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Some of these factors include company performance, call provisions of the specific share class, and the required credit spread of the preferred asset class above risk - free assets.

Not exact matches

The study included over 200 employees at a variety of companies, and had participants self - report their performance on a daily basis.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Some of the factors they might consider in reevaluating a company include its financials, the performance of comparable companies that are publicly traded, as well as the overall performance of equities markets.

MetLife cut Hele's total 2017 compensation by 6.4 percent, to $ 5.3 million from $ 5.7 million, a change that reflected the insurer's «performance in managing financial matters, including material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting,» the company said in an April 26 proxy statement..

Admittedly, after years of acquisitions, Berkshire's bottom line has more to do with the performance of the increasingly large companies it owns — including, for instance, railroad giant BNSF and Heinz — and less to do with the returns of its stock market portfolio.

Barclays» new indices will track the performance of the public companies included in the list.

This press release contains «forward - looking statements» within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the company's 2018 financial performance, the company's growth strategy, the company's capital allocation strategy, the company's tax planning strategies and the performance of the markets in which the company operates.

Examples of forward - looking statements in this news release include statements regarding the effectiveness of the Company's products, the potential outcome of clinical studies, the future success of development activities and the future growth and operating and financial performance of the Company.

«This includes how pay decisions are arrived at, how they are rated on their performance, how the company treats things like sick leave and other benefits, how the company views work - life programs and how they will be treated in a dispute.»

When tech entrepreneur Kieran Snyder analyzed performance reviews done by a diverse group of managers at a variety of companies a few years ago, she found that constructive feedback given to women included strong elements of «negative personality criticism» that were all but absent from the suggestions for men.

There have been a variety of studies showing that women in leadership roles equates to better company performance, including a report from Credit Suisse that says that companies with more than one woman on their boards have outperformed those with no women on their boards in the stock market.

The researchers had access to company data including performance evaluations and salary records.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Customers on Verizon Public Cloud Reserved Performance and Marketplace can move their work to the company's Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), which — according to Verizon, offers «the cost effectiveness of a multi-tenant public cloud but includes added levels of configuration, control, and support capabilities...»

The company went on to create a whole new market for performance apparel, IPO'd in 2005, and now sponsors some of the world's greatest athletes, including Jordan Spieth, Stephen Curry, and Lindsey Vonn.

HPE supercomputing and A.I. head Bill Mannel said the latest version of the company's supercomputers include more Nvidia GPUs than they ever have and HPE is exploring different types of specialized chips like so - called field programmable gate array (FPGA) chips to help improve the overall performance for certain tasks.

Cree believes that these non-GAAP measures, when shown in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, enhance investors» and management's overall understanding of the Company's current financial performance and the Company's prospects for the future, including cash flows available to pursue opportunities to enhance shareholder value.

Sunrun Chief Executive Lynn Jurich would not comment on her company's third - quarter performance but said in an emailed statement that the industry «does face some headwinds from time to time that can include anything from seasonality to uncertainty created in consumers» minds when we go through regulatory change.»

The beleaguered technology company's core business is up for sale after years of lackluster performance, with bidders including frontrunner Verizon, inventor Dan Gilbert (backed by Warren Buffett), TPG, and a consortium that includes Bain Capital and former Yahoo CEO Ross Levinsohn.

The routers then collect information from nearby smart devices, giving business owners «location - based performance indicators including capture rate, median visit length, repeat visit rate, total number of visitors, and total visits for a given site,» the company says.

The Company uses the non-GAAP financial measures set forth in the news release in connection with its own budgeting and financial planning internally to evaluate the performance of the business, including to allocate resources and to evaluate results relative to incentive compensation targets.

Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.

Moreover, if we had gone with stock performance as the sole criterion for scoring, we would have only been able to include executives from public companies.

In the beginning, it was mostly the high - level financial data for the company, but since then it has grown to include forecasts, profit and loss statements, presentations at board meetings dealing with strategic concerns, and feedback on the company's performance from the board members themselves.

Others worry about Entercom's recent performance, which included a notable earnings miss, but Cramer said he would give the company a pass given its impressive long - term performance.

Broken down, that (still, very healthy) sum includes $ 2.5 million in base salary, $ 8.9 million in company stock, another $ 8.4 million in options, and a whopping $ 22.3 million performance - based bonus, among other compensation.

«Companies often include non-GAAP figures in their communications with analysts and investors to highlight aspects of their financial performance that may not be evident using standard accounting practices,» The Wall Street Journal reports.

RESOLVED: Shareholders request the Board Compensation Committee prepare a report assessing the feasibility of integrating sustainability metrics, including metrics regarding diversity among senior executives, into the performance measures of the CEO under the Company's compensation incentive plans.

While the company believes the forward - looking statements contained in this press release are accurate, there are a number of factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward - looking statements, including, without limitation, estimates of future performance, and the ability to successfully develop, receive regulatory clearance, commercialize and achieve market acceptance for any products.

CINCINNATI --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Macy's, Inc. (NYSE: M) today announced several changes intended to improve the company's performance, including the hiring of Hal Lawton as president, the creation of a single simplified merchandising organization and an enhanced focus on the company's data analytics capabilities.

Tens of thousands of companies use MongoDB to build high - performance systems, including more than a third of companies in the Fortune 100.

FORWARD - LOOKING STATEMENTS; ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Certain statements in this document, including statements relating to the proposed combination of SolarCity Corporation («SolarCity») and Tesla Motors, Inc. («Tesla») and the combined company's future financial condition, performance and operating results, strategy and plans are «forward - looking statements» within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

The company, which also publishes Scotland's Daily Record and regional titles including the Manchester Evening News, saw print advertising revenues drop 17pc across the four months but said the fall was less severe at 15pc in the second half of the period amid «improved national advertising performance.»

When someone goes to work for a larger corporation or public company, the compensation package generally includes an annual salary, a performance bonus or commission plan, 401 (k), and health insurance.

Those included performance reviews of senior leadership, better record - keeping in human resources, reformulating the company's cultural values, mandatory manager and human resources training, and an emphasis on diversity and inclusion.

Boards today are also trying to include more perspectives, skill sets and experiences to reflect their audiences, signal the importance of diversity to the company, and ultimately increase the performance of the businesses overall.

Main risks: Stock prices could drop for a variety of reasons, including a company's poor performance and broad concern about the economy.

Jim is engaged as Founder, Advisor and / or Investor to several organizations including Live Water Sports, Sky Data Ventures, Sterling Payment Technologies, Valpak, and Shinn and Company, savvycard.com, Prime Medical Apparel, and Performance Health Applied Technologies.

Forward - looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning our projected adjusted income (loss) from operations outlook for 2018, on both a consolidated and segment basis; projected total revenue growth and global medical customer growth, each over year end 2017; projected growth beyond 2018; projected medical care and operating expense ratios and medical cost trends; our projected consolidated adjusted tax rate; future financial or operating performance, including our ability to deliver personalized and innovative solutions for our customers and clients; future growth, business strategy, strategic or operational initiatives; economic, regulatory or competitive environments, particularly with respect to the pace and extent of change in these areas; financing or capital deployment plans and amounts available for future deployment; our prospects for growth in the coming years; the proposed merger (the «Merger») with Express Scripts Holding Company («Express Scripts») and other statements regarding Cigna's future beliefs, expectations, plans, intentions, financial condition or performance.

corporate goals and objectives for CEO compensation including, for long - term compensation, the Company's performance and relative stockholder return, the value of similar awards to CEOs at comparable companies and past CEO awards; and

Under this initiative, senior Company human resources, compliance, credit, and legal personnel compiled and analyzed extensive information about the Company's incentive plans, including plan documents, eligibility criteria, payout formulas and payment history, and held extensive interviews with business line managers to understand how evaluation of business risk affects incentive plan performance measures and compensation decisions.

External data on EY's audit quality and performance, including recent Public Company Accounting Oversight Board («PCAOB») reports on EY;

Under Section 162 (m), the amount of compensation earned by the Chief Executive Officer, and any executive whose compensation is required to be reported to stockholders by reason of such executive being among the three other most highly - paid executive officers of the Company (excluding the Chief Financial Officer) in the year for which a deduction is claimed by the Company (including its subsidiaries) is limited to $ 1 million per person, except that compensation that is performance - based will be excluded for purposes of calculating the amount of compensation subject to the $ 1 million limitation.

The CNGC, via the CD&A s included in the Company's annual proxy statements, also already reports to shareholders on an annual basis regarding the relationship between our incentive compensation programs and the Company's ROI performance and how the Company's ROI performance may have a meaningful impact on the amount of compensation our NEOs receive.

Shkreli was awarded substantial compensation by the Company during the period of his disloyalty including, but not limited to: substantial cash compensation, 1,605,570 shares of Retrophin stock, a grant of 1,080,000 time based options to purchase Retrophin stock (the «December 2013 Option Agreement «-RRB- and a grant of 400,000 options (half time based and half performance based) to purchase shares of Retrophin stock (the «February 2014 Option Agreement»).

Performance of companies in the financials sector may be adversely impacted by many factors, including, among others, government regulations, economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, changes in interest rates, and decreased liquidity in credit markets.

Among other things, these forward - looking statements may include statements regarding the proposed combination of ILG and MVW; our beliefs relating to value creation as a result of a potential combination with ILG; the expected timetable for completing the transactions; benefits and synergies of the transactions; future opportunities for the combined company; and any other statements regarding ILG's and MVW's future beliefs, expectations, plans, intentions, financial condition or performance.

The criteria used to select which companies are included in the case studies was not financial performance based and nothing presented herein is intended to constitute investment advice and under no circumstances should any information provided herein be used or considered as an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy an interest in any investment fund managed by Sapphire Ventures.

Because there is no public market for our common stock, our board of directors determined the common stock fair value at the stock option grant date by considering several objective and subjective factors, including the price paid by investors for our preferred stock, our actual and forecasted operating and financial performance, market conditions and performance of comparable publicly traded companies, developments and milestones in our company, the rights and preferences of our common and preferred stock, the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, and transactions involving our preferred stock.