Sentences with phrase «shareholder interests at»

Amazon is using their marketplace power to advance their shareholder interests at my expense as both a customer, and as (ultimately) a supplier of their core product.

He claimed that the board did not have shareholder interests at heart and sought to drastically change how the company was run.

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In a statement, Viacom lead director Salerno, among the directors targeted for removal, called Thursday's action a «brazen and demonstrably invalid attempt» by Shari Redstone «to gain control of Viacom and its management in disregard of Sumner Redstone's wishes,» at odds with the board's efforts «to represent the best interests of all of the shareholders of Viacom.»

But at the end of the day, many of them work for firms that have a vested interest in making as much money as possible for themselves and their shareholders — not for you, their client.

The tussle for control of Phoenix Gold intensified today after Zijin Mining Group struck a pre-sales agreement with one of the miner's largest shareholders, boosting its interest to 17.9 per cent ahead of announcing a cash takeover bid that values the business at $ 47 million.

You will usually have a smaller amount to get started with, but at least you know that you won't be paying huge interest rates and you are not going to be under constant pressure to please shareholders.

Neither cut was a particular surprise: Buffett had previously said he erred in buying Conoco at a peak price for oil (though now, of course, the commodity's rising price is putting a different cast on the investment) and he had publicly protested Kraft's 2010 purchase of Cadbury, which he thought not in the interests of Kraft's shareholders.

By the end of the day, Perrigo had basically reached the same conclusion: Just after U.S. markets closed at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Perrigo announced that its board of directors unanimously rejected Mylan's bid, saying it «substantially undervalues» the company and is not in its shareholders» best interests.

The basic idea at the time was that paying senior executives, and especially CEO's, in company stock or stock options would align their interests with those of shareholders.

The billionaire investor says Marc Andreessen and Scott Cook have both acted in their own interest at the expense of the company's shareholders.

The previously sleepy conglomerate — which owns properties like Nickelodeon and BET — exploded into life earlier this year, as 93 - year - old billionaire and controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone seemed to be taking a more active interest in the goings on at his entertainment business.

«OUE is a disciplined investor and at all times acts in the best interests of its shareholders,» Overseas Union said in a statement after the market close on Monday, adding that it will explore and pursue other acquisitions.

This adds up to considerable influence that, in principle at least, might not always work in the interests of other shareholders.

«We share the belief of our counterparts at 21st Century Fox that extending his tenure is in the best interests of our company and our shareholders, and will be critical to Disney's ability to effectively drive long - term value from this extraordinary acquisition.»

Dividends for preferred shareholders are established at a percent of the principal, similar to an interest paying debt product, usually between 4 % and 10 % annually.

«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.

If you need help in this area, read 7 Signs of a Shareholder Friendly Management, which will give you some clues as to whether you're dealing with a good team of executives who have your best interests at heart.

Shareholders and other interested parties also may e-mail the entire Board at [email protected]; the Independent Directors at [email protected]; the Non-Management Directors at [email protected]; and any individual director, at the full name of the director as listed in this proxy statement followed by «@wal-mart.com.»

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Oaktree Capital Management — TPUB's second largest shareholder at 14 %, after Ferro's own 16 % — issued the unmistakable threat of such a suit, in an address to the Tribune board: «Our conclusion is that we are convinced that you and Tribune's management should engage Gannett immediately and seek to negotiate a transaction in the interest of all Tribune shareholders.

Concluded Ryvicker: «Given that CBS has been invited to the decision - making party, we are even more comfortable that whatever decision is reached will be in the best interest of CBS shareholders — whether that is: levering Viacom to purchase CBS at a premium, CBS purchasing Viacom at a discount, or CBS concluding that nothing can be done, therefore it will remain independent.»

«Boards that authorise share - repurchase initiatives at market prices below what the businesses are intrinsically worth per share (without foregoing investment in even more compelling growth opportunities and with due regard for the financial security of the remaining shareholders) are clearly putting the shareholder's interest high on the priority list» Frank Martin

This way the shareholders can retain their level of control in the company without having to go out and purchase more shares just for the power of the vote that will give the shareholder more clout at the board level for his / her interests in corporate activities.

Elliott, run by Paul Singer, has criticised Vivendi's tenure at Telecom Italia, saying the French investor has not acted in the interests of all shareholders.

This divergence of interests expands over time as executive's efforts to compensate themselves at the expense of shareholders compound over the years.

Fund shareholders may look at share ownership by fund managers as a gauge of focus and commitment to protecting their interests.

At the annual shareholders meeting this year, Buffett explained that he thought Berkshire Hathaway's intrinsic value grew at an average annual rate of about 10 % over the last decade, but he warned that future returns would be lower if interest rates remained near generational lowAt the annual shareholders meeting this year, Buffett explained that he thought Berkshire Hathaway's intrinsic value grew at an average annual rate of about 10 % over the last decade, but he warned that future returns would be lower if interest rates remained near generational lowat an average annual rate of about 10 % over the last decade, but he warned that future returns would be lower if interest rates remained near generational lows.

The stocks in this model portfolio are among the best at aligning executive interests with those of shareholders.

That relaxation of restrictions itself has been controversial among a number of Tronc investors; poison pills often are designed to protect the interests of all shareholders» values, and investors have complained about the chairman and vice chairman's abilities to leverage more control, at smaller benefit to other shareholders.

«We will see how this case plays out, but the red flags to me at least, are (i) the potential unfair treatment of one class of shareholders to the benefit of another; and (ii) the potential conflict of interest by the Telus board and certain executives.

The compensation committee is able to award executives with equity incentive awards that are aimed at aligning executives with the interests of shareholders.

Although financial activism may return immediate wealth to some shareholders through the sale of assets, payment of special dividends or share buybacks, evidence is mounting that this may be at the expense of the longer term corporate and societal interests.

The evidence suggests that some union proposals are intended to influence collective bargaining outcomes rather than maximize shareholder value, and that increasing proposal rights will not necessarily help shareholders at large if some shareholders use those rights to advance their private interests.

We look at management ownership to see whether their interests are aligned with the shareholders «interests and we look for their compensation levels to be reasonable.»

But the interesting thing is that in the eyes of many investors, Apple's quarterly iPhone sales numbers seem to matter less now than they have for years — at least relative to how much cash Apple is generating and returning to shareholders through dividends and stock buybacks.

The bank's chairman was also the paper's chairman, and one minority shareholder recalls discovering that the paper «had 7 million in a checking account at the bank drawing no interest... After the (bank's) sale (in 1967), the Plain Dealer's columns began criticizing the bank.

I did not recognise, at the point that this visit was arranged, a need to disclose to my officials and the High Commission that Abid Hussain and I have a common business interest as minority shareholders in a small food company... I sincerely regret that I did not consider the significance of this relationship with Mr Hussain when the arrangements for the visit were being made... I am sorry.

0730 - OFWAT - Water companies should treat the interests of customers as at least as important as those of shareholders, according to Jonson Cox, the recently appointed Chairman of the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat).

Too often the interests of shareholders and senior managers have taken priority and too often the result has been excessive pay awards at the top and too little distribution at the bottom.

«Capitalist firms are not Boy Scouts, and they are unlikely to place moral codes and «good governance» above the interests and demands of their owners or shareholders,» according to a paper published last year by researchers at the International Institute of Social Studies in the Netherlands.

In Brian Bissell, a K12 shareholder and head of the Colorado Virtual Academy (COVA) board, explained why the school chose to fire K12 as the school operator: «It became clear that at certain points in COVA history the interests of COVA — that is our students and their families, their teachers and Colorado's taxpayers — these have not always been aligned with K12's interests.»

We are writing to express our frustration with recent developments at Avigen, particularly with what we perceive to be this Board's self - serving actions and disregard of shareholder interests.

Berky is one of the few companies where they have the interests of the outside passive minority shareholder at heart.

Aleph Investments generally will vote against proposals to move the company to another state less favorable to shareholders interests, or to restructure classes of stock in such a way as to benefit one class of shareholders at the expense of another, such as dual classes (A and B shares) of stock.

The Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, or a Compliance Manager designated by the Chief Compliance Officer, may also grant exceptions to permit additional disclosure of Fund portfolio holdings information at differing times and with different lag times (the period from the date of the information to the date the information is made available), if any, in instances where the Fund has legitimate business purposes for doing so, it is in the best interests of shareholders, and the recipients are subject to a duty of confidentiality, including a duty not to trade on the nonpublic information and are required to execute an agreement to that effect.

The book itself will be of interest to many, although the article does an excellent job of summarising how the culture at Berkshire is shaped by Buffett's values and why many shareholders hope that this will continue long after Buffett has departed.

Each shareholder's ownership interest is calculated by dividing Equity by the number of shares outstanding at the measurement date - book value per share.

Green Century policy is to ensure that all of the Funds» proxies are voted at all times in the best interest of the Funds and its shareholders.

We believe CTO is trading at a massive discount to the value of its underlying assets and that a liquidation or substantial asset sale is in the best interests of the CTO shareholders.

David J. Winters, CEO of Wintergreen Advisers, said: «While there has been progress in some areas at Coca - Cola, the board continues to give Muhtar Kent and his team excessive rewards, and we question whether many Coca - Cola directors are able to vigorously act for all shareholders given their overlapping business interests.»