Sentences with phrase «long as shareholder»

«The fact is whether it's Coles, Woolworths or Aldi, it's their business and as long as their shareholders are happy I don't think anyone else can do anything about it — you can fight it all you like, but that's not going to help,» he says.

Authors and the industry can appeal to Amazon's better nature but it is probably in their best interest to keep that information secret for as long as their shareholders will allow.

Not exact matches

As the chart shows, all five men steered their companies through their biggest common test, the financial crisis, with little long - term damage to shareholders.

The forum was convened to discuss how CEOs and investors can have constructive dialogue around creating long - term value that benefits customers, employees, shareholders, and society, as opposed to embracing a toxic short - termism defined by myopic decisions.

Long - suffering shareholders see potential as the company focuses on shedding debt and getting back to gold

The critique doesn't only come from the left; there are plenty of hard - nosed investment firms that are agitating to clamp a lid on ever - growing CEO pay, arguing that it's a poor use of shareholders» money and distorts performance as CEOs start managing to their pay metrics instead of longer - term growth.

«The beauty of our company,» chairman Grauer observes, «is that as a private business with essentially one shareholder, we can take a very long - term view about these opportunities,» tolerating a «slow ramp - up to profitability.»

Long delayed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Title III was the most controversial provision of the JOBS Act because it allowed non-accredited investors — generally defined as individuals with less than $ 1 million in assets who earn less than $ 200,000 per year — to invest in private companies as shareholders.

«We value Berkshire Hathaway as a long - term shareholder and customer and appreciate the confidence that Berkshire «s executive team has shown in Wells Fargo,» a spokesman said.

He has since gone long on Valeant, saying such «platform companies» — those that grow through bolt - on acquisitions — enrich their shareholders with each new deal, as Valeant did when it acquired Salix Pharmaceuticals earlier this year (Valeant shares are up 49 % since then).

For instance, since he is no longer working for Microsoft, not even as a board member, he no longer has to report his holdings in the company, so he doesn't, although he's still widely known to be one of Microsoft's biggest shareholders.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

«Investing for retirement is a long - term commitment — not a 10 - day time frame — and as a result, the Freedom Funds are a lifetime savings solutions for shareholders,» said Vincent Loporchio, a Fidelity spokesman.

The company's letter said long - term, patient investing has been its approach, citing its decade - plus of investment in Chrysler, its eight years as controlling shareholder of Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer and 20 years as controlling shareholder in MGM Mirage.

CEO Kotick said in a statement, «We should emerge even stronger — an independent company with a best - in - class franchise portfolio and the focus and flexibility to drive long - term shareholder value and expand our leadership position as one of the world's most important entertainment companies... The transactions announced today will allow us to take advantage of attractive financing markets while still retaining more than US$ 3 billion cash on hand to preserve financial stability.»

Second, while having a «supportive» and patient dominant shareholder allowed the company to pursue long - term plays and make decisions that wouldn't pay off for years — such as the investment in the oilsands and the Southeast Asia play — such long - term goals were often pursued at the expense of short - term results.

Camber Capital Management, a hedge fund with an activist history, has purchased 5.7 million shares of Tenet Healthcare Corp., or a 5.7 % stake in the money - losing hospital chain.The emergence of Camber was disclosed Monday, just three days after Tenet's largest shareholder, Glenview Capital Management, resigned two Tenet board seats, citing irreconcilable differences with management and the board.Glenview Capital, which owns an 18 % stake in Tenet, gave notice Friday that it would no longer participate in a stand - still agreement that had prevented it from launching a proxy fight for control of the company.Tenet investors welcomed the Camber disclosure Monday, driving up Tenet's stock price to $ 2.18, or 15 %, to $ 16.63 as of 12:30 p.m. ET.Tenet is the nation's third - largest investor - owned

For example, the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the proposed merger, including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and regulatory approvals of the proposed merger that could reduce anticipated benefits or cause the parties to abandon the transaction, the ability to successfully integrate the businesses, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, the possibility that Kraft shareholders may not approve the merger agreement, the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all, risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction, the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of Kraft's common stock, and the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability of Kraft and Heinz to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers and on their operating results and businesses generally, problems may arise in successfully integrating the businesses of the companies, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively and efficiently as expected, the combined company may be unable to achieve cost - cutting synergies or it may take longer than expected to achieve those synergies, and other factors.

As part of that responsibility, we remain focused on management's goal to create long - term shareholder value.

As long as stock exchanges allow dual shareholder classes, Google, Facebook and other Internet titans will probably never adopt a one - share, one - vote systeAs long as stock exchanges allow dual shareholder classes, Google, Facebook and other Internet titans will probably never adopt a one - share, one - vote systeas stock exchanges allow dual shareholder classes, Google, Facebook and other Internet titans will probably never adopt a one - share, one - vote system.

Supporting Statement: As long - term shareholders of Goldman Sachs, we support transparency and accountability in corporate political spending.

You can gauge the interest in responsible investing simply from the increase in shareholder proposals being filed about ESG issues and the exponential growth in the number of questions being asked by institutional investors, researchers and clients - and as a CEO, I have to make trade offs that may not be in the best short term profit interest of the Bank but are viewed in our best long term interest.

As long as the firm pays executives based on «adjusted EPS,» which conveniently removes certain restructuring and acquisitions costs, JAH will continue to destroy shareholder valuAs long as the firm pays executives based on «adjusted EPS,» which conveniently removes certain restructuring and acquisitions costs, JAH will continue to destroy shareholder valuas the firm pays executives based on «adjusted EPS,» which conveniently removes certain restructuring and acquisitions costs, JAH will continue to destroy shareholder value.

By focusing on financial maneuvers such as refranchising, spin - offs, and buybacks, Ackman successfully extracted short - term value from the company while hurting long - term shareholders.

«You can work long, hard or smart, but at Amazon.com you can't choose two out of three,» Mr. Bezos wrote in his 1997 letter to shareholders, when the company sold only books, and which still serves as a manifesto.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

Putting Nelson Petz on DuPont's board struck many of them as a low - cost means, with little downside risk, of keeping DuPont «in play» and signaling the shareholders» desire for more spinoffs and less investment in long - term capital projects, including research and development.

As long - term shareholders of Wells Fargo, we support transparency and accountability in corporate spending on political activities.

Just as freedom from accountability has a tendency to make shareholders indifferent to broader and longer - term considerations, so agency theory's recommended alignment between managers» interests and those of shareholders can skew the perspective of the entire organization.

As long - term shareholders, we support transparency and accountability in corporate spending on political activities.

If the Fund were to fail to comply with the income, diversification or distribution requirements, all of its taxable income regardless of whether timely distributed to shareholders would be subject to corporate - level tax and all of its distributions from earnings and profits (including from net long - term capital gains) would be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.

As a long - term shareholder of a business, your ultimate investment result will be determined by the quality of that business over time.

Part 1: Combined stock repurchases by U.S. public companies have reached record levels, a Reuters analysis finds, but as the recent history of such iconic businesses as Hewlett - Packard and IBM suggests, showering cash on shareholders may exact a long - term toll.

As long - term shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway, we support transparency and accountability in corporate spending on political activities.

Long the domain of corporate executives, investor relations is starting to extend beyond the C - suite into boardrooms as shareholders seek access to independent directors and a clear process for interaction on issues of governance.

ORI has a very long dividend history as well and has proven to be very shareholder friendly in that respect.

When demand for Basecoin goes up and the blockchain creates new Basecoin to match demand, shareholders receive these 13 newly - created Basecoins pro rata so long as all outstanding Base Bonds have been redeemed.

ETFs don't have to buy and sell stocks to accommodate buying and selling shareholders (as mutual funds do) so they can hold onto their portfolios even longer.

«We should emerge even stronger — an independent company with a best - in - class franchise portfolio and the focus and flexibility to drive long - term shareholder value and expand our leadership position as one of the world's most important entertainment companies.»

As long - term shareholders of FedEx, we support transparency and accountability in corporate spending on political activities.

«As long as you're doing something that doesn't harm the value of the company, accelerating the benefits to shareholders is exactly what creating value is abouAs long as you're doing something that doesn't harm the value of the company, accelerating the benefits to shareholders is exactly what creating value is abouas you're doing something that doesn't harm the value of the company, accelerating the benefits to shareholders is exactly what creating value is about.

«With their own sizable investment portfolios, most public companies could use their power as shareholders to urge public companies and asset managers to take a relentlessly long - term focus... That may mean using performance benchmarks over three -, five - and even 10 - year periods, in addition to shorter period benchmarks.»

As part of the Company's long - term strategy to maximize shareholder value, Nevsun commenced paying an annual dividend in 2011, shortly after declaration of commercial production at the Bisha mine.

Meanwhile, the BWW board views Marcato's plan as an aggressive and unproven «financial engineering» strategy that offers little upside but instead threatens long - term shareholder value.

As we ring in a new year, we believe we have built a portfolio of high quality companies that will provide our shareholders with attractive returns over the long term.

For Netflix, the switch meant that many of the older cards on its file no longer worked as the companies gave new cards to their customers, leading to «involuntary churn,» as Chief Executive Reed Hastings put it in a letter to shareholders.

Takeaways include features of the Berkshire System from the shareholders» viewpoint: (1) Berkshire is unusually congenial to taxable shareholders, enhancing compounding rates considerably; (2) Berkshire's internal cultural features such as autonomy, decentralization, and permanence help attract sellers of high - quality companies to selll to Berkshire at reasonable prices with managers who stay on and become substantial shareholders; and (3) There is a close symbiotic connection between features (1) and (2) that reinforces Berkshire's high compounding rate and long time horizon.

As the U.S. bull market gets long in the tooth and earnings have disappointed, some shareholder friendly policies have slowed — namely M&A activity and share buybacks.

Takeaways include features of the Berkshire System from the shareholders» viewpoint: (1) Berkshire is unusually congenial to taxable shareholders, enhancing compounding rates considerably; (2) Berkshire's internal cultural features such as autonomy, decentralization, and permanence help attract sellers of high - quality companies to sell to Berkshire at reasonable prices with managers who stay on and become substantial shareholders; and (3) There is a close symbiotic connection between features (1) and (2) that reinforces Berkshire's high compounding rate and long time horizon.

As long - term shareholders, we have developed great respect for the members of Heinz's management team, and they didn't disappoint us when they had the opportunity to sell the business for a fair price.