Sentences with phrase «shareholders benefits of»

There is simply no excuse to deny shareholders the benefit of the use of a universal proxy card.

Not exact matches

But the trade - off of this focus on shareholder value is spending that benefits other stakeholders, like employees and customers, said Bill George, the former CEO of medical - device company Medtronic.

Bob Sewell, president and CEO of Oakville's Bellwether Investment Management, does think that some companies, and their shareholders, could benefit from the infrastructure spending over time.

Shareholders are starting to see the benefits of employee and customer satisfaction, and with the growing concern of environmental issues and social responsibilities, younger generations are backing companies who align with their interests.

While a vast majority of shareholders get a huge benefit on an inversion deal, some are learning that an inversion isn't always in their best interest.

Under the proposed demerger, which is subject to regulatory approval and a shareholder vote in the first half of 2015, he said there would be benefits for both companies and all shareholders.

«In addition, the group bought back a further $ 300 million of shares to return to shareholders part of the benefit realized from higher oil prices,» Pouyanne said.

So with one group of shareholders essentially writing a very large check to the government for all shareholders to reap the benefits of lower corporate income taxes in the future, it begs the question: Are the shareholders who are most at risk in an inversion scenario even aware of this disadvantage?

As mentioned above, financial statements are produced by companies for the benefit of shareholders, and are prepared in accordance to sets of accounting rules (i.e. International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, in Canada, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, in the U.S.) These rules differ greatly from those used to calculate corporate income taxes owing.

Furthermore, to invalidate any possible criticism that I would not stand by this thesis in terms of its long term benefit to shareholders, I hereby agree to withhold my shares from the proposed $ 150 Billion tender offer.

«Through a series of intragroup financial and commercial agreements, the majority shareholders group implemented a policy that resulted in draining, to its own benefit, the treasury and the wealth of the joint company,» Gecamines said in a statement.

Under Thomas» watch, the school also developed and introduced a second - year course on principled leadership, which explores what it means to create a business around the idea of shared value, where everyone the business touches sees benefits — not just shareholders.

SEOUL, March 30 - Shares of Hyundai Mobis dropped almost 7 percent on Friday, hurt by worries that a proposed restructuring plan would benefit the parent group's controlling family at the cost of the company's shareholders.

«After careful review of our options, the board of directors of TDC believes that the consortium's offer represents both the most compelling value and the highest transaction certainty benefiting the TDC shareholders,» TDC Chairman Pierre Danon said in a statement.

If you are in doubt as to whether you have a conflict, you must disclose and can not influence or take part in a decision, transaction, arrangement or otherwise in which you can be perceived to have an interest, direct or indirect; can not be seen to be impartial from an outsider point of view; or receive a benefit not shared by other shareholders.

But Beynon points out that the aftershocks of that earthquake may actually benefit shareholders of Hilton.

Armstrong has been receptive to these Yahoo shareholders and acknowledged the potential benefits of a deal, the Yahoo investors said.

Noble says the restructuring plan, which has the backing of over 83 percent of its senior creditors, will benefit all stakeholders and an insolvency is the only alternative if shareholders do not approve its proposal.

The company said it has cut back its capital expenditures forecast «by focusing on the critical near - term needs that benefit us primarily in the next couple of years,» the company said in its shareholder letter.

Pantry CEO Dennis Hatchell said the combination of the two complementary companies will benefit the current Pantry shareholders and provide opportunities for most of its employees.

«The prospect of combining with Sprint has been compelling for a variety of reasons, including the potential to create significant benefits for consumers and value for shareholders,» said John Legere, President and CEO of T - Mobile U.S., in a statement.

Shareholders filed a class - action lawsuit accusing Mattel execs, O'Leary and former TLC CEO Michael Perik of misleading investors about the health of TLC and the benefits of the acquisition to Mattel.

«Benefits» for shareholders, as Heins put it, are coming in «Phase Three,» but there's work to be done in terms of «educating» carriers about new BlackBerry products and breaking into a «ferocious» U.S. market.

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos says in his annual letter to shareholders that the employee benefit he is «particularly proud» of is education reimbursement for workers.

No company has dug out deeper since the financial crisis, turned back to health with solid earnings, and has accumulated record levels of capital and liquidity - also to the benefit of our shareholders.

WALLACE: But, sir, independent experts, including your own Treasury Department, say that shareholders, people who own stock get — they are 75 percent to 85 percent of the burden from higher corporate tax rates and that if those corporate tax rates are lowered, that they will get 75 percent to 85 percent of the benefit, not the workers.

Known as the limited - liability company (LLC), this structure offers the best of all corporate worlds for many new businesses: personal - asset protection (normally available only to shareholders of C corporations), elimination of corporate - level taxes (a benefit normally reserved for partners or S - corporation owners), and flexible ownership rules (which S corporations in particular lack).

This News Release contains forward - looking statements concerning: the combined company's financial position, cash flow and growth prospects; certain strategic benefits, and operational, competitive and cost synergies; management of the combined company; the timing of the Shoppers Drug Mart's shareholders meeting and publication of related shareholder materials; the expected completion date of the proposed transaction; the anticipated tax treatment of the proposed combination for Shoppers Drug Mart shareholders; and Loblaw's and Shoppers Drug Mart's anticipated future results.

For example, the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the proposed merger, including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and regulatory approvals of the proposed merger that could reduce anticipated benefits or cause the parties to abandon the transaction, the ability to successfully integrate the businesses, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, the possibility that Kraft shareholders may not approve the merger agreement, the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all, risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction, the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of Kraft's common stock, and the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability of Kraft and Heinz to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers and on their operating results and businesses generally, problems may arise in successfully integrating the businesses of the companies, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively and efficiently as expected, the combined company may be unable to achieve cost - cutting synergies or it may take longer than expected to achieve those synergies, and other factors.

Shoppers Drug Mart shareholders, who will own approximately 29 % of the combined company, stand to benefit from substantial upside over the long - term, driven by the combined company's strategic position and achievement of full run - rate synergies.

Starboard invests in deeply undervalued companies and actively engages with management teams and boards of directors to identify and execute on opportunities to unlock value for the benefit of all shareholders.

Meanwhile, whether Gal and Saar's plans are realized or thwarted by Krieger, QualiTau's current shareholders are benefitting from a rise in the value of their holdings.

«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.

* For current executives it is way to give more to employees in a way that can benefit themselves at the expense of future executives and shareholders, by capitalizing part of wages into a «book» liability that can be under - depreciated by current executives to the benefit of their bonuses.

In short, many of the widely held glamour companies in the market (and certainly the glamour technology companies) have diverted or destroyed value that was supposedly being retained for the benefit of shareholders.

Another disturbing feature of the current picture is the widespread use of «extraordinary» items to charge off bad investments, excessive inventory, worthless receivables and other assets that were supposedly being accumulated for the benefit of shareholders.

Specifically, she said the opportunity for the combined company to get around medical loss ratio minimums as a key consumer protection to the benefit of shareholders will be an «important area of regulatory scrutiny.»

There is also the more common business ethics excuse that it was done for profit and the benefit of the shareholders.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

«To invalidate any possible criticism that I would not stand by this thesis in terms of its long term benefit to shareholders, I hereby agree to withhold my shares from the proposed $ 150 billion tender offer,» Icahn said in the letter.

Once extraordinary charges and options dilution are considered, it's not clear that companies actually accumulated much at all for the benefit of shareholders, and they sure didn't pay dividends.

Remember that the key justification for not paying dividends was that the earnings were being retained for stock buybacks and increases in book value for the benefit of shareholders.

That said, we will continue to evaluate opportunities that maximize the risk adjusted returns on our capital for the benefit of our common shareholders.»

Most of the time non-GAAP earnings are blatant misrepresentations of profits for the benefit of corporate insiders at the expense of regular shareholders.

As a result of this transaction, shareholders are expected to benefit from a number of outcomes, including enhanced competitive positioning; low - to mid-single digit accretion in the second full year after the close of the transaction, including the ability to deliver $ 750 million in near - term synergies; and a platform from which to accelerate growth.

Many shareholders see some degree of associated benefit with a clone fund.

The question of whether shareholders benefit from such activism beyond an initial bump in stock price is likely to remain unresolved, given the methodological problems plaguing studies on the subject.

They know that a bad cost - benefit trade - off is not good for shareholders, regardless of what self - appointed «shareholder advocates» might say.

[25] A rational shareholder will expend the effort necessary to make informed decisions only if the expected benefits outweigh the costs of doing so.

Such a test seems desirable so as to ensure that an adopted proposal redounds to the benefit of all shareholders, not just those who share the political and social views of the proponent.