in London and one in Edinburgh, details why these five treacherous celeb styles shouldn't have worked, why they did against all logic and how they can work for you too.

He has attacked former FBI Director James Comey for releasing memos he claims are classified, and briefly blocked a Democratic memo from the House Intelligence Committee over its inclusion of classified information, yet he grandstands against redactions insisted upon by his own Justice Department.)

Glass Lewis says it will recommend voting against a director on more than five boards, or two for executives.

While the industry has been evolving for several years, lawsuits against advisors and plan providers have picked up speed in the last few years, according to Conor Weir, managing director and a financial consultant at Retirement Benefits Group.

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.

Unless you indicate otherwise, the persons named as proxies on the proxy card will vote your Shares: FOR the election of each of the nominees for director named in this proxy statement; FOR the ratification of E&Y as Walmart's independent accountants for fiscal 2014; FOR the non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the company's NEOs; FOR the approval of the Management Incentive Plan, as amended; and AGAINST each of the shareholder proposals appearing in this proxy statemeFOR the election of each of the nominees for director named in this proxy statement; FOR the ratification of E&Y as Walmart's independent accountants for fiscal 2014; FOR the non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the company's NEOs; FOR the approval of the Management Incentive Plan, as amended; and AGAINST each of the shareholder proposals appearing in this proxy statemefor director named in this proxy statement; FOR the ratification of E&Y as Walmart's independent accountants for fiscal 2014; FOR the non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the company's NEOs; FOR the approval of the Management Incentive Plan, as amended; and AGAINST each of the shareholder proposals appearing in this proxy statemeFOR the ratification of E&Y as Walmart's independent accountants for fiscal 2014; FOR the non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the company's NEOs; FOR the approval of the Management Incentive Plan, as amended; and AGAINST each of the shareholder proposals appearing in this proxy statemefor fiscal 2014; FOR the non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the company's NEOs; FOR the approval of the Management Incentive Plan, as amended; and AGAINST each of the shareholder proposals appearing in this proxy statemeFOR the non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the company's NEOs; FOR the approval of the Management Incentive Plan, as amended; and AGAINST each of the shareholder proposals appearing in this proxy statemeFOR the approval of the Management Incentive Plan, as amended; and AGAINST each of the shareholder proposals appearing in this proxy statement.

Christina Kalogera, director of the Greek National Tourism Organization's U.K. and Ireland office, told CNBC that Greece was hopeful that 2015 would be a good year for the tourism industry, particularly with the euro weakening against the dollar and sterling.

FBI Director James Comey said his office is not recommending that prosecutors bring charges against Hillary Clinton for handling of classified information in connection to her use of private email servers.

+ A Proposals — The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed in Proposal 1, FOR Proposals 2 and 3, and AGAINST Proposals 4, 5, and 6.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: For Against Abstain For Against Abstain For Against Abstain For Against Abstain For Against Abstain 2.

IMPORTANT ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION + A Proposals — The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed in Proposal 1, FOR Proposals 2 and 3, and AGAINST Proposals 4, 5, and 6.

While this is not the first time an established company has attempted legal action against its former employees — in January, Tesla sued its former director of Autopilot for poaching people to join his new startup — this is the first time Waymo has taken such action.

The Board of Directors reasons for recommending a vote against those proposals have not changed.

Through the following op - ed in Thursdayâ $ ™ s Toronto Star, the United Steelworkersâ $ ™ Canadian Director makes the case for a carbon tariff. It is now widely accepted that the struggle against global warming will involve placing a price on carbon emissions.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- Viacom Inc's board of directors named Chief Executive Officer Philippe Dauman as executive chairman, replacing majority owner Sumner Redstone, overriding calls for an independent board chief from Redstone's daughter, who voted against Dauman.

In the event that (i) the Board of Directors proposes, recommends, approves or otherwise submits to the shareholders of the Company, for shareholder action, a Deemed Liquidation Event, and (ii) a Holder has not received written notice from the holders of a majority of the shares of Key Holder Common Stock that such holders approve the Deemed Liquidation Event, then such Holder hereby agrees to vote (in person, by proxy or by action by written consent, as applicable) all shares of capital stock of the Company now or hereafter directly or indirectly owned of record or beneficially by such Holder against the Deemed Liquidation Event, to assert statutory dissenters» rights with respect to the Deemed Liquidation Event, and to take such other action in derogation of the Deemed Liquidation Event as shall be requested by the holders of a majority of the shares of Key Holder Common Stock in order to carry out the terms and provision of this Section x.y..

President Donald Trump's strategic pivot toward tariffs marks the ascent of National Trade Council Director and former University of California Irvine professor Peter Navarro, who has warned Americans for a decade against committing «Death by China.»

For Lacroix, the SEC also seeks an officer - and - director bar and a bar from offering digital securities against Lacroix and Paradis - Royer.

For example, if two directors sit on the board of a family firm as well as the board of its publicly - listed subsidiary, this will not count against their Long View rating.

From Reuters: 14:47 TARGET CORPORATION SHAREHOLDERS ELECT COMPANY»S DIRECTOR NOMINEES Supposedly the margin was over 70 % voting for the Target (TGT) board, against Ackman and Pershing Square.

In other words, shareholders would follow a common procedure to vote «for» or «against» a candidate, and only those candidates who receive majority support would serve as directors.

At the end of December, because of that announcement, a request was filed for a class action against the company and its directors.

In a Glass Lewis Proxy Talk held April 17, 2014, Anne Simpson of CalPERS and Michael Garland of the New York City Comptroller's Office discussed why they think shareholders should vote against the re-election of four Duke Energy Corporation directors for what they believe to be a failure of the directors to fulfill their obligations of risk oversight as members of a committee overseeing health, safety, and environmental compliance at the company.

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Our Board of Directors recommends you vote (i) «FOR» the election of each of the nominees to the Board; (ii) «FOR» the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors; and (iii) «AGAINST» each of the three shareholder proposals.

• In 1981 the CIA director, William Casey, arranged for Argentinean generals, experienced from a war of terror against their own people, to train the contras.

The author, husband and father - of - one serves as international outreach director at 40 Days for Life, an organisation that peacefully campaigns against abortion.

Planned Parenthood clinic director Sue Thayer filed the lawsuit against the abortion giant's Iowa affiliate accusing it of submitting «repeated false, fraudulent, and / or ineligible claims for reimbursements» to Medicaid...