We have also adopted an «Identity Theft Prevention Program» with procedures and controls reasonably designed to ensure the protection and proper disposal
of shareholder account information obtained by us.
We also have adopted an «Identity Theft Prevention Program» with procedures and controls reasonably designed to ensure the protection and proper disposal
of shareholder account information obtained by us.
Not exact matches
The dispute between Burrup Holdings managing director Pankaj Oswal and the company's 35 per cent
shareholder Yara Australia has escalated after Burrup blocked an independent audit
of its financial
accounts.
Dividends, the share
of their revenues that companies pay to their
shareholders, are a big deal: Over the past century, they've
accounted for roughly half
of total returns earned by stock investors.
As mentioned above, financial statements are produced by companies for the benefit
of shareholders, and are prepared in accordance to sets
of accounting rules (i.e. International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, in Canada, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, in the U.S.) These rules differ greatly from those used to calculate corporate income ta
accounting rules (i.e. International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, in Canada, and Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles, or GAAP, in the U.S.) These rules differ greatly from those used to calculate corporate income ta
Accounting Principles, or GAAP, in the U.S.) These rules differ greatly from those used to calculate corporate income taxes owing.
Tap Oil
shareholders have lodged a big protest vote, with more than 35 per cent
of votes cast against three resolutions at today's annual meeting, with dissident
shareholder Chatchai Yenbamroong
accounting for a large share
of the opposition.
The National Association
of Real Estate Investment Trusts («NAREIT») defines funds from operations («NAREIT FFO») as net income / (loss) attributable to common
shareholders computed in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States («GAAP»), excluding gains or losses from sales
of operating real estate assets and change in control
of interests, plus (i) depreciation and amortization
of operating properties and (ii) impairment
of depreciable real estate and in substance real estate equity investments and (iii) after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures calculated to reflect NAREIT FFO on the same basis.
Buffett is right that, for most
of his stock - picking history,
shareholders have likely been better off leaving their money in his care rather than siphoning the cash into their own
accounts by way
of dividends: Since 1965, Berkshire Hathaway stock has delivered annualized returns
of nearly 21 %, more than double the S&P 500.
Their appearance before Congress comes at an awkward and difficult time for the company, which is under fire from its
shareholders and facing a number
of ongoing government investigations into drug pricing and distribution,
accounting and disclosures, and antitrust matters.
Buffett, who chairs Wells Fargo «s largest
shareholder, Berkshire Hathaway (brk - a), had said he would wait until November to comment on the issue
of the bank having created up to 2 million unauthorized customer
accounts.
(An average
of country - adjusted total
shareholder return, industry - adjusted total
shareholder return, and change in market capitalization over the course
of the CEOs» tenures
accounted for 80 %
of the rankings» relative weightings.)
Preliminary results from the Annual Meeting
of Shareholders held today indicate that the company's 12 director nominees were re-elected to one - year terms and that shareholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as Pfizer's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2018
Shareholders held today indicate that the company's 12 director nominees were re-elected to one - year terms and that
shareholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as Pfizer's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2018
shareholders ratified the selection
of KPMG LLP as Pfizer's independent registered public
accounting firm for the 2018 fiscal year.
In no case, except due to an adjustment to reflect a stock split or other event referred to under «Adjustments» below, and except for any repricing that may be approved by
shareholders, will the plan administrator (1) amend an outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right to reduce the exercise price or base price
of the award, (2) cancel, exchange, or surrender an outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right in exchange for cash or other awards for the purpose
of repricing the award, (3) cancel, exchange, or surrender an outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right in exchange for an option or stock appreciation right with an exercise or base price that is less than the exercise or base price
of the original award, or (4) take any other action that is treated as a repricing under U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles.
AST will administer the Plan, purchase and hold shares acquired for
shareholders under the Plan, keep records, send statements
of account activity and perform other duties related to the Plan.
Mr. Lewis is the director
of the
Shareholder Rights Group http://shareholderrightsgroup.com and was co-author
of «Fooling Investors and Fooling Themselves: How Aggressive Corporate
Accounting and Asset Management Tactics Can Lead to Environmental
Accounting Fraud.»
The impact
of an acquisition on a company's
accounting earnings is not indicative
of its economic value to
shareholders.
^ The Fund's investment adviser, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (the «Adviser» or «SSGA FM»), is contractually obligated until December 31, 2018 (i) to waive up to the full amount
of the advisory fee payable by the Fund, and / or (ii) to reimburse the Fund to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive
of non-recurring
account fees, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, and distribution,
shareholder servicing and sub-transfer agency fees) exceed 0.85 %
of average daily net assets on an annual basis.
Last year, base salary
accounted for just 8 percent
of CEO pay for S&P 500 companies, while cash and stock incentives made up more than 45 percent, according to proxy advisory firm Institutional
Shareholder Services.
Simply put, the price UTX will pay for this acquisition — which comes to ~ $ 33 billion when
accounting for all forms
of debt and unfunded pension liabilities — makes it almost impossible for the deal to create long - term value for
shareholders.
1The Fund's investment adviser, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. is contractually obligated until May 1, 2019 to waive its management fee and / or to reimburse the Fund for expenses to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive
of non-recurring
account fees, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees and any class specific expenses such as Distribution,
Shareholder Servicing, Administration, and Sub-Transfer Agency Fees, as measured on an annualized basis) exceed 0.07 %
of average daily net assets on an annual basis.
Shareholder resolutions related to corporations» political activities
accounts for just over 25 percent
of the total, down 4 percentage points from last year's mid-February tally, Proxy Preview notes.
^ The Fund's investment adviser, SSGA Funds Management, Inc. is contractually obligated until April 30, 2019 (i) to waive up to the full amount
of the advisory fee payable by the Fund, and / or (ii) to reimburse the Fund for expenses to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive
of non-recurring
account fees, extraordinary expenses, acquired fund fees, and any class - specific expenses, such as distribution,
shareholder servicing, sub-transfer agency and administration fees) exceed 0.01 %
of average daily net assets on an annual basis.
^ The Fund's investment adviser is contractually obligated until April 30, 2019 (i) to waive up to the full amount
of the advisory fee payable by the Fund and / or (ii) to reimburse the Fund to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive
of non-recurring
account fees, extraordinary expenses, and distribution,
shareholder servicing, and sub-transfer agency fees) exceed 0.13 %
of average daily net assets on an annual basis.
«[W] orkplace diversity proposals (which mostly concern rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and those seeking more diversity among corporate board members)
account for 9 percent
of the total number
of shareholder resolutions filed so far this year.»
Review and recommend to the Board for approval the frequency with which the Company will conduct «Say on Pay» votes, taking into
account the results
of the most recent
shareholder advisory vote on frequency
of Say on Pay votes required by Section 14A
of the Exchange Act, and review and approve the proposals regarding the Say on Pay vote and the frequency
of the Say on Pay vote to be included in the Company's proxy statement.
Dr Leblanc's corporate governance findings have been
of interest to boards
of directors, individual directors,
shareholders, governments, regulators, the media and professional advisors to boards (law,
accounting, consulting and recruiting).
not ratify the selection
of E&Y, the Audit Committee will evaluate the
shareholder vote when considering the selection
of a registered public
accounting firm for the audit engagement for the 2019 fiscal year.
Ms. Bloxham is also the author
of the Governance chapter in The Investor Relations Guide (published by Kennedy publications) and the Board chapter in Business Valuation Resource's Guide to Healthcare Valuation and the author / co-author
of over 100 articles published by, among others Corporate Board Member, Directors Monthly, Directorship Magazine, International Finance and Treasury, Bank
Accounting and Finance, American Banker, National Underwriter, Valuation Issues,
Shareholder Value Magazine, CFO Magazine, Corporate Finance Review, the Wharton Leadership Digest, the Journal
of Strategic Performance Measurement, Executive Talent, and the Journal
of Cost Management.
For auditors
of public interest entities, such as banks, insurance companies and listed companies, the committee agreed that audit firms would have to provide
shareholders and investors with a detailed understanding
of what the auditor did and an overall assurance
of the accuracy
of the company's
accounts.
Those huge economies
of scale allow it to return more value to
shareholders, but Wood suggests the benefits have mostly accrued to Lemann, Telles, and Sicupira's bank
accounts.
We combed through thousands
of pages
of documents — proxy statements, annual reports, news
accounts — and interviewed dozens
of shareholder activists, investment groups and corporate governance experts over the last four months.
Acadia Healthcare had all the makings
of a Wall Street roll - up scheme, where continual acquisitions boost
accounting earnings, make investment banks and executives richer, and, ultimately, destroy
shareholder value.
Over this period, dividends
accounted for 31 %
of the market's total return, highlighting their importance in determining total
shareholder return.
Although many
of the Fund's
shareholders may not care about tax considerations, others do hold their Fund shares in taxable
accounts.
These moves were tremendously beneficial for
shareholders, yet the apparent risk appeared to increase due to the limitations
of accounting rules.
But after the release
of qualified interim
accounts on Tuesday, the question that must be asked now is whether the current
shareholders of Lynas will end up owning the company or whether the price
of refinancing its heavily geared balance sheet will mean a change in control.
In the 1982 Letter to
Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett included spent a few paragraphs explaining the
accounting realities that come into play based on whether or not you own at least 20 %
of a company in which you invest.
We are improving the entire look and feel so that
shareholders will see a consolidated display
of their
accounts in a number
of selected preferences.
If any Shares remain outstanding after the date
of termination, the Trustee thereafter shall discontinue the registration
of transfers
of Shares, shall not make any distributions to
Shareholders, and shall not give any further notices or perform any further acts under the Trust Agreement, except that the Trustee will continue to collect distributions pertaining to Trust assets and hold the same uninvested and without liability for interest, pay the Trust's expenses and sell Bitcoins as necessary to meet those expenses and will continue to deliver Trust assets, together with any distributions received with respect thereto and the net proceeds
of the sale
of any other property, in exchange for Shares surrendered to the Trustee (after deducting or upon payment
of, in each case, the fee to the Trustee for the surrender
of Shares, any expenses for the
account of the
Shareholders in accordance with the terms and conditions
of the Trust Agreement, and any applicable taxes or other governmental charges).
Under each agreement between the Trustee and an Authorized Participant to establish an Authorized Participant Custody
Account («Authorized Participant Custody
Account Agreement»), the Trustee is not contractually or otherwise liable for any losses suffered by any Authorized Participant or
Shareholder that are not the direct result
of its own gross negligence, fraud or willful default in the performance
of its duties under such agreement, and in no event will its liability exceed the market value
of the Bitcoins in the Authorized Participant Custody
Account at the time such gross negligence, fraud or willful default is discovered by the Trustee.
Farmer
shareholders account for 66 per cent
of the profit pool, and unitholders in the MG Unit Trust
account for 33 per cent.
Arsenal's majority
shareholder, Stan Kroenke, has taken a payment
of # 3m out
of the club according to the latest company
accounts.
At a certain point, as long as Arsenal is still a publicly - traded entity with
shareholders other than Stan Kroenke and Alisher Usmanov to
account for, this attitude and outright dismissal
of legitimate concerns brought forth by people with an actual financial stake in the club needs to stop.
As Greenpeace activists cut through the ceiling and absailed into
Shareholder Meeting with huge banners and leaflets, Nestlé was held to
account for its exploitation
of rainforests, for its spying activities and for its failure to abide by baby food marketing standards adopted by the World Health Assembly
-- Requires any for - profit or non-profit corporation to obtain
shareholder approval — at least once a year — prior to making politically - related expenditures and also requires that they file an
accounting of that spending with the state Secretary
of State.
«Welcome signs
of restraint continue with 51 %
of FTSE 100 companies having now frozen base pay for their chief executives, but it is also clear that
shareholders are ready to signal their impatience with companies whose remuneration approach does not take
account of the impact
of the economic downturn.
«And as
shareholders, we support the proposal that bonus pools should be formed only after taking into
account the cost
of capital, adjusted for risk.
«To prevent a windfall, we will conduct a thorough
accounting of the benefits the utilities realize from the tax reduction plan, and we will ensure it's the customers who receive the benefits, not company
shareholders.»
It is expected that the New Rio Tinto plc Shares in uncertificated form will be credited to CREST
accounts on Thursday, 2 July 2009, and that definitive share certificates in respect
of New Rio Tinto plc Shares in certificated form will be dispatched to
Shareholders by Wednesday, 8 July 2009.
Finance case study gives a detailed
account of the financial situation
of a company, including the income, capital involved, profits, expenses, rates paid to
shareholders.