Sentences with phrase «at a shareholder meeting for»

Funny story: I was at a shareholder meeting for a company I'm heavily invested in a couple of years ago.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. / BOSTON, May 2 - Goldman Sachs Group Inc leaders said more than 87 percent of shares were voted in favor of its executive pay at its annual shareholder meeting, and that a stock plan for employees was approved by more than 65 percent of votes cast.

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.

It is rare for shareholders to remove a director at the meeting if he or she is re-nominated.

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.

At Warren Buffett's annual Berkshire Hathaway (brk - a) shareholders meeting in early May, the investor wistfully expressed his regret for missing out on the booming growth of America's biggest companies, particularly Google and Amazon.

IBM shareholders CalSTRS and The State Board of Administration for the Florida Retirement System (SBA FLA) each voted against Rommety's proposed pay package at the company's annual general meeting.

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.

Addressing an audience at VW's annual shareholder meeting in Berlin on Thursday, Diess said some assets may now be readied for sale.

It is unusual for companies to delay such a special meeting of shareholders so close to the date but it is possible, said Jesse Fried, professor of law at Harvard University.

That proposal goes to a vote of shareholders at the company's annual meeting for other shareholders to weigh in on.

The beverage company's new guidelines for a plan already approved by shareholders at the annual meeting earlier this year mean it will issue fewer stock awards each year, addressing concerns that the plan would dilute their investments and was too generous.

Noble has won the backing of its senior creditors, but also needs approval from a majority of its shareholders at a special general meeting, for which a date has not been announced.

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. says in a report that investors should vote for Dallas Howe and Herbert Pinder, nominated by Cation Capital Inc., instead of Crescent Point nominees Rene Amirault and Mike Jackson at the company's annual meeting May 4.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. / BOSTON, May 2 (Reuters)- Goldman Sachs Group Inc leaders said more than 87 percent of shares were voted in favor of its executive pay at its annual shareholder meeting, and that a stock plan for employees was approved by more than 65 percent of votes cast.

It's likely we'll see a showdown at the bank's annual meeting on April 24, and this meeting could prove to be as significant a milestone for big bank shareholder relations as the pay rebuke Citigroup suffered last week.

But following Elliott's move, eight board members nominated by Vivendi resigned, triggering a vote on a full board renewal at a separate shareholder meeting called for May 4.

The announcement comes a week after Tesla's annual shareholder meeting, at which Musk — a billionaire who is also CEO at private space exploration company SpaceX — said he plans to stay on as Tesla's CEO for at least another four or five years.

At the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting earlier this month, Buffett commented on the fault he saw at Wells Fargo (wfc), where a high - pressure sales culture has been blamed for creating an atmosphere that led employees to create as many as 2 million fake accounts for customerAt the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting earlier this month, Buffett commented on the fault he saw at Wells Fargo (wfc), where a high - pressure sales culture has been blamed for creating an atmosphere that led employees to create as many as 2 million fake accounts for customerat Wells Fargo (wfc), where a high - pressure sales culture has been blamed for creating an atmosphere that led employees to create as many as 2 million fake accounts for customers.

Following Elliott's move last month, eight board members nominated by Vivendi resigned, triggering a full board renewal at a separate shareholder meeting called for May 4.

At a shareholder meeting later this week it will be decided if Peltz will get the four board seats at DuPont he has been campaigning foAt a shareholder meeting later this week it will be decided if Peltz will get the four board seats at DuPont he has been campaigning foat DuPont he has been campaigning for.

Clearwire's board last week recommended that its shareholders vote against Sprint's $ 3.40 per share offer at a special meeting scheduled for June 24 and instead urged them to accept Dish's tender offer to buy Clearwire shares for $ 4.40 each.

His utilities have been criticized for relying on coal, and at Berkshire's annual meeting last May he had to fend off a shareholder effort related to climate change.

Fifty - two percent of shareholders voted against Disney's compensation plan for Iger and other executives, the company said at its annual shareholder meeting in Houston.

Shareholders will vote on those board members at the meeting, as well as last year's $ 17.4 million pay package for CEO Tim Sloan.

House will become non-executive chairman, while Caira will stand for election as a director at the annual meeting of shareholders.

While no new directors have been nominated, shareholders who've owned 3 % or more of the company's outstanding shares continuously for three years did win the right — widely known as proxy access — to nominate board directors at this year's annual meeting.

Cook said at the company's annual shareholder meeting earlier this week that the public won't ever be allowed to see the inside without an Apple badge, and authorities have been called for at least one trespassing complaint in the early days of the new headquarters, according to the records.

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 addition, proposals submitted by shareholders for inclusion in TD Ameritrade's annual proxy statement, and proposals submitted by stockholders for presentation at TD Ameritrade's annual stockholders meeting, will not be considered shareholder communications under this policy.

You can vote your shares of Common Stock at our Annual Meeting if you were a shareholder at the close of business on March 7, 2011, the record date for our Annual Meeting.

If you are a shareholder of record and you indicate that you wish to vote as recommended by our Board or if you sign, date and return a proxy card but do not give specific voting instructions, then the proxy holders will vote your shares in the manner recommended by our Board on all matters presented in this Proxy Statement, and the proxy holders may determine in their discretion regarding any other matters properly presented for a vote at our Annual Meeting.

Any deal would require approval from Lynas shareholders at the annual general meeting on November 30 but could help shore up the company's balance sheet after a sustained lull in the prices for rare earths.

The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at Real Matters» Annual General Meeting of common shareholders held today in Toronto, Ontario are set out below:

At our 2005 shareholder meeting, in a Dallas auditorium, the votes for Icahn's slate of directors were tallied up.

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal at issue is required for: (i) the ratification of the appointment of E&Y as Walmart's independent accountants for fiscal 2014; (ii) the adoption of a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the company's NEOs; (iii) the approval of the Management Incentive Plan, as amended; and (iv) the adoption of each of the shareholder proposals.

You are entitled to one vote on each matter presented at the 2013 Annual Shareholders» Meeting for each Share you owned at that time.

Our company has received notice of the intention of shareholders to present four separate proposals for voting at the 2013 Annual Shareholders&raqshareholders to present four separate proposals for voting at the 2013 Annual Shareholders&raqShareholders» Meeting.

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 proposfor 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 proposFOR» 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 proposFOR» 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 proposFOR» approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation as described in this Proxy Statement; and «AGAINST» the shareholder proposal.

At any meeting at which a quorum has been established, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal at issue is required for: (i) the ratification of the appointment of EY as Walmart's independent accountants for fiscal 2016; (ii) the adoption of a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the company's NEOs; (iii) the approval of the Stock Incentive Plan of 2015; and (iv) the adoption of each of the shareholder proposalAt any meeting at which a quorum has been established, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal at issue is required for: (i) the ratification of the appointment of EY as Walmart's independent accountants for fiscal 2016; (ii) the adoption of a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the company's NEOs; (iii) the approval of the Stock Incentive Plan of 2015; and (iv) the adoption of each of the shareholder proposalat which a quorum has been established, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal at issue is required for: (i) the ratification of the appointment of EY as Walmart's independent accountants for fiscal 2016; (ii) the adoption of a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the company's NEOs; (iii) the approval of the Stock Incentive Plan of 2015; and (iv) the adoption of each of the shareholder proposalat the meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal at issue is required for: (i) the ratification of the appointment of EY as Walmart's independent accountants for fiscal 2016; (ii) the adoption of a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the company's NEOs; (iii) the approval of the Stock Incentive Plan of 2015; and (iv) the adoption of each of the shareholder proposalat issue is required for: (i) the ratification of the appointment of EY as Walmart's independent accountants for fiscal 2016; (ii) the adoption of a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the company's NEOs; (iii) the approval of the Stock Incentive Plan of 2015; and (iv) the adoption of each of the shareholder proposals.

Proposals of shareholders to be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement and proxy card for the 2015 Annual Meeting pursuant to Rule 14a - 8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 must be submitted in writing to the Secretary of Amazon.com, Inc., at Amazon.com, Inc., 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109, and must be received by 6:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on Thursday, December 11, 2014.

The CNGC's independent consultant attends and participates in CNGC meetings at which executive compensation matters are considered, and performs analyses for the CNGC at the CNGC's request, including benchmarking, realizable pay analyses, analyses of the correlation between performance measures and shareholder return, and assessments of the difficulty of attaining performance goals.

Our company has received notice of the intention of shareholders to present five separate proposals for voting at the 2015 Annual Shareholders&raqshareholders to present five separate proposals for voting at the 2015 Annual Shareholders&raqShareholders» Meeting.

Similar to what happened at The AES Corporation, shareholders at CF Industries and Skyworks each sought to set the ownership threshold for calling a special meeting at 10 % of share capital.

Most of the close to 50 investors surveyed said recommendations from firms like Glass Lewis & Co. and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. have a «low influence» on how they vote at annual meetings for companies they own.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc leaders said more than 87 percent of shares were voted in favor of its executive pay at its annual shareholder meeting, and that a stock plan for employees was approved by more than 65 percent of votes cast.

Shares that are properly voted via the Internet, mobile device, or by 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» each of the shareholder proposafor 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» each of the shareholder proposaFOR» 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» each of the shareholder proposaFOR» 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» each of the shareholder proposaFOR» approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation as described in this Proxy Statement; and «AGAINST» each of the shareholder proposals.

In connection with a shareholder proposal made at the 2012 annual meeting of shareholders, the Company informed its shareholders that the Board had adopted a policy providing for majority voting for the election of directors in uncontested elections and that the Company would take steps to implement majority voting in its Articles and bylaws.

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will be held at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, 455 North 10th Street, Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3, 2014 at 3:45 p.m. for the following purposes:

Any shareholder proposal intended to be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement for presentation at the 2015 Annual Meeting must be received by the Corporation by November 18, 2014.