Sentences with phrase «shareholder proposals relating»

The SEC staff has routinely allowed media companies to exclude shareholder proposals relating to liberal bias in programming and news reporting as relating to the company's ordinary business.

On April 7 Glass Lewis hosted a Proxy Talk conference call to discuss shareholder proposals relating to the environment that shareholders will vote on at companies in 2016, including proposals submitted at three energy companies -LSB-...]

A 2010 study examined the relationship between how mutual funds voted on shareholder proposals relating to executive compensation and pension - management business relationships between the funds» families and the targeted firms.

Continuing a 2018 proxy season trend, two more companies are relying on SEC guidance to exclude shareholder proposals relating to special meeting rights under questionable circumstances.

Certain of the shareholder proposals relate to environmental, sustainability, social, or governance issues, often requesting that we prepare a report, adopt a policy, or take some other narrowly or vaguely defined action.

In 2014, for example, shareholder proposals related to social and political issues received average support of 29 % with ISS's support, and only 5 % if ISS recommended against.

Not exact matches

Exxon Mobil (xom) has stepped up efforts to persuade investors to vote against climate - related proposals at Wednesday's annual meeting with a campaign of calling, writing and lobbying shareholders in person.

To address some of the issues irking consumers, a shareholder proposal this year requests that the «audit Committee conduct an independent review of the Company's internal controls related to residential mortgage loan modifications, foreclosures and securitizations, and report to shareholders.»

Eleven oil and gas companies are expected to have climate change - related shareholder proposals.

Any shareholder proposal received by the company after that date will not be included in the company's proxy statement relating to the 2016 Annual Shareholders» Meeting.

Further, all proposals submitted for inclusion in the company's proxy statement relating to the 2016 Annual Shareholders» Meeting must comply with all of the requirements of SEC Rule 14a - 8.

Glass Lewis conducted a Proxy Talk to discuss climate change - related shareholder proposals up for vote during the 2018 proxy season with a panel of experts.

first, whether a proposal relates to «tasks that are so fundamental to management's ability to run a company on a day - to - day basis that they could not, as a practical matter, be subject to direct shareholder oversight;» and

Notice of any proposal that a shareholder intends to present at the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders, but does not intend to have included in the Company's proxy statement and form of proxy relating to the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders, as well as any director nominations, must be delivered to the Company's Secretary by mail at 1 Infinite Loop, MS: 301 - 4GC, Cupertino, California 95014, or by email at [email protected], not earlier than the close of business on October 31, 2014 and not later than the close of business on November 30, 2014.

Shareholder Proposal of a Non-Binding Advisory Resolution Relating to the Company's Capital Return Program

InsideClimate News investigated 25 years of climate change - related shareholder proposals submitted to Exxon, Chevron and ConocoPhillips.

The group has announced that it is filing multiple shareholder proposals on board oversight of business risks related to opioid misuse at 10 opioid distributor and manufacturing companies.

The proposals would instruct the board to develop further safeguards with regard to related party transactions with the majority shareholder, and to provide assurances for keeping the company's business operations in Spain.

The article states that for 10 years, «shareholders» have submitted proposals to Charles Schwab requesting more information related to its public - policy expenditures.

All notes, e-mails, memoranda, letters, communications, proposals, analyses, spreadsheets, presentations, instruments, and any other documents relating to the shareholder's plans, intentions and objectives; and

Much like a jilted boyfriend telling all his friends that his ex-chick is nuts, Infogrames released a statement after being shot down by SCi, «Infogrames» proposal is financially disciplined and recognises the strengths of both companies,» they explained, «Although the indicative offer is subject to standard conditions relating to due diligence, the receipt of irrevocable undertakings from certain SCi shareholders and the recommendation of the SCi Board, it is not subject to financing.»

Over the past 25 years, shareholders submitted 62 climate change - related proposals to Exxon, according to an InsideClimate News review of shareholder resolutions.

Of the 433 shareholder proposals filed in 2015, 39 percent or 168 proposals related to environmental or sustainability resolutions.

The final proposal offered at the meeting, the eleventh of eleven shareholder resolutions, relates to the company's involvement in hydraulic fracturing (fracking).

The final proposal offered at the meeting, the eleventh of eleven shareholder resolutions, relates to the company's... Continue reading →

The first - of - its - kind proposal asked Chevron to increase dividend payments to shareholders instead of spending so much on unconventional oil, tar sands and other projects that could be rendered unprofitable by future climate policies or a related drop in oil prices.

Rule 14a - 8 (i)(5) deals with shareholder proposals that relate to operations that account for less than 5 % of the company's total assets, net earnings and gross sales.

One of the nation's largest pension funds, it was a lead filer of a shareholder proposal in December that urges Facebook to establish better policies for addressing election interference and hate speech, and to provide shareholders with reports «reviewing the efficacy of its enforcement of its terms of service related to content policies.»