Sentences with phrase «paid by shareholders»

These fees are not direct costs paid by shareholders or used to calculate net asset value.

They are not direct costs paid by shareholders or used to calculate net asset value.

In fact, the price paid by shareholders and society at large may have been many times larger than the amount actually paid to the executives.

He is also the author of several IGOPP policy papers, which offer new perspectives on a range of controversial issues including: Dual - class voting shares, Corporate Citizenship, The place of women on boards of directors, Say - on - Pay by shareholders, The Gordian knot of executive compensation, The Troubling Case of Proxy Advisors, among others.

Not exact matches

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.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. / BOSTON, May 2 - Goldman Sachs Group Inc leaders said more than 87 percent of shares were voted in favor of its executive pay at its annual shareholder meeting, and that a stock plan for employees was approved by more than 65 percent of votes cast.

NEI filed shareholder resolutions last year with five of the largest Canadian banks calling for them to consider vertical ratios and assess the risks of horizontal benchmarking — setting salaries by comparing what CEOs at rival banks are paid, a practice that some shareholders argue has led to skyrocketing compensation packages.

What probably will make a difference is whether the board — which last fall paid out a $ 300 million special dividend to shareholders — accepts the offer by Arthur T. Demoulas to acquire the 50.5 percent stake in the $ 4.6 billion company now controlled by his cousin Arthur S. Demoulas and other family members.

It suggests that the pattern in Canada is that a slight upward trend in CEO pay is accompanied by a bigger upward trend in shareholder value.

Nadella's pay package, which will be up for approval by shareholders, includes about $ 65 million in restricted stock on top of his annual salary.

When it was announced, the deal paid Stronach a premium of 1,799 % for his shares and diluted other shareholders» holdings by about 11.4 %.

As 3DPrint reported, «shareholders of Stratasys... want the company and officers to pay for not only misleading their customers, but also misleading their shareholders by knowingly putting a faulty product into the marketplace.»

The new policy, in which Unilever is moving to a «fixed pay» structure, was approved by 64.2 percent of the UK group's shareholders, with nearly 35.8 percent opposing it.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. / BOSTON, May 2 (Reuters)- Goldman Sachs Group Inc leaders said more than 87 percent of shares were voted in favor of its executive pay at its annual shareholder meeting, and that a stock plan for employees was approved by more than 65 percent of votes cast.

There were also bank statements, reserve estimates by an independent American geologist and historical records of dividends paid out to shareholders — which would have been improbable if, as the letter writer claimed, the company's mine in China was losing money.

Following Matrix's listing, which is underwritten by stockbroker DJ Carmichael, Majestic will be paid $ 5 million for its assets on a staged payment basis, while Murchison shareholders will be offered in - specie shares — to the value of $ 5 million — in Matrix.

Last year at Chipotle (cmg), shareholders were most upset about the more than $ 50 million in pay received by the two co-CEOs, Monty Moran and founder Steve Ells.

As part of the deal, Gores Holdings Inc., set up by the Gores Group to make acquisitions and other deals, will pay $ 375 million in cash to Hostess shareholders.

Companies in emerging economies choose to generate wealth for shareholders not by paying dividends, but by aggressively reinvesting capital to spur growth.

Preferred shareholders are typically entitled to a dividend, if and when declared by the board of directors, before any dividends are paid to common shareholders.

Investors like REITs because, by law, they must pay out at least 90 percent of taxable earnings to shareholders as dividends.

* For employees it is a way to persuade current executives into getting pay raises in a way that hits the bonuses current executives, who are signing their employment contract, less than the bonuses of future executives and shareholders, who will have to pay those raises; hoping that future executives and shareholders will not renege on the promises of deferred compensation by previous ones.

Quite simply, it is the rate of payback that a shareholder receives on his investment by way of the dividend that a company pays.

Other Governance highlights key governance issues, such as high CEO pay, being raised by the investor community that this report does not track but is of interest to many shareholders.

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This is one reason why the S&P 500 trades at a price / book value ratio of nearly 6, compared to a historical norm below 2.0: companies have created virtually no underlying shareholder value by retaining earnings rather than paying them out as dividends.

Indeed, Elliott thinks Polycom could pay as much as $ 10 per share for Mitel in an all - stock transaction — which would also pay off handsomely for Elliott — and still yield a 95 % return for Polycom shareholders by the end of 2018.

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.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc leaders said more than 87 percent of shares were voted in favor of its executive pay at its annual shareholder meeting, and that a stock plan for employees was approved by more than 65 percent of votes cast.

«U.S. multinational corporations can defer paying tax on profits they earn abroad indefinitely by agreeing not to use the earnings for certain purposes, like paying dividends to shareholders, financing domestic acquisitions, guaranteeing loans, or making investments in physical capital in the U.S..

We may purchase our own fully paid shares otherwise than on a recognized investment exchange pursuant to a purchase contract authorized by resolution of shareholders before the purchase takes place.

Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.

Asked what he would do if he was approached by a buyer for MDC, he said, «As the CEO of MDC, I work for the shareholders, and ultimately the shareholders and the board will determine if a bid is made for the company and fair value is being paid.

First, the indemnity payments offered by the government may not be enough to avoid companies from generating zero to negative EBIDTA, to offset investment and asset impairments, and ultimately to generate enough cash for future investments and net income to continue paying dividends (which would be a severe blow particularly to preferred shareholders).

Keep in mind that a dividend payment is not mandatory; the a business decision by the company to pay out a portion of it's profits to shareholders.

Foreign Tax Credit Information These amounts represent the foreign taxes paid and foreign source income as designated by the fund that is allocated to shareholders of record on the date (s) noted below.

A: When a company receives low support for its say - on - pay proposal (generally less than 75 %), we believe at a minimum the company should provide some level of disclosure regarding the company's response to shareholder opposition; such disclosure, which often includes a discussion of engagement meetings and feedback received, should be accompanied by relevant changes and / or rationale intended to address outstanding concerns.

For a fund that elects to pass through its foreign taxes paid (a non-cash item), a shareholders allotted share of foreign taxes has been added to the Ordinary Dividend cash distributions received by the shareholder.

An S - Corporation pays taxes only once by passing their income, losses, credits, and deduction through to shareholders, while a traditional corporation pays income taxes on their shareholder's dividends as well as corporate taxes.

With companies that do not pay a dividend, a shareholder has to sever the ties by selling shares to raise capital to fund their lifestyle.

We know that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway hasn't paid a dividend in more than 30 years because Buffett feels that the return on capital that he generates by retaining those earnings will create eventual share price appreciation value for the shareholder that will exceed the share price / dividend capital appreciation that his shareholders would receive.

This change likely reflects outrage at the cursory response provided by Renault's board after a majority of shareholders opposed CEO Carlos Ghosn's pay at the company's 2016 AGM.

Lastly, by not paying dividends, shareholder returns are entirely due to stock market price, which is continually set by the whim of the market.

Few would dispute that corporate tax cuts increase corporate profits, elevate executive compensation and probably boost short - term shareholder returns.  But to claim they pay for themselves by increasing revenues?

A corporation which has elected (by unanimous consent of its shareholders) under Subchapter S of the IRS code not to pay any corporate tax on its income.

They emerged as the industry consolidators, using high levels of gearing to pay mind boggling prices for assets (in 2007, APN was the target of a bid by a private equity consortium that was blocked by a shareholder vote at $ 6.20 per share, a decision which cost them a lot.

If you're new to my site, my plan is to buy and hold high - quality dividend paying stocks in order to enjoy the flexibility offered by the passive income stream generated by regular dividend payments to shareholders.

You can't really go wrong by 1) sticking to very attractive high - return businesses with great records with shareholder money, and 2) stubbornly refusing to pay a high premium for that growth to continue.

Primo Strategies LLC was paid by non-affiliate shareholders who fully intend to sell without notice their shares into this advertising / market awareness campaign, including selling into increased volume and share price that may result from this campaign.

All costs and expenses paid, incurred and anticipated by the shareholder in connection with these plans, intentions and objectives.