Turner says he'd also
give shareholders the right to annually vote on the appointment of auditors selected by the audit committee.
At the fast - food giant's annual shareholders meeting, McDonald's investors approved a measure to
give shareholders the right to nominate board members.
A warrant is a certificate, which
gives shareholders the right to purchase future shares within the company either for a specific period of time, within a certain amount of years or they may have the right to purchase these new stock shares at any time.
Delaware law
gives shareholders the right to inspect the books and records of a corporation for such information, and the New York State pension fund holds $ 378 million shares in the company.
Not exact matches
So in periods of economic uncertainty — like
right now — companies choose to
give cash to
shareholders instead.
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.
As of November 1, 2014, Institutional
Shareholder Services (ISS), which rates companies on risk, gave our company a 10, its highest risk category, for shareholder rights and co
Shareholder Services (ISS), which rates companies on risk,
gave our company a 10, its highest risk category, for
shareholder rights and co
shareholder rights and compensation.
Dual classes
give some
shareholders more voting
rights per share than others.
Clayton promised that before the SEC allows a company to cut off
shareholders»
right to sue, the commissioners themselves would «
give the issue full consideration in a measured and deliberative manner.»
There is a frenzied rush to get /
give a new «
right» to
shareholders, the
right to put up their own nominees for board membership.
Although they are fiduciaries charged with protecting the
shareholders» interests, the disparate voting
rights plan typically will
give them voting control.
BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain
rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist
shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results
given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry, and the company's previously disclosed review of strategic alternatives.
Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property
rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain
rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist
shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results
given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.
Employee stock ownership under ESOPs
gives workers confidential voting
rights on major corporate issues, so that they have some formal corporate governance
rights in closely held corporations, and in stock market companies, employee owners have the same
rights as other public
shareholders.
Common stock is securities that
give shareholders voting
rights and equity (asset) ownership in the company.
Most of the time being a
shareholder would
give you voting
rights on issues within the corporation.
For example, token holders may be
given shareholders»
rights, such as the
right to receive dividends and the
right to participate in the distribution of the corporation's surplus assets upon winding up.
If these companies
give away 1 % to 2 % of the business to employees each year — that comes
right out of your annual return as a
shareholder.
The
Shareholders lack of voting
rights gives all control under the Trust Agreement to the Sponsor and the Trustee.
We clearly need to
give more powers to long term
shareholders, reduce the voting
rights of short term speculators, reduce the power of CEOs on boards, and increase the power and independence of non-executive board members.
If Ford Motor Company pays corporate income taxes in 45 U.S. states in addition to its federal corporate income taxes, and distributes dividends to hundreds of thousands of
shareholders in all 50 states and many foreign countries, figuring out how to properly
give dividend payees the
right amount of tax credit for state income taxes paid is an intractable problem.
Please note that, for legal reasons, the Rio Tinto plc
Shareholder Helpline and the Rio Tinto Limited
Shareholder Helpline are only able to provide information contained in the Prospectus and information relating to Rio Tinto plc's and Rio Tinto Limited's registers of members and are unable to
give advice on the merits of the
Rights Issues, or provide legal, financial, tax or investment advice.
As Patrick Wintour and Allegra Stratton report, he will unveil plans to
give workers and company
shareholders rights to curb spiralling boardroom pay as part of a Liberal Democrat - led drive to champion «responsible capitalism»
Dividends are a key way for companies to
give back to
shareholders, and in the
right situation, dividend stocks can be a powerful component in an investor's portfolio.
So, if you're a
shareholder and the company is increasing it's capital, you're
given the
right to «go with it».
A term in a company's charter that states that if a company wishes to issue additional new shares they must
give the
right of first refusal to the existing
shareholders.
An arrangement to place the control of a company in the hands of certain managers for a
given period of time, or until certain results have been achieved, by
shareholders surrendering their voting
rights to a trustee for a specified period of time.
The reason they're doing this is
give aware
shareholders and institutional investors like Bulldog a chance to buy up as much as is available through the oversubscription
rights.
Shareholders are
given the
right to vote on the board of directors and other major decisions at an annual meeting or via a proxy ballot.
«Preferred» stock usually
gives up the voting
rights, but pays a higher dividend percentage (maybe double or triple that of common stock) and may have payment guarantees (if a promised dividend is missed in one quarter and then paid in the next, the preferred stockholders get their dividend for the past and present quarters before the common
shareholders see a penny).
I also don't trust fund management to «do the
right thing» by
shareholders given their track record.
As explained in more detail in the fund's prospectus, the fund that charges a redemption fee reserves the
right to waive its early redemption fee for certain tax - advantaged retirement plans or charitable
giving funds, certain fee - based or wrap programs, or in other circumstances when the fund's officers determine that such a waiver is in the best interest of the fund and its
shareholders.
So, for example, it might seem logical to
give the majority of
shareholders the
right to decide whether new shares should be issued... but what happens if one
shareholder has 51 % of the capital and the vote is to him alone?
The European Council and European parliament recently
gave their approval to a new EU
Shareholder Rights Directive...
Speaking for the court, Myers J. noted that it was appropriate for Lederman J. to have removed Akman from management and control of the business pending the separation of the parties,
given Lederman J.'s finding that Akman intended to continue to ignore the
rights and interests of the oppressed
shareholders.
Dissent
rights are also commonly
given to registered
shareholders by agreement or court order in plan of arrangement transactions.
Two recent court decisions illustrate key practice points for in - house counsel of companies contemplating significant transactions that will
give use to
shareholder dissent
rights.
Canadian
shareholder rights plans come in two forms: «pre-approved plans» and «tactical plans» and the board should have
given consideration to approving the appropriate plan for the company.
The company was pursuing a business combination through an arrangement that
gave registered
shareholders dissent
rights.
They should consider including in information circulars for transactions
giving rise to dissent
rights, if not information about how beneficial
shareholders can become registered to exercise those
rights, at least information about who they should contact to obtain that information.
The European Council and European parliament recently
gave their approval to a new EU
Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD II) which will have a significant impact on rights and responsibilities of investors in the European m
Rights Directive (SRD II) which will have a significant impact on
rights and responsibilities of investors in the European m
rights and responsibilities of investors in the European market.
For example, token holders may be
given shareholders»
rights, such as the
right to receive dividends and the
right to participate in the distribution of the corporation's surplus assets upon winding up.
In the former, you are a
shareholder in a company that owns or has a registered long lease over a property and through a use agreement, the company
gives you the
right to live in part of the property.