Sentences with phrase «share of the votes for»

Between them these two steps give us an estimate of the share of the vote for Remain and Leave in each local authority.

As the Tories have little popularity (the second lowest popular share of the vote for any government) it has been necessary for this project that there is a pretence that this not a return to austerity, after the boost to consumption that helped the Tories get re-elected.

It showed the average share of the vote for Yes and No recorded by the last six polls of referendum voting intentions.

In the 2009 Flemish and European elections, Lijst Dedecker won a disappointing 8 seats in the Flemish Parliament and 1 seat in the European Parliament despite pre-election polls that had indicated a bigger share of the votes for Lijst Dedecker.

A falling share of the vote for the main parties means a rising chance of coalitions.

Finally, despite the important effects of the substantial rise of UKIP on the shares of the vote for the two main parties, UKIP are not set to win many seats nor have a disproportionate effect on the competition for seats between the two main parties in their key marginals.

[126] The vote was widely considered to be a reaction to the expenses scandal; the share of the votes for all the major parties fell; Labour was down 1 %, the Conservative share was down 5 %.

Overall, the shift away from the two main parties continues, with the Tories falling back on last month by two points, leaving the combined share of the vote for the big two parties at 63 %, its lowest ever recorded by ICM using the phone method.

Evidence from John Curtice at Strathclyde University shows that the decline in the number of marginal seats and the reduced share of the vote for the two main parties means coalition government is now much more likely in the future.

Not exact matches

That paved the way for Egyptian company Orascom Telecom Holdings, to convert its non-voting shares in Wind Mobile to voting shares in October, thus assuming control of the small wireless competitor.

In 1996, Buffett created Class B shares worth 1 / 30th of Class A shares, but with lesser voting rights, to stop fee - hungry managers from creating «unit trusts» that sliced up Class A shares for smaller investors seeking «Berkshire look - alikes.»

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.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, for example, tried to propose a share structure that would allow him to maintain voting control of the company even as he sold off most of his shares to support philanthropic causes.

According to the latest polls Esquerra will get the biggest share of the vote in the region, 20.5 per cent, narrowly leading Junts per Catalunya, the new name for the party led by Puigdemont, on 19.3 per cent.

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.

Tanner argues investing even just a portion of it would allow for the government to purchase a commanding share of almost every major company in the U.S. Even if that money were invested in index funds (which is the approach Munnell supports), the way the government managed its voting rights could effectively allow it to «pick winners» among corporate entities.

These losses stabilized to single digits for a number of months, but as primary voting season hit full swing in March 2016, share losses grew again.

According to estimates by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, black voters contributed roughly 70 % of Obama's share of the vote in the state, both in 2008 and 2012.

They seem to have gotten turbocharged by a ruling in 2007 that permitted people — in practice, mainly hedge funds — to buy shares after a merger has been announced and for the express purpose of voting against it and then seeking an appraisal.

Its proposed exchange of shares for the Fox assets also raises questions about the Roberts» family's voting control and whether Fox would accede to that continued control after receiving its shares.

«While Mr. MacManus has a career of service in the State Department, it is concerning that the Trump administration is considering nominating ambassadors that do not share the conservative values of the American people who voted for President Trump, and in this case, who helped then - Secretary Clinton clean up her Benghazi mess,» Lee told the Washington Free Beacon.

(The Oracle of Omaha traded his 52 million P&G shares for the battery business, a seeming vote of no confidence in P&G's overall prospects.)

SolarCity shares were up more than 1 percent, and shares of Tesla Motors were up slightly after shareholders for the two companies voted Thursday to approve a merger.

«It is entirely possible for companies not to have a PSC (person of significant control), For example, 4 shareholders with 25 % of the shares each, and 25 percent of the voting rights, none of them is a PSC.&raqfor companies not to have a PSC (person of significant control), For example, 4 shareholders with 25 % of the shares each, and 25 percent of the voting rights, none of them is a PSC.&raqFor example, 4 shareholders with 25 % of the shares each, and 25 percent of the voting rights, none of them is a PSC.»

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.

Often by keeping control with two classes of stock: voting shares for founders and original investors, and non-voting for everyone else.

Each of these shares carry 10 votes, compared to one vote for every common share.

For example, despite the fact that more than 85 % of outsiders (average shareholders) voted AGAINST the creation of a third class of stock (class C) in 2012, the weight of the insiders» 10 votes per share allowed the passage of this proposal.

For specific instructions on how to vote your shares, please refer to the instructions on the Notice you received in the mail, the section titled «Questions and Answers About the Proxy Materials and the Annual Meeting» beginning on page 11 of this proxy statement or, if you requested to receive printed proxy materials, your enclosed proxy card.

If you grant a proxy, the persons named as proxy holders, Larry Page, Eric E. Schmidt, Patrick Pichette, David C. Drummond, and Kent Walker, or any of them, will have the discretion to vote your shares on any additional matters properly presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting.

If a majority of shares are voted in favor of Michael Dell's plan to take the company private, Dell's biggest outside investor, Southeastern Asset Management, has indicated it might go to court to fight for a higher price.

Franken also took on Representative Tom Price, Trump's nominee for the Department of Health and Human Services, for owning shares in tobacco companies while voting to do their bidding in Congress and for getting a «sweetheart deal» on biotech stock.

A majority of the shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting must be present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy for the transaction of business.

For example, despite the fact that more than 85 % of outsiders (average shareholders) voted AGAINST the creation of a third class of stock (class C), the weight of the insiders» 10 votes per share allowed the passage of this proposal.

As part of the listing, which could come as soon as June, Xiaomi will offer dual - class shares, which allow for weighted voting rights.

If you are a beneficial owner of shares held in street name, please check the voting instructions in the notice provided by your broker, bank or other intermediary for telephone voting availability.

For stockholders of record: The proxy card you received covers the number of shares to be voted in your account as of the record date, including any shares held for participants in the IBM Investor Services Program and Employees Stock Purchase PlaFor stockholders of record: The proxy card you received covers the number of shares to be voted in your account as of the record date, including any shares held for participants in the IBM Investor Services Program and Employees Stock Purchase Plafor participants in the IBM Investor Services Program and Employees Stock Purchase Plans.

If you hold your shares in street name, it is critical that you cast your vote if you want it to count in the election of directors, the vote to approve the amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the vote to approve the amendment and restatement of our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation, and the stockholder proposals requesting: (i) the elimination of supermajority voting requirements, (ii) the adoption of a policy to consider employee pay ranges when setting CEO compensation, and (iii) a report on Salesforce's criteria for investing in, operating in and withdrawing from high - risk regions (Proposals 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in this Proxy Statement).

For specific instructions on how to vote your shares, please refer to the section entitled «Questions and Answers About the 2018 Annual Meeting and Procedural Matters» and the instructions on the Notice of Internet Availability or the notice you receive from your broker, bank or other intermediary.

Proxy cards submitted by mail must be received by the time of the meeting in order for your shares to be voted.

True, shares with inferior voting rights may cost less (the market's way of compensating owners for their lack of control).

If you are a stockholder of record and you sign your proxy card or vote by telephone or over the Internet but do not give instructions with respect to the voting of directors, your shares will be voted FOR the re-election of Messrs. Gracias, Murdoch and Musk.

In addition, each share of our Class B common stock will convert automatically into one share of our Class A common stock upon any transfer, whether or not for value, except for transfers to existing holders of Class B common stock and certain other transfers described in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, or upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our Class B common stock, voting separately as a class.

If you are a beneficial owner, you did not receive a Notice of Internet Availability directly from us, but your broker, bank or other intermediary forwarded you a notice with instructions on accessing our proxy materials and directing that organization how to vote your shares, as well as other options that may be available to you for receiving our proxy materials.

The company's management team usually votes as proxy for a large number of shareholders, because most shareholders, especially if they only own a few shares, do not attend the annual meeting.

If you are a beneficial owner, you did not receive a Notice of Internet Availability directly from Tesla, but your broker, bank or other intermediary forwarded you a notice together with voting instructions for directing that organization how to vote your shares.

THIS CARD WILL ALSO BE USED TO PROVIDE VOTING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TRUSTEE FOR ANY SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION HELD IN THE IBM STOCK FUND INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVE UNDER THE IBM 401 (k) PLUS PLAN ON THE RECORD DATE, AS SET FORTH IN THE NOTICE OF 2016 ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.

You can vote your shares of Common Stock at our Annual Meeting if you were a shareholder at the close of business on March 7, 2011, the record date for our Annual Meeting.

If you are a shareholder of record and you indicate that you wish to vote as recommended by our Board or if you sign, date and return a proxy card but do not give specific voting instructions, then the proxy holders will vote your shares in the manner recommended by our Board on all matters presented in this Proxy Statement, and the proxy holders may determine in their discretion regarding any other matters properly presented for a vote at our Annual Meeting.

«There should not be unequal voting rights as they could allow management or minority share owners to override the wishes or best interests of majority shareholders for personal benefit and compromise accountability, leading to potential entrenchment issues,» Mary Leung, head of advocacy for Asia at CFA Institute, an association of investment professionals, said in a statement.