Sentences with phrase «proxy voting recommendations»

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In addition to this core product line, RiskMetrics owned Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), a pioneer in the development of policy - based proxy voting recommendations.

Not exact matches

According to the related press release, the low level of support for these board members stems from «the voting recommendation of a major proxy advisory firm which recommended that its institutional shareholder clients withhold their vote in respect of these three directors.»

However, it is not necessary to mark any boxes if you wish to vote in accordance with the Board of Directors» recommendations; in that case, merely sign, date and return the proxy card in the enclosed envelope.

If you sign and return your proxy card but do not give any voting instructions on your proxy card, these individuals will vote your shares by following the Board's recommendations above.

If you vote by proxy card or voting instruction card and sign the card without giving specific instructions, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board (FOR all of HP's nominees to the Board, FOR ratification of the appointment of HP's independent registered public accounting firm, FOR the approval of the compensation of HP's named executive officers, FOR the approval of an annual advisory vote on executive compensation, FOR the Hewlett - Packard Company 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and FOR the approval of an amendment to the Hewlett - Packard Company 2005 Pay - for - Results Plan to extend the term of the plan).

Elsewhere in governance, on Friday the Wall Street Journal endorsed Jamie Dimon's criticism of shareholders who lazily follow the voting recommendations of Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis, and Nicholas Donatiello and Harvey Pitt argued that the Securities and Exchange Commission should regulate proxy voting to reduce the influence, and conflicts of interest, of ISS and Glass Lewis.

The ISS recommendation matches one from rival proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis, which — in a recommendation released before the latest enhancements to the two offers — also advised TMX shareholders to vote for the LSE proposal.

Shares that are properly voted by the Internet or telephone or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the directions given or, in the absence of directions, will be voted in accordance with the Board's recommendations as follows: «FOR» the election of each of the nominees to the Board named herein; «FOR» the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors; «FOR» approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation as described in this Proxy Statement; and «AGAINST» the shareholder proposal.

«Issuers are saying that proxy advisers have inaccuracies in their reports and, in many cases, these wouldn't have been a problem if they had been given a chance to correct those inaccuracies before final voting recommendations by the PAs were made,» says Patricia Koval, a partner with Torys LLP in Toronto.

Even a study that purports to show that proxy advisor recommendations are not as influential as some contend finds that the advisors drive 6 to 10 % of the vote.

Shares that are properly voted via the Internet, mobile device, or by telephone or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the directions given or, in the absence of directions, will be voted in accordance with the Board's recommendations as follows: «FOR» the election of each of the nominees to the Board named herein; «FOR» the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors; «FOR» approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation as described in this Proxy Statement; and «AGAINST» each of the shareholder proposals.

The statements provided are not financial advice, nor are they recommendations or solicitations to buy, sell or trade any security, nor are they solicitations of any proxy or vote.

Proxy Paper provides objective analysis and voting recommendations on thousands of proxies around the world.

Because the SEC's rules for resubmission of a failed proposal by a shareholder in the next year's proxy statement require that the proposal have received up to 10 % of the vote (depending on how many years it has been submitted), the significant voting impact of an ISS recommendation can empower a proponent to resubmit a proposal year after year, imposing costs on the company and creating waste and negative publicity to the detriment of the company and its shareholders.

Proxy Voting Management Proxy advisory firm ISS updated its proxy voting guidelines last fall to introduce a more detailed approach to the recommendations it makes on companies» equity plans and shareholder proposals for an independent chairman.

Shares that are properly voted via the Internet or by telephone or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the directions given or, in the absence of directions, will be voted in accordance with the Board's recommendations as follows: «FOR» the election of each of the nominees to the Board named herein; «FOR» the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors; and «AGAINST» the shareholder proposals.

Since there is proxy vote on moving Guggenheim to Invesco, what effect on these recommendations does the movement of shares from RSP to Powershares Equal weight S&P 500?

London Company will vote the recommendation of Glass Lewis, a leading provider of independent, global proxy research, unless otherwise directed by the Equity and Income Fund or the Investment Manager.

Where a proxy proposal raises a material conflict between the Adviser's interests and a Fund's interests, the Adviser will resolve the conflict by voting in accordance with the policy guidelines or at the client's directive using the recommendation of an independent third party.

With any item on the proxy, the current Board of Directors of a company will provide recommendations on what shareholders should vote for and against.

On the morning of the special shareholders meeting and vote, March 28, 2008, Management and the Board decided to remove its recommendation for the merger since their was not sufficient support for such a transaction — in fact, the proxies for voting that had already been submitted overwhelmingly voted against the transaction as outlined by Management at that meeting.