Sentences with phrase «by the board of directors for»

q Proxy Solicited by the Board of Directors for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders — April 26, 2016 Virginia M. Rometty, Martin J. Schroeter, Michelle M. Browdy and Christina M. Montgomery, or any of them with the power of substitution, are hereby appointed Proxies of the undersigned to vote all common stock of International Business Machines Corporation owned on the record date by the + undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, One International Drive, Hutchinson Island, Savannah, Georgia 31402, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

(c) Trust Funds shall consist of all life - membership contributions, all sustaining membership contributions, all funds appropriated by the Board of Directors for establishing special life memberships, all gifts and bequests accepted with specific restrictions prohibiting their allotment to either Current Funds or Investment Funds, and all other funds designated by the Board of Directors as Trust Funds.

The agent shall have been appointed in advance by the Board of Directors for the purpose of conducting the election.

The notice may be sent by first - class mail, electronic communication, including e-mail, or any other means permitted by law that has been approved by the Board of Directors for sending such notices.

I also understand and agree that if accepted for membership, I will pay all dues and fees as are from time to time established, and that the total amount of dues for which I will be personally and individually liable and responsible, as Designated REALTOR ® of the firm or office named herein, shall be in such amount as established annually by the Board of Directors for myself, plus an amount times the number of real estate licensees or certified appraisers employed by or otherwise affiliated with my firm or office who are not themselves REALTOR ® members of the Association.

Any member of the Association may be reprimanded, fined, placed on probation, suspended, or expelled by the Board of Directors for a violation of these Bylaws and Association Rules and Regulations consistent with these Bylaws, after a hearing as provided in the Code of Ethics and Arbitration Manual of the Association.

Any REALTOR ® Member of the Association may be disciplined by the Board of Directors for violations of the Code of Ethics or other duties of membership, after a hearing as described in the Code of Ethics and Arbitration Manual of the Association, provided that the discipline imposed is consistent with the discipline authorized by the Professional Standards Committee of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ® as set forth in the Code of Ethics and Arbitration Manual of the National Association.

Not exact matches

In a statement, Viacom lead director Salerno, among the directors targeted for removal, called Thursday's action a «brazen and demonstrably invalid attempt» by Shari Redstone «to gain control of Viacom and its management in disregard of Sumner Redstone's wishes,» at odds with the board's efforts «to represent the best interests of all of the shareholders of Viacom.»

Northwest and Ethical Investments, a Toronto firm, may seek a proxy vote to prevent the co-CEOs from also serving as co-chairmen of the board of directors if RIM's board can't provide adequate justification for the governance structure by the end of January.

Judge slams deception by Hardie board Ten former directors and executives of building materials group James Hardie have been found to have breached their duties by making misleading statements about the firm's ability to pay asbestos compensation, in a decision that has wide - ranging implications for company boards.

By day, I reported on risk to a board of directors for a $ 2 billion US company.

During the first quarter of 2018, the company repurchased approximately 0.4 million shares for approximately $ 30 million related to the $ 500 million share repurchase authorization approved by the company's board of directors in February 2017.

Venture capitalists often demand significant input into management decisions by, for instance, placing one or more people on your board of directors.

Look for two or three people with whom you don't compete and who don't work with you and use them to form your own «board of directors,» a strategy promoted by Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Jeffrey Pfeffer.

The list of potential directors, chosen by a committee expected to be made up of sitting directors and search - firm consultants, will eventually be available online to assist boards looking for female directors.

Whole Foods hired the advisory firm Evercore Partners earlier this year to defend itself from pressure by activist shareholder Jana Partners, which announced in April it had amassed an 8.3 percent stake and pushed for changes to the Whole Foods board of directors.

«The decline in confidence was fueled by a somewhat less optimistic outlook for business and job prospects in the coming months,» Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board, said in a statement.

There have been numerous times when Musk's endeavors would have benefited by having more capital, yet he has resisted the urge to take SpaceX public because the board of directors of a publicly - held firm would undoubtedly force him to make changes in the company that would improve its profitability at the expense of its chances for reaching Mars.

BERLIN - Bundesbank speech by President of the Deutsche Bundesbank and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements, Dr. Jens Weidmann, Title: «A spirit of optimism in Europe - Guidelines for a crisis - proof monetary union» at XIII.

By making this change for all new directors, it side - steps the issue of those already on the board, making it easier to implement on a go forward basis.

He also sits on the Board of Directors, and in May 2015 he made a donation of $ 133,000 to the foundation to make up for funding it had lost as a part of the austerity measures put in place by Governor Bruce Rauner to address the state's $ 1.5 billion budget deficit.

There is resistance to an expert third - party board evaluation by underperforming directors for fear of being found out.

She currently serves as President and Executive Director and as a member of the board of directors of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), an independent 501 (c)(3) charitable organization established by Congress to support the mission of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by raising private funds for biomedical research and fostering partnerships and alliances around the world.

Representatives said they would not give more details about the wording or say if it reflected a decision by Viacom's board of directors, which has been under fire for lax oversight of executive compensation.

If so, it would be yet another belated step for the company's directors, many of whom Redstone appointed, As Fortune previously put it, «It was this tawdry case [the Herzer suit]-- and not a planned corporate succession or steps taken by either board — that forced his belated departure as chairman of the two companies in February, despite his repeated vows that he'd never step down.»

If, for any reason, any of the nominees is not available as a candidate for director, the persons named as proxy holders will vote your proxy for such other candidate or candidates as may be nominated by the board of directors.

Blake Irving has been the CEO and Board Director of GoDaddy, the world's largest platform for small business - helping millions of independent ventures to grow and thrive online by giving them the digital tools and insights to turn their ambitions into something real.

In addition, these provisions may make it difficult and expensive for a third party to pursue a tender offer, change in control or takeover attempt that is opposed by the Principal Stockholders, our management or our Board of Directors.

BofA Merrill Lynch is acting as financial advisor to Loblaw for purposes of this transaction and delivered an opinion to Loblaw's Board of Directors as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the consideration to be paid by Loblaw in the transaction.

During the third quarter, NIKE, Inc. repurchased a total of 14.6 million shares for approximately $ 962 million as part of the four - year, $ 12 billion program approved by the Board of Directors in November 2015.

By paying executives for performance that does not generate real cash flows, Valeant's board of directors created the misalignment that precipitated the executive behavior that got the company into so much trouble in the first place.

Also, if a majority of the Board is comprised of persons other than (i) persons for whose election proxies were solicited by the Board; or (ii) persons who were appointed by the Board to fill vacancies caused by death or resignation or to fill newly - created directorships («Board Change»), unless the Committee or Board determines otherwise prior to such Board Change, then participants immediately prior to the Board Change who cease to be employees or non-employee directors within six months after such Board Change for any reason other than death or permanent disability generally have their (i) options and stock appreciation rights become immediately exercisable and to the extent not canceled or cashed out, generally have at least six months to exercise such awards; (ii) restrictions with respect to restricted stock and RSRs lapse and generally shares are delivered; and (iii) performance shares and performance units pay out pro rata based on performance through the end of the last calendar quarter before the time the participant ceased to be an employee.

In the letter, in addition to Mr. Kalanick's immediate resignation, the five shareholders asked for improved oversight of the company's board by filling two of three empty board seats with «truly independent directors.»

While our Board does not anticipate that any of the director nominees will be unable to stand for election as a director nominee at our Annual Meeting, if that occurs, proxies will be voted in favor of such other person or persons as may be recommended by our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and designated by our Board.

The Board believes that its current leadership structure, in which the positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer are held by Mr. Musk, together with a Lead Independent Director with broad authority, is appropriate at this time and provides the most effective leadership for Tesla in a highly competitive and rapidly changing technology industry.

The Board or the HRC or the GNC may modify, suspend, or terminate the LTICP but may not, without the prior approval of our stockholders, make any change to the LTICP that increases the total amount of common stock which may be awarded (except to reflect changes in capitalization), increases the individual maximum award limits (except to reflect changes in capitalization), changes the class of team members or directors eligible to participate, extends the duration of the LTICP, reduces the exercise price of or reprices outstanding stock options or stock appreciation rights, waives the LTICP's minimum time period requirements for vesting and lapse of restrictions for restricted stock or RSRs, or otherwise amends the LTICP in any manner requiring stockholder approval by law or under the NYSE listing requirements.

This relationship helped us to achieve more significant scale and to build greater awareness with prospective sellers, strengthened our board of directors by adding Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to our board for a 12 month period, and included an equity investment by Starbucks in our Series D preferred stock financing on the same terms and conditions as all other sales of our Series D preferred stock by us in that financing.

Appointed to the Board of Directors by former Speaker of the House Will Weatherford to represent military spouses and families, both active, transitioned, and retired, Jamee Graff brings a wealth of experience to the Veterans Florida Board.As a military spouse and mother, Jamee has been a champion for military spouses and families for more than twenty years.

Although HP says it was duped into paying too much for Autonomy under the since - fired Apotheker, the deal ultimately was approved by 10 of its current 11 directors, including Whitman, who served on the board for eight months before being appointed as CEO in September 2011.

Zimmer, who had been with the company for forty years, was fired by the board of directors as Executive Chairman on June 19.

Any incumbent director who is a director nominee and who does not receive a majority vote must promptly tender his or her offer of resignation as a director for consideration by the Board.

In the years I served on and even chaired commissions for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), some commissioners regularly vilified the «old dragons» who haunted successors by serving on boards.

For example, in 2014, to advance a takeover of Allergan by Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Bill Ackman, of Pershing Square Capital Management, attacked Allergan's board for failing to do what the directors were paid to do «on behalf of the Company's owners.&raqFor example, in 2014, to advance a takeover of Allergan by Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Bill Ackman, of Pershing Square Capital Management, attacked Allergan's board for failing to do what the directors were paid to do «on behalf of the Company's owners.&raqfor failing to do what the directors were paid to do «on behalf of the Company's owners.»

Pursuant to the policy, as revised in February 2009, at each annual meeting of our stockholders, provided that the director has served on the Board for at least six months prior to the annual meeting, a non-employee director would be granted RSUs having a value equal to $ 225,000 divided by the lesser of (i) the trailing average closing trading prices of our common stock for the 180 - day period preceding and ending with the date of the RSU grant or (ii) such number of RSUs as the Board may determine based on additional criteria such as business conditions and / or company performance, outside director compensation practices at peer companies and advice from outside compensation consultants.

Furthermore, under the law in Delaware — legal home to more than half the Fortune 500 and the benchmark for corporate law — the right to manage the business and affairs of the corporation is vested in a board of directors elected by the shareholders; the board delegates that authority to corporate managers.

The decision to engage these other Marsh subsidiaries for these other services was made by management and was not approved by the Board of Directors; however, the compensation committee received periodic updates on the nature and scope of the services provided to the Company by the Marsh subsidiaries.

Even after the former U.S. attorney general Eric Holder, who'd been hired by the board to investigate, issued a scathing report on Uber's culture, Kalanick and his directors initially decided that vague promises of coaching, the hiring of a chief operating officer, and a slap - on - the - wrist «leave of absence» for the CEO were sufficient remedies.

Currently an Executive Member of the Board of Directors for both the Ontario Trucking Association and the Canadian Trucking Alliance, Dan got his start in transportation by driving trucks as a teenager.

Prior to February 2009, the policy provided that at each annual meeting of our stockholders, provided that the director had served on the Board for at least six months prior to the annual meeting, a non-employee director would be granted RSUs having a value equal to $ 225,000 divided by the trailing average closing trading prices of our common stock for the 180 - day period preceding and ending with the date of the RSU grant.

Mr. Corbett is a Member of the Australian Indigenous Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board and a former founding director of Outback Stores, a commercial venture supported by the government to provide retail facilities for communities in remote Australia.