In the unlikely event of a delayed meeting of stockholders beyond the anticipated late October or November 2009, Mr. Tombar may acquire a sufficient number of additional shares of Aspen's stock or contact other shareholders with the intent of calling a special meeting to
consider shareholder proposals and the election of new directors to the board of the corporation.
Not exact matches
Each of the other
proposals, including the election of directors (Proposal No. 1), the advisory resolution approving Apple's executive compensation (Proposal No. 3), the proposal to approve the amended and restated Apple Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Plan (Proposal No. 4), and each of the shareholder proposals (Proposals No. 5 through No. 8), are considered non-routine matters under applicab
proposals, including the election of directors (
Proposal No. 1), the advisory resolution approving Apple's executive compensation (Proposal No. 3), the proposal to approve the amended and restated Apple Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Plan (Proposal No. 4), and each of the shareholder proposals (Proposals No. 5 through No. 8), are considered non-routine matters under applicabl
Proposal No. 1), the advisory resolution approving Apple's executive compensation (
Proposal No. 3), the proposal to approve the amended and restated Apple Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Plan (Proposal No. 4), and each of the shareholder proposals (Proposals No. 5 through No. 8), are considered non-routine matters under applicabl
Proposal No. 3), the
proposal to approve the amended and restated Apple Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Plan (Proposal No. 4), and each of the shareholder proposals (Proposals No. 5 through No. 8), are considered non-routine matters under applicabl
proposal to approve the amended and restated Apple Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Plan (
Proposal No. 4), and each of the shareholder proposals (Proposals No. 5 through No. 8), are considered non-routine matters under applicabl
Proposal No. 4), and each of the
shareholder proposals (Proposals No. 5 through No. 8), are considered non-routine matters under applicab
proposals (
Proposals No. 5 through No. 8), are considered non-routine matters under applicab
Proposals No. 5 through No. 8), are
considered non-routine matters under applicable rules.
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.
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.
To put the gadfly comment into perspective,
consider this excerpt from Proxy Monitor's 2014 report on «frequent filers» of
shareholder proposals:
«In light of evolving investor sentiment, we have clarified that we
consider that the board generally has an imperative to respond to
shareholder dissent from a
proposal at an annual meeting of more than 20 % of votes cast — particularly in the case of a compensation or director election
proposal.»
To
consider and act upon the
shareholder proposals described in the Proxy Statement, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting; and
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.
The election of directors (
Proposal No. 1), the other proposals for the amendment of the Company's Articles (Proposal No. 2, and No. 3), the non-binding advisory resolution approving the Company's executive compensation (Proposal No. 6), the proposal to approve the Apple Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Plan (Proposal No. 7), and the five shareholder proposals (Proposals No. 8, No. 9, No. 10, No. 11, and the Floor Proposal) are considered non-routine matters under applicabl
Proposal No. 1), the other
proposals for the amendment of the Company's Articles (Proposal No. 2, and No. 3), the non-binding advisory resolution approving the Company's executive compensation (Proposal No. 6), the proposal to approve the Apple Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Plan (Proposal No. 7), and the five shareholder proposals (Proposals No. 8, No. 9, No. 10, No. 11, and the Floor Proposal) are considered non-routine matters under applicab
proposals for the amendment of the Company's Articles (
Proposal No. 2, and No. 3), the non-binding advisory resolution approving the Company's executive compensation (Proposal No. 6), the proposal to approve the Apple Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Plan (Proposal No. 7), and the five shareholder proposals (Proposals No. 8, No. 9, No. 10, No. 11, and the Floor Proposal) are considered non-routine matters under applicabl
Proposal No. 2, and No. 3), the non-binding advisory resolution approving the Company's executive compensation (
Proposal No. 6), the proposal to approve the Apple Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Plan (Proposal No. 7), and the five shareholder proposals (Proposals No. 8, No. 9, No. 10, No. 11, and the Floor Proposal) are considered non-routine matters under applicabl
Proposal No. 6), the
proposal to approve the Apple Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Plan (Proposal No. 7), and the five shareholder proposals (Proposals No. 8, No. 9, No. 10, No. 11, and the Floor Proposal) are considered non-routine matters under applicabl
proposal to approve the Apple Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Plan (
Proposal No. 7), and the five shareholder proposals (Proposals No. 8, No. 9, No. 10, No. 11, and the Floor Proposal) are considered non-routine matters under applicabl
Proposal No. 7), and the five
shareholder proposals (Proposals No. 8, No. 9, No. 10, No. 11, and the Floor Proposal) are considered non-routine matters under applicab
proposals (
Proposals No. 8, No. 9, No. 10, No. 11, and the Floor Proposal) are considered non-routine matters under applicab
Proposals No. 8, No. 9, No. 10, No. 11, and the Floor
Proposal) are considered non-routine matters under applicabl
Proposal) are
considered non-routine matters under applicable rules.
It's interesting to
consider what this type of calculation would show about other
shareholder proposals, especially this year where two
proposals pertained to areas where Alphabet is facing public pressure.
Having just fended off a takeover offer from its largest
shareholder CIMIC Group (CIM),
shareholders are now being asked to
consider another transformational
proposal.
The Board approved the recommendation of MFS, the Fund's investment adviser, to authorize the Initial Tender Offer and the Conditional Tender Offer (together, the «Tender Offers») as part of an agreement with a large
shareholder of the Fund that agreed to withdraw a
shareholder proposal for the Board to
consider a tender offer for all of the Fund's outstanding common shares at or close to NAV.
These so - called «broker non-votes» will be included in the calculation of the number of votes
considered to be present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum, but will not be
considered in determining the number of votes necessary for approval and will have no effect on the outcome of the vote for Directors, the advisory vote on executive compensation, the amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the
shareholder proposals.
We will also be
considering ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accountants, an advisory vote to approve executive compensation, an amendment to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and two
shareholder proposals.
The committee of Coal & Allied directors formed to
consider the initial
proposal from Rio Tinto unanimously recommends that Coal & Allied
shareholders vote in favour of the proposed Scheme, subject to an independent expert concluding that the Scheme is in the best interests of Coal & Allied minority
shareholders and there being no superior
proposal.
I urge you to carefully
consider this
proposal and do the right thing for Target
shareholders.
Bloomberg reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will
consider a
proposal to allow
shareholders to nominate directors on proxy statements.
Some level of (prior) consultation with a representative group of external
shareholders, plus some additional time to adequately
consider & discuss the
proposal, would have been appropriate.
On July 8, 2008, pursuant to authority granted to them by our board of directors, John Bowers, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Alan Levy, the Chairman of our board of directors, sent a letter to Tang Capital indicating that, after reviewing and
considering the Tang Capital
proposal to enter into negotiations to acquire Northstar for $ 2.25 per share, our board of directors determined that continuing to proceed with our cortical stimulation therapy system for the treatment of depression and pursuing other strategic business combinations represented better opportunities to maximize value for our
shareholders compared to the Tang Capital
proposal.
Our board of directors
considered the fact that we were in the early stages of
considering strategic alternatives that could create more value for
shareholders than the Tang Capital
proposal, that the directors believed that continuing to execute on our strategic plan, which included conducting the PROSPECT II clinical trial and continuing to develop our Renova ™ Cortical Stimulation System, could ultimately create more value for
shareholders than the Tang Capital
proposal, and that management had prepared an informal liquidation analysis which showed that the estimated liquidation value of Northstar at that time was greater than the price in the Tang Capital
proposal.
On May 24, McDonald's
shareholders will vote on a
proposal to launch a study that would
consider the «business risks» of continuing to use plastic straws in U.S. restaurants and look into alternatives, The Mercury News reported Monday.
This may change in future since legislative
proposals are currently being
considered to provide
shareholders with the right to decide how long poison pills will remain in effect, and the regulators would intervene only in extraordinary circumstances.