Sentences with phrase «future voting power»

Because the founders currently hold majority - voting rights, the plan does not require that shareholders give their consent to the dilution of their future voting power.

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And, he says, Hunter and his army of retail investors did nothing that hasn't been repeatedly done by investment bankers, bondholders and hedge funds during other CCAAs, such as the restructuring of Hamilton steelmaker Stelco, where self - serving parties threatened the future of thousands of workers in order to turn a profit after buying voting power from scared creditors.

If, for example, our existing shareholders retain a significant portion of their holdings of Class B common stock for an extended period of time, they could, in the future, continue to control a majority of the combined voting power of our outstanding capital stock.

The FTSE Russell consultation resulted in a decision to exclude past and future developed market constituents whose free float constitutes less than 5 percent of total voting power.

In this particular instance it is not very difficult to imagine scenarios in the not - too - distant future in which there might occur resurgences of socialist policies and ideals: the failure of neo-capitalist regimes in developing societies and / or the formerly Communist countries in Europe to achieve economic take - off; the insight granted to sundry dictators and despots that, while socialism invariably immiserates the masses, it is a very good recipe for enriching those who claim to hold power as the vanguard of the masses; the «creeping socialism» (still an aptly descriptive term) brought on by massive government intervention in the economy in the name of some societal good, e.g., there could be an environmentalist road to socialism, or a feminist one, or one constructed (perhaps inadvertently) with some other building blocks of politically managed regulations and entitlements; or, last but not least, the actual restoration of socialism, by coup or by voting, in a number of countries, beginning with Russia.

The SNP is unlikely to want to accept restrictions on the chance to secure a future vote — and may regard such limitations as, in themselves, constraints on a power that ought to reside in the hands of the Scottish Parliament.

It is therefore vital that a truly meaningful vote should be held within the time frame of the article 50 negotiations and not be left to verbal assurances — not least because there is no guarantee who will be leading the Conservative party by next autumn, nor indeed where the balance of power might be in any future government or hung parliament.

As chairman of the legislature, Reynolds has the power to not bring a resolution to a vote or table it until a future date.

Tories will give people a vote on any future transfer of power to Brussels, pledges Cameron (but not on the...

During the Smith Commission negotiations on further devolution to Scotland, it was agreed to transfer legislative power from the UK parliament to Holyrood to allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in future Scottish Parliament elections.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have welcomed announcements today that the Coalition Government will publish plans for a reserved powers model for Wales, and that 16 year olds will be able to vote in a future income tax referendum.

As Chairman of the Legislature, Dan Reynolds has the power to not bring a resolution to a vote or table them until a future date.

«It is right that we voted for a referendum and right that we still want to hold a referendum and it is right that a Conservative government will amend the 1972 European Communities Act so if any future government proposes to transfer new competencies or areas of power to Brussels a referendum of the British people will be required by law.»

Yes, it's that time of year again, time for campaign - weary politicians to seek the healing powers of the sun, sand and surf while also currying favor with a key voting block for future electoral runs.

You led in what is arguably the most important vote in UTLA history — bringing us financial stability, a full local merger to increase our power, and preparing us for the massive fights of the future.

In Arizona, regulators voted for a nine - month pause on any new large gas - fired power plants and told the state's largest investor - owned utilities that their future plans relied too heavily on natural gas and should include more wind and solar, electricity storage, and energy efficiency.

Session 2: Applications 13:18 Pitch 1: tbd 13:23 Discussion and voting 13:27 Pitch 2: Drakerenergy with the thesis «By integrating monitoring and analytics with SCADA and power plant controllers, it is possible to reduce downtime and LCOE, and additionally to increase earnings with the solar energy produced» 13:32 Discussion and voting 13:36 Pitch 3: Nel Hydrogen with the thesis «Large scale production of hydrogen from PV power plants is already feasible and profitable today, and will help finance PV plants in the near future» 13:41 Discussion and voting 13:45 Pitch 4: First Solar with the thesis «Is it possible to achieve solar penetrations higher than 50 % «13:50 Discussion and voting 13:54 Panel discussion 14:00 END

In the event we no longer qualify as a foreign private issuer, we may in the future be able to rely on the «controlled company» exemptions under the NYSE corporate governance rules due to the concentration of voting power among our founders and the ability of our founders to act as a group.