Following Sir George Cox's review on short - termism, we will
change takeover rules, and corporate incentives and reform our tax system to stop short - term asset - stripping and support long - term investment.
Like
changing takeover rules, so great British firms aren't at the mercy of the hedge funds and speculators who can swoop in after a takeover has been launched in the hunt for a quick buck.
Not exact matches
He directed some final jabs at Michael Dell, reiterating that he still thought the founder's buyout offer was too low, and compared the company's board — which postponed the shareholder vote numerous times and
changed the voting
rules to better Michael Dell's
takeover chances — to a dictatorship.
Saputo, which owns 16.9 per cent of WCB, was compelled to
change its offer this week after the
Takeovers Panel
ruled it had misled shareholders in relation to the franking value of two WCB dividends under a previous offer.
This would probably require
changes to the
takeover rules of the LSE, and to the role of directors and shareholders under the Companies Act.
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Carlson said that because the deal will mean a
change in control of Rezidor, Swedish
takeover rules require that HNA Tourism Group must decide within four weeks of closing either to initiate a public tender offer for the remaining 48.7 percent of Rezidor, or reduce its stake in that company to no more than 30 percent.
He described the
changes to investment
rules as they relate to state - owned enterprises as «an incremental increase» in the uncertainty that has always surrounded foreign
takeovers in Canada rather than a deal killer.
Prior to the
takeover bid
rule changes, issuers targeted by unsolicited bids had made frequent use of such plans to extend the time available to respond.
Taking into consideration that coordinating board member
changes in several jurisdictions with different
rules, timing and documentation requirements (e.g. following a
takeover of a company group) is often troublesome, bureaucratic and time - consuming, CBM provides an overview of the requirements for
changing board members, including timelines and checklists, in currently 47 global jurisdictions.