A proposal that was substantially identical to
the current shareholder proposal was put forth by two other shareholders in two of the last three years.
Not exact matches
Baosteel and Aurizon look set to gain control of Aquila Resources after the iron ore hopeful rejected a takeover
proposal from Mineral Resources, and instead recommended its
shareholders accept the
current $ 3.40 per share offer.
Too often (95 % of the time) fund managers endorse the
current board, they vote against other
shareholders»
proposals and they fail to introduce
proposals of their own, Bogle says.
A more conservative estimate might use data about
shareholder proposals under
current SEC regulations.
Despite the fact that the majority of
shareholders oppose the activist
shareholder proposals, because of the
current regulatory regime, public companies must dedicate time, and money to defend against them.
Shareholder proposals under the
current SEC rules are not burdensome, and in the vast majority of cases, are not even binding.
Current regulations allow a company to exclude a resubmitted
proposal from its proxy only if it failed to receive the support of 3 % of
shareholders the last time it was voted on; 6 % if it has been voted on twice in the last five years; and 10 % if it was voted on three or more times in the last five years.
Regarding the Stockholder
Proposal, Marathon Partners argued in its supporting statement that the Rights Agreement served no other purpose than to arbitrarily limit the number of shares a
current or prospective
shareholder could own at 10 % of the combined classes of stock.
But I expect most will take another look at the
current value gap, re-examine their own operating target & scenario analyses, and a majority of
shareholders will quickly recognize our
proposals present a more certain & immediate road - map to realizing EIIB's quite obvious intrinsic value.
Many startups are looking for $ 1 million, which under the
current proposals would require 400
shareholders.