Sentences with phrase «cent of the company»

That is up over last year when 25 per cent of all companies surveyed had one woman or more on their board of directors; two per cent had three or more.

A balance of seven per cent of companies said export orders were down in the first quarter, following on from weakness at the end of 2012.

It is understood other new investors will take up about 61 per cent of the company leaving the original share - holders with the rest.

Only 24 per cent of the companies plan to spend more on R&D, the same as last year but down from 41 per cent in 1990.

However, some companies might require employees to apply the credit toward their next work trip, although that is usually a small per cent of companies.

Fifty - three per cent of companies in water - dependent industries have failed to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment, despite nearly two - thirds of these firms admitting they are facing tangible water risks within their sector.

59 per cent of companies indicated concerns that a shortage of engineers would be a threat to their businesses

Apparently, Cygames had a very elaborate plan for Dragalia Lost, enticing Nintendo into partnership and selling the Japanese company 5 per cent of company stock.

Based on responses from hiring managers at 95 of Canada's largest companies, the study by Morneau Shepell found that: Eighty - three per cent of the companies surveyed participate in co-op programs and other forms of work - integrated learning initiatives that help them identify potential new employees.

Sixty - five per cent of companies with 500 or more workers covered the beginning step of an evaluation by a fertility specialist last year, according to Mercer's annual benefits survey.

The existing shareholders will hold 79 to 81 per cent of the company after the sale, depending on whether underwriters exercise an over-allotment option.

When the U.K. privatized Royal Mail, it sold 10 per cent of the company shares to its employees, the largest employee - owned share sale resulting from any government privatization.

Of the non-financial members of the S&P Global 1200 index, just 32 per cent of companies held 82 per cent of the aggregate cash pile, the highest level since at least 2000.

She will be paid $ 350,000 per annum in cash and through share placements at 1.8 cents will have 10 per cent of the company initially, with options deals taking that stake close to 20 per cent if the options are fully exercised.

The survey found that 88 per cent of companies expect to make new or improved products through Eureka and 42 per cent expect a moderate - to - large increase in sales.

To address these growing concerns over skills gaps in the engineering workforce, particularly among graduates and school leavers, 91 per cent of companies agreed that to improve the supply of engineers and technicians, more employers need to provide work experience for those in education or training.

The 50 per cent of the companys portfolio will include petrol engines and al0ternate fuel powertrains.

TfL says there are around 3,000 private hire operators in London, and close to half have 10 vehicles or fewer — with just five per cent of companies operating fleets of over 100 vehicles.

The 2013 Association for Financial Professionals Payments Fraud and Control Survey reported that 61 per cent of North American corporations experienced payment fraud, of which 87 per cent was attributed to paper cheques, and 28 per cent of companies suffered a financial loss.

«Owning 100 per cent of the company frees us up to pursue our growth strategy even more aggressively, with our focus on expanding our network of high - performing brokers, agents and teams.»

Across Canada, the West will see the greatest hiring activity as 51 per cent of companies in Calgary and 43 per cent in Vancouver expect to be hiring this year as opposed to 37 and 33 per cent in Toronto and Ottawa respectively.

The IET's 2014 Engineering and Technology: Skills & Demand in Industry Annual Survey revealed that 59 per cent of companies indicated concerns that a shortage of engineers would be a threat to their businesses.

In March we published our Business Trends survey which showed that manufacturers experienced a difficult first quarter: a balance of one per cent of companies said that they saw output fall in the first three months of the year, which was the weakest balance we have seen since 2009.

Unlike in the U.S., Halperin explained, Canadian law allows shareholders effectively to recall directors at will, at any time, and it only takes shareholders with five per cent of company stock to do that and call for their removal.

More than 80 per cent of companies surveyed by the Australian Chamber of Commerce of Shanghai (AustCham Shanghai) said they were optimistic about the future.

Sonkin estimates approximately 15 per cent of the companies in his portfolio have no sell - side analyst coverage, leaving them more likely to be overlooked.

As Aimia's largest shareholder with nearly 20 per cent of the company, Mittleman said he's going to be an advocate on the board for creating shareholder value, something he predicted will spread among management and fellow board members.

Baazov and several other Amaya shareholders that control about 28 per cent of the company's common shares have entered into agreements supporting the transaction, which has a break fee of at least US$ 50 million.

«Anyone who buys Orascom's stake in Wind will still have to make accommodations with Tony since he owns 35 per cent of the company,» Grant said.

Chairman Peter Harley said the capital raising was well supported, with 85 per cent of the company's options and convertible notes exercised.

Mr Kazahaya forecasts inbound tourism to account for about 10 per cent of the company's revenue by 2020, compared to roughly 5 per cent now.

Carey filmed his segment in April, pitching for what he calls «the largest legitimate ask in reality TV history»: $ 2 million for four per cent of his company, for a $ 50 million valuation.

Hours before the vote on Wednesday, Wilson, a director who owns 27 per cent of the company's shares, announced he voted against chairman Michael Casey, who had just replaced him in that role months earlier, and director RoAnn Costin, a private equity executive.

A Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives report from July calculated that three per cent of companies would see tariffs jump from zero to 10 per cent.

Overall about 15 per cent of companies had lost value — many of those could be worthless — while 29 per cent increased in value.

Just five per cent of companies that have won a Best Managed award have gone out of business, compared to an estimated 72 per cent of average Canadian firms in a comparable period of time.

Then, even if I am a staffed company or I'm building a business that doesn't speak well to rewards, I can offer one per cent of my company or however many shares I want to.

Online sales account for just two per cent of the company's business, but Rosen notes that «there's not an hour that goes by in our store without someone showing us our website on their iPhone and asking us where to find something on the floor.»

Fewer than 20 per cent of the company's current staff, several hundred already in Vancouver, are Canadian, he said, largely because talent is scarce.

Following the offering, Fairfax and the Phelan family will have about 79 per cent of the company's outstanding shares.

That's a big change from the previous half decade when 86 per cent of the company's growth came from iPhone sales.

Last year, alcohol giant Constellation Brands Inc. bought about 10 per cent of the company, becoming its biggest shareholder.

Mr Johnston, who will turn 100 in July, was one of the founders of Godfreys in the 1930s and owns about 28 per cent of the company.

He sold 5.8 million shares, or 2 per cent of the company, in December at $ 12.55 apiece, retaining more than half of WiseTech.

Put another way, $ 4 million represents 0.6 per cent of the company's $ 658 million in net earnings last year.

Eighty per cent of companies claim to have flexible work programs, but only three per cent of these companies offering flexible work programs report even attempting to track the ROI of those programs.

Atlas is striving to complete a major restructuring of its Term Loan B debt facility announced in December, under which the miner's lenders would cancel about half the debt and extend its maturity date in exchange for 70 per cent of the company's shares and options on issue.

However, Ms Lacaze told The Australian Financial Review if two of the largest bondholders, Mt Kellett and Fortress, which formed a strategic alliance in 2015, were to convert 100 per cent of the bonds and exercise all of their warrants they would emerge with more than 40 per cent of the company's equity but she added a further shareholder approval would have to be sought for a conversion of that extent.