Sentences with phrase «among issuing companies»

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«What this has done is really allowed for more pools of money to be available to entrepreneurs, so that's the really big news about all of this,» says Geri Stengel, founder and president of Ventureneer, a digital media and market research company that, among other issues, specializes in crowdfunding.

Among the biggest issues oil - and - gas - exploration companies face in the search for new sources of hydrocarbons is putting humans or high - value assets at risk.

There are exceptions, of course, especially among biotech companies, but then again, it's only in the past few years that we've seen any significant funding in Silicon Valley addressing issues of say, fertility.

Among other issues he believes contributed to his dismissal, according to the complaint: In May, McGlaughlin asserts, he reported a company manager to the New York City finance department for having allegedly «incorrectly reported his New York City taxes.»

«The collaboration among so many companies to address this industry wide issue, has been truly remarkable.»

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Pharmaceutical companies are concerned about an onslaught of legislative proposals percolating in state houses around the country, among them: changes to Medicaid programs to rein in the high cost of prescription drugs, intellectual property issues, and the fight over biosimilars.

Apple shareholders Jana Partners and the California State Teachers» Retirement System (CalSTRS) are urging the company to address the growing issue of iPhone addiction among youths

Among them, power generation issues had a total return of 23.1 %; pipelines, 34 %; business trusts, 3.2 %; REITs, 24.6 %; oil and gas royalty companies, 12.0 %; and funds of trusts, 3.9 %.

«How that company dealt with the issue had an effect: Among the people who thought the brand dealt with the conflict very ineffectively, only 13 percent shop at the same levels they used to.»

The speech, given by Smith to students and faculty at the university's Terry College of Business, covered a lot of ground, but it frequently returned to security issues that kept the former CEO awake at night — foremost among them was the company's large database.

Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.

Among other things, eShares lets company founders issue share certificates to angel and venture investors, employees, and others who qualify for stock options.

Big name automakers and a certain electric car upstart are among the companies to be issued permits for testing autonomous vehicles in the state.

Zuckerberg is facing 44 senators in a rare joint committee hearing to talk about how his company protects user data and deals with elections meddling, among other issues.

For the past four years As You Sow has issued this report highlighting the 100 most overpaid CEOs among the 500 companies in the S&P 500 index.

If the founders had simply issued 50, 30 and 20 shares for a total issued capital of 100 shares instead of 1,000,000, the ownership percentage for the company would remain the same among the founders; however, the company would have difficulty splitting the 17.65 shares available for stock options among option holders, since legally, partial shares are not permitted.

The only issue is to what degree, but in any event, I am expecting significant earnings disappointments and loan writedowns among financial companies ahead.

The report authors also say they have seen significant new activity by political conservatives seeking to protect political free speech by companies, among other issues.

Based on the above, UKTI commissioned the ECR program in combination with the PIB service to, among other things, allow companies to employ foreign - language - speaking students at U.K. universities and other British institutions of higher learning to address issues related to language and cultural barriers that companies may face in entering particular foreign markets.

Among those it put on a negative credit watch in mid-July were some bond issues by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a few insurance companies, 604 structured finance transactions that totaled $ 373 billion when issued and some municipal debt backed by the United States.

Ford Motor was among the first investment - grade companies to issue in the US debt markets this year, following the fiscal deal in Washington.

A disagreement over the handling of the issue contributed to divisions among senior figures at Tata Sons, the holding company which last week abruptly ousted Cyrus Mistry, its chairman of almost four years.

The nation's largest auto retailer is among the companies nationwide that have been issuing bonuses to employees, boosting company contributions to retirement, raising the minimum wage, or contributing extra to charity since Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed the tax code overhaul in December.

But it has been disappointing in that the kind of genetic variation it detects has turned out to explain surprisingly little of the genetic links to most diseases... One issue of debate among researchers is whether, despite the prospect of diminishing returns, to continue with the genomewide studies, which cost many millions of dollars apiece, or switch to a new approach like decoding the entire genomes of individual patients.The unexpected impasse also affects companies that offer personal genomic information and that had assumed they could inform customers of their genetic risk for common diseases, based on researchers» discoveries...

Protection of breast feeding from commercial exploitation should be among the highest priorities for the international community, yet violations of the World Health Organization's code of marketing of breast milk substitutes have been seen regularly, despite companies» expressed intentions to conform.1 — 3 The study by Aguayo et al in west Africa in this issue (p 127) provides further evidence that many manufacturers fly in the face of the code by providing free samples, giving donations to health workers, and contravening standards for labelling.4

As the nation's leading organization dedicated to educating parents, companies, children, educators and policymakers about Internet issues, FOSI is eager to tackle online safety with Snap Inc., parent company of Snapchat, which is particularly popular among young people.

Among the issues for discussion for the newly formed Chemistry Growth Partnership (CGP) will be the importance of shale gas, the establishment of a centre to foster innovation and a strengthening of relationships between major companies and SME's.

Most prominent among them is Philips Lighting, the multinational company that calls itself «the world leader in lighting» and which last year hired Albany's Hinman Straub to lobby the executive branch on «New York Harbor Crossing» and «Lighting Issues.»

The issues included, among others, the completion of major road projects in the region, the take - off of the maritime university, the full activation of ports in Niger Delta and other water ways, the relocation of international oil companies to the region.

In response, DiNapoli said the retirement system is already a leader among public pension funds in seeking to push a low carbon economy and getting corporations to address climate change issues, such as through shareholder resolutions aimed at companies like ExxonMobil.

Among the ideas excluded from any final budget deal: creation of a database that the public could search for how much every recipient of economic development spending got and how many jobs they created; end the ability by limited liability companies to skirt campaign donation limits; give back certain contract pre-approval powers to the state Comptroller, the state's fiscal watchdog; strengthen the state's criminal laws to better define bribery of public officials; and create an independent watchdog agency to police ethics issues in Albany.

Among other issues, they continue to allow drilling companies to protect trade secrets and not disclose all of the chemicals they use to the public or to doctors.

The study's authors, representing more than 3 dozen medical centers, government health agencies and institutes in the U.S., Asia and Europe, credit this rise in smoking among Asians to aggressive product marketing by tobacco companies and a lack of education about health issues related to tobacco.

EEI said eliminating the interim goals is among the most important issues to its member companies.

Ultimately, that's an issue that any of the new era of genome - editing companies — among them Editas Medicine, Sangamo Biosciences, Intellia Therapeutics and CRISPR Therapeutics — must confront as they search for cures.

Then also, of course, there is the issue of development, to minimize the gap that we have among the competencies, skills, and knowledge that people have today in a company and that they may have tomorrow or in the coming years.

The Nook e-reader hasn't been the sales driver the company expected, among several other issues from which it suffers.

The principle here is the same as diversifying among many stocks and bonds rather than investing in the shares of a single company or bond issue.

The law on this issue is poorly written and causes plenty of confusion among the companies that maintain these plans, the individual participants and their tax preparers.

Stocks are generally considered a risky investment because, among other things, their values can decline if the stock market goes down (market risk) or the issuing company does poorly (company risk).

Among these, from our perspective and experience, we have found the following companies to be «the best of the best» when it comes to issuing mortgage protection insurance policies, and recommend any one of them if they are options presented to you by your insurance agent or mortgage lender.

You can further protect yourself by sticking to annuities issued by insurers that get high financial strength ratings from companies like A.M. Best and Standard & Poor's, by spreading your money among two or more highly rated insurers and by limiting the amount you invest with any single insurance company to the maximum coverage offered by the state insurance guaranty association in your state.

A bonus issue is common among British companies, wherein free additional shares are added to the positions of existing shareholders.

The home equity loans provided by our company in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario can also be used to help out family members, pay for emergency treatment or stop a power of sale among other issues.

The fund uses a round - table discussion among its stable of managers to choose stocks issued by U.S. companies.

And there is a growing trend among life insurance companies where the chronic illness accelerated benefits rider is already included in newly issued policies in states where the rider is approved.

ROCKVILLE, MD. — February 23, 2009 — Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: VNDA)(«Vanda» or the «Company») today issued the following statement regarding two letters sent to Vanda by Tang Capital Partners, LP («TCP») and a SEC filing by TCP stating its intent to, among other things, nominate two directors to stand for election at Vanda's 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and submit proposals at the 2009 Annual Meeting to amend Vanda's bylaws and request that the Board of Directors of Vanda take action to liquidate the Company.

Consider digestive issues, which are popping up with far greater frequency among dogs, says Dr. Christine Bessent, DVM, CEO of Herbsmith, Inc., a Hartland, Wis. - based herbal supplement and treats company.

Credit Agreement dated August 8, 2012 among Blue Pet Products, Inc., Blue Buffalo Company, Ltd., the lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, swingline lender and an issuing bank, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as syndication agent