Sentences with phrase «shareholders in»

Back in December, shareholders in Aecon Group Inc. voted to approve a $ 1.5 - billion takeover of the Canadian construction company by a Chinese state - owned CCCC International Holding Ltd..

These stats show that shareholders in other geographies are overestimating their expected returns (probably by underestimating their risk) when they think about holding on for a late - stage acquisition or IPO.

It is printed at the top of my commentary to shareholders in each quarterly report:

The ATO had been expected to focus on interest deductions claimed by the Australian subsidiaries of Exxon and rival oil giant Shell, both of which are shareholders in Gorgon, after the operator of the giant gas project, Chevron, lost a $ 340 million tax fight in the Federal Court last year.

Companies forced to disgorge money to shareholders in recent years include Apple, Safeway, Dow Chemical, Yahoo, McGraw - Hill, and State Street bank.

The main shareholders in the company are Yishai Mor and Yosef Shevah, who own 23 % through Vestar.

Canadian shareholders and markets stand to gain from this enhanced accountability, similar to the documented benefits for shareholders in other jurisdictions when they have effectively implemented majority voting.

We have enjoyed playing our part as major shareholders in creating such a strong business and are excited that Castle Trust is now ready to take the next step and apply for a banking licence, enabling the business to continue to scale its offering for customers.»

Shareholders in Canada can only vote «for» a director or have their votes withheld, which means they are not counted.

Rio, which delivered almost $ 10 - billion of cash returns to shareholders in 2017, could improve on that as cash builds.

An examination of the compensation strategies of Devon Energy during the years 2005 through 2011 suggests that non-formulaic and non-performance-based incentive structures may fail to protect shareholders in the face of a commodity glut.

The maker of «Mickey's Christmas Carol» wants to buy out shareholders in its Paris theme park at a premium.

Dividends are portions of the profit of company that are given to the shareholders in return for their provision of money for the companies operating expenses.

Now the freed up capital should be returned to shareholders in a tax - effective manner.»

The closest to this type of holding in our portfolio is Pepsi (PEP), which over the last three years has returned more than 90 % of its net income to shareholders in the form of dividends and share buybacks.

Also receiving a special dividend from Verizon, $ 1 billion of which will go to paying down Vodafone debt, $ 3.5 Billion will go to pay a special dividend to Vodafone shareholders in January or February of 2012

GE, in a move to become a pure play industrial company, is exiting the financial services business by selling the bulk of the assets contained in its GE Capital unit and returning most of the proceeds from that disposition to shareholders in the form of a $ 50 billion share buyback.

The young Macron and the veteran Renault head man have already butted heads regarding the «Loi Florange», a piece of legislation which granted long - term shareholders in French companies double voting rights, unless a contrary clause was adopted in a company's articles of association.

He recently published his annual letter to shareholders in which he has duly commended Amazon employees for the success through all these years and extended advice to strive harder.

However, we noted that these potential benefits came with significant potential drawbacks and risks, not just to shareholders in SGX - listed companies but also in the wider Singapore economy.

Rabee Securities, a Baghdad - based brokerage, helped Qatar Telecom buy $ 1.3 billion worth of stock in its Kurdistan mobile - phone company, Asiacell Telecommunications, from existing shareholders in a listing on the Iraq Stock Exchange in February 2013.

Highly - concentrated ownership has historically served to insulate major shareholders in Italian companies from minority actions, but the growing participation of foreign institutional investors is challenging the old structure.

The strong culture of engagement between issuers and shareholders in Europe proved to be a defining theme of the 2016 proxy season.

The York University professor write that a board of directors can not disregard the interests of one class of shareholders in favour of another.

Ct. 2015), Mr. Bruckner and the Corporate Governance team caused the North State Bancorp merger agreement to be amended to provide a «majority of the minority» provision for common shareholders in connection with the shareholder vote on the merger.

Si2 provides overview reports on the main environmental, social and governance issues raised by activist shareholders in their proposals to companies, as well as impartial breakout reports on the proposals awaiting votes at companies.

J&J generated $ 17.6 billion in FCF in 2017, out of which it distributed $ 8.9 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends.

FY14 Financial Highlights / Achievements Starbucks has reported record revenues of $ 16.4 billion (11 percent growth) and record non-GAAP earnings per share of $ 2.661 (21 percent growth on a non-GAAP basis1) in fiscal 2014; $ 3.1 billion in non-GAAP operating income2 (25 percent growth on a non-GAAP basis2) in fiscal 2014; and $ 1.6 billion returned to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases.

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in March, Starbucks pledged to hire at least 10,000 young people between the ages of 16 - 24 who are not in school or employed.

The company maintains a fairly high payout ratio as it returns much of its cash flows to shareholders in the form of dividends.

Currently, BXMT's dividend produces an approximate 8.1 % pretax yield in the current share price and at that level, its tax deduction will provide most individual shareholders in the top bracket in the pretax equivalent of another 90 bps of yield.

These high payout companies differentiate themselves from their growth - oriented peers by electing to return earnings to shareholders in the form of quarterly income.

P&G aims to shell out $ 7.5 billion on dividends in fiscal 2018, and plans to return nearly $ 70 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases between fiscal years 2016 and 2019.

This strategy may not be typical, but it is succeeding, and this could continue to mean big things for both it and its shareholders in the years to come.

Shareholders in those companies receive raises in excess of inflation by 4 - 8 % each year.

Activist investors had success in prompting GM to return money to shareholders in the form of $ 5 billion in share buybacks.

Flowserve rewarded Equity and Income Fund shareholders in the past, and we believe the time has come again to invest with this company's strong management team.

There are more than a dozen shareholders in all.

The supervisory board's decision came after several large shareholders in the bank signalled they were losing patience with Cryan.

Furthermore, energy companies are returning capital to shareholders in the form of dividends and stock buybacks which makes this an area worth exploring.

Shareholders in the conglomerate hope that Johnson & Johnson's first - quarter report on April 17 will quell concerns about its future performance.

That means when they pay out a dividend they have their shareholders in mind and want the best for them and not just for the company.

BWW, its directors and executive officers are, and certain employees may be, deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders in connection with the proposed Merger.

A proposal that was substantially identical to the current shareholder proposal was put forth by two other shareholders in two of the last three years.

However, if it is executed as a split - merge, P&G would establish a separate entity to hold these beauty brands which would be transferred to electing P&G shareholders in a tax efficient transaction.

On a call with shareholders in February 2015, Lyndon delayed the timeline: The factory, he indicated, would now be built and ready for equipment by early 2016 (while that one - gigawatt production target wouldn't be reached until the first quarter of 2017).

If they pay it out to shareholders in the form of dividends, the shareholders pay the capital - gains tax on that money.

Do not become one of the biggest shareholders in a private equity deal unless you really, really believe in it.

Notably, the new law carves out a brand - new tax deduction for owners of pass - through entities, including partners in partnerships, shareholders in S corporations, members of limited liability companies (LLCs) and sole proprietors.

The new law carves out a brand - new tax deduction for owners of pass - through entities, including partners in partnerships, shareholders in S corporations, members of limited liability companies (LLCs) and sole proprietors.