Sentences with phrase «close vote of»

An amendment to add $ 10 million to the solar energy research program passed, however, by a close vote of 212 - 210.

When it was final decided to include Mary in Lumen Gentium it was the closest vote of the entire Council (1,114 in favour, 1074 against).

The Senate approved the measure Feb. 15 on a closer vote of 22 to 18.

Not exact matches

Whichever way voters go as polls close in the California's Democratic primary, some employees of tech companies in the Bay Area have already cast their votes with their dollars, reports The Hill.

The new media darling launched to the top of this year's readers» choice poll with a total of nearly 750 votes, far outpacing Etsy, its closest rival, with more than 330 votes.

Programmed Maintenance Services» $ 424 million takeover of its larger competitor Skilled Group is a step closer to fruition, after Skilled shareholders voted in favour of the scheme of arrangement today.

The Federal Reserve Board voted Wednesday to raise interest rates, ending close to a decade of virtually free money — and that could mean financing challenges for startups and small businesses.

Due to rising concerns about the use of stolen biometric identifiers to commit identity fraud, the vote wasn't even close.

«We have enough votes to show them never to do this again,» Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi told members of her party, behind closed doors, according to a source in the room.

Upon finding out that the results would be far closer than anyone anticipated, Mitchell said that he still believed Clinton would pull out a close win once all of the votes in places like Detroit and Grand Rapids were tabulated.

Anne Sheehan, head of corporate governance at California State Teachers» Retirement System, which backs the additional climate reporting, said Exxon's letter suggests the voting is at least very close and may be going against the company.

The outcome of a shareholder vote scheduled for Thursday on the offer is too close to call.

The areas listed are those where public opinion has generally been close to the UK average, meaning that the way these places vote could be a strong indicator of the way the country as a whole goes.

A one - two punch of Ohio, home to 18 electoral votes, and Pennsylvania closes most doors to the required 270 electoral votes for Trump.

Moon estimated that in 16 states with a total of 278 votes in the Electoral College, «the Negro, in a close election, may hold the balance of power.»

«The table lists ten areas that a previous YouGov poll suggests are closest to the national average of support for the EU, alongside expected time that votes will be counted.»

The closed - session council vote was unanimous with one councilman abstaining due to a conflict of interest, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune reported.

In Europe, opinion polls show that the race to elect the next French president is too close to call with both leading candidates losing momentum ahead of Sunday's first - round vote.

As The Information notes, Kalanick and two people close to him control a majority of shareholder votes, an approach that has become frequently used in tech startups.

As Brexit draws closer — Britain's split from the European Union is scheduled for March 2019 — the issue remains contentious nearly two years after British people voted 51.9 % to 48.1 % in favor of leaving the EU.

The vote is set to be a close one with both the Bank of England and the U.K. Treasury warning of the potential economic cost of leaving the union.

Having their votes no longer in the mix could prove to be one of the best uses of funds in the acquisition deal structure, because it's an easy way to close out their positions (which includes all their comments, questions and opinions on everything pertaining to running the company).

The move is a vote of confidence in the U.S. economy — a signal that consumers and businesses don't need quite as much help via monetary policy now that the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6 percent, close to what economists call full employment.

The long day of voting begins in South Carolina, where polls opened for Republicans at 7 a.m. (1200 GMT) and will close at 7 p.m. (2400 GMT).

In Virginia, heavily favored Democratic incumbent Senator Mark Warner found himself in a surprisingly close fight against Republican challenger Ed Gillespie, with much of the vote counted.

Gaining Shari's voting stock — which amounts to close to 16 percent of the votes in both Viacom and CBS and is held by National Amusements — would simply add to Sumner's already ironclad control of both companies.

Last quarter the bank said it would slash 3,000 jobs and closing 200 branches as part of a cost - cutting exercise in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union.

Even the value of Kraft Heinz Co. (NYSE: KHC) dropped from $ 86.36 before the Brexit Vote to $ 83.73 on Friday and then was at $ 83.65 right before the close on Monday.

Akorn shareholders overwhelmingly voted to approve the merger a few months later and said in February that it does not believe this investigation should affect the closing of the transaction with Fresenius.»

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 your Shares are held in the name of a broker, bank, or other nominee and you want to vote in person, you will need to obtain (and bring with you to the 2015 Annual Shareholders» Meeting) a legal proxy from the record holder of your Shares (who must have been the record holder of your Shares as of the close of business on April 10, 2015) indicating that you were a beneficial owner of Shares as of the close of business on April 10, 2015, as well as the number of Shares of which you were the beneficial owner on the record date, and appointing you as the record holder's proxy to vote the Shares covered by that proxy at the 2015 Annual Shareholders» Meeting.

If you are a beneficial owner of Shares and your Shares are held in street name as described above, you will be admitted to the 2015 Annual Shareholders» Meeting only if you present either a valid legal proxy from your bank, broker, or other nominee as to your Shares, the notice of internet availability of the proxy materials (if you received one), a voting instruction form that you received from your bank, broker, or other nominee (if you have not already completed and returned the voting instruction form), or a recent bank, brokerage, or other statement showing that you owned Shares as of the close of business on April 10, 2015.

If you held Shares as a beneficial owner in «street name» at the close of business on April 10, 2015, you must obtain a legal proxy, executed in your favor, from the holder of record of those Shares as of that time, to be entitled to vote those Shares at the meeting.

You may vote at the meeting if you were the holder of record of Shares at the close of business on April 11, 2013.

Conversion Rights — All convertible preferred stock will be automatically converted into common stock upon (i) the closing of an underwritten public offering of shares of common stock of the Company at a public offering price per share that provides at least $ 100 million in aggregate gross proceeds or (ii) approval of at least (a) holders of 66 % of the Series A convertible preferred stock, voting as a single class on an as - converted basis; (b) holders of a majority of the Series B convertible preferred stock, voting as a single class on an as - converted basis; (c) holders of a majority of the Series D convertible preferred stock, voting as a single class on an as - converted basis; and (d) the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock (voting together as a single class and not a separate series, and on an as - converted basis).

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.

LONDON — Two of the biggest investors in Scotland on Wednesday warned of the consequences of a «Yes» vote for independence there amid opinion polls showing next week's referendum has become too close to call.

The transaction is expected to close near the end of 2015, subject to Unisplendour Corporation shareholder vote, regulatory approvals and other closing conditions.

The board of Boxed voted to turn down the offer last week, according to a person close to the matter.

Reverend Miller was first elected in 2004 with 35 % of the vote in a close three way contest between himself, high - profile NDP candidate Larry Booi, and PC MLA Drew Hutton, and he was defeated by now - Culture Minister Heather Klimchuk in 2008 by 104 votes.

Sumner Redstone and the rest of Viacom's board voted in favor of Dauman, and only Shari Redstone voted against him, according to a source close to the company.

Markets have been on high alert since a close 5 — 3 vote at the June BOE meeting to leave rates unchanged raised the specter of an interest rate hike sooner than the market had anticipated.

The Berkeley ICO came one step closer to becoming a reality this week, earning a significant vote of approval from the local city council.

A close look at the voting records of Progressive Conservative and Wildrose MLAs suggests the two parties agree on most of the issues facing Alberta, according to analysis...

A close look at the voting records of Progressive Conservative and Wildrose MLAs suggests the two parties agree on most of the issues facing Alberta, according to analysis done by the Manning Centre.

In a shot across the bows for a number of companies, LGIM said it would vote against British companies where women did not represent at least a quarter of the board, and wanted a full breakdown of any gender pay gap and plans to close it.

Stocks closed sharply lower on Monday as investors grappled with the economic implications of Britain's vote to leave the European Union.

Shervin Pishevar, one of Kalanick's closest allies and a former board observer at the company, previously had promised a lawsuit for tens of billions of dollars should the proposal on voting changes be approved.

While some of my closest friends are Catholics, I'm not, so I wouldn't have had a vote in this poll to determine America's ten greatest Catholic intellectuals.

You vote for your Christian Obama or Bush who got us into this mess, or vote for one of the other Christian candidates, but in the end, none of them come close to having the experience needed to secure America's financial freedom.