The authors note that future issues confronting both programs include whether they will remain open - ended entitlements, the degree to which the programs may be privatized, the scope of their cost -
sharing structures for beneficiaries, and the roles the programs will play in payment and delivery reform.
Not exact matches
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.
But on Wednesday, Zynga said it wanted to simplify its
share structure and establish «parity
for all shareholders.»
«We believe it critical
for a listing exchange to ensure a high - quality displayed quote to reduce the cost of capital and
share price volatility
for its issuers, and in the absence of broader market
structure reform, exchange - paid quoting incentives are a necessary mechanism in a highly fragmented US marketplace to support liquidity
for listed companies,» Cunningham said in a letter to clients emailed to Business Insider.
He emphasizes that family - controlled companies should have policies in place to allow
for the unravelling of preferential
share structures.
Says Wong, «The earlier challenges were sort of partner buy - in and getting our name out there and things like bonus
structures for our sales team,
structuring our revenue
share model and putting together all the default paperwork
for how we would build out our streams of relationships, so to speak.
Stronach cut a deal to transform MID into a pure real estate play with a single
share structure in return
for its remaining gaming assets, worth between US$ 585 million and US$ 730 million.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities
for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital
structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies»
shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Dekkers repeated the decision to collapse the dual - headed
structure was aimed at strategic flexibility, and the Netherlands was a natural choice given the Dutch company accounts
for 55 percent of the group and the Dutch
shares trade with greater liquidity.
This is especially true when an organization (like my firm) has a flat company
structure, offering opportunities
for collaborative learning instead of just having someone with more experience
share knowledge.
Structure your organization so that responsibility
for overseeing consumer interactions is
shared across the whole company.
In Hong Kong, the dual - class
share structure is available only
for individuals.
While the company undertook some reforms —
for one, scrapping its dual - chief - executive
structure in November — the conversations yielded little effect on the company's dwindling
share price.
To further enhance the site, volunteers also built a double shade
structure, a recycling bin, two tree benches, a bike rack, double sided art easels, a «little library»
for residents to give and
share books, plus raised garden beds.
The other distinguished panelists that I spoke alongside of were James Turner, vice chair of the Ontario Securities Commission, who gave an overview of the Ontario Securities Commission regulatory framework; John Wires of Wires Law who gave the legal overview; Jos Schmitt of Aequitas who spoke of
structuring a portal and building an exchange
for private securities and how that may be affected by crowdfunding; and yours truly,
sharing my views as an investor.
Separate SPVs
for each investor work well
for transactions with few investors, while the
Share Class
structure is best when multiple investors participate in a single Mainstream SPV.
And,
for reasons quite specific to the
structure of the Minerals Deposits
share register, endorsement by the target did not seem necessary.
Ironically, there will then be a greater and greater need
for dual class
share structures, even when they are not being used to protect the «idiosyncratic vision» of a company's founders.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Ferrari, in which Exor has large stakes, both have versions of loyalty
structures, under which investors who hold
shares for a certain period and register them receive additional special
shares giving them additional voting rights.
But it also creates a dual class
share structure, which has given rise to a broader debate about legal protections
for outside shareholders and the role that securities regulators should play in Canadian capital markets.
This summit takes advantage of the expertise of its attendees and is
structured like an organized un-conference, with ample opportunity
for participants to
share their knowledge and learn from each other.
Those talks ended, however,
for the same reason Bombardier always has trouble raising private capital — the company's dual class
share structure, which cements control firmly in the hands of descendants of company founder Joseph - Armand Bombardier.
Canadian telecoms company Telus» (TSE: T) plans to end its dual - class
share structure could be a «potential conflict of interest»
for certain executives, according to a Canadian business academic.
Likewise, the NDP called
for a higher minimum wage and a tax
structure that
shares the cost of running a province fairly, both items that are expected to be in today's throne speech too.
We do believe that the material outperformance of the dual - class basket does make a very strong case
for holding these types of companies in a portfolio and in the least should give pause to investors that want to paint with a broad brush and ignore all companies with this
share structure.
The other way to
structure a stock deal is
for the acquirer to issue a fixed value of
shares.
As discussed in our prior post, SGX has sought input from stakeholders on possibly allowing issuers to adopt dual class
share («DCS»)
structures for newly listed issuers.
The units or
shares of the
structure are only accessible to the participating investors or the wealth
structures administered
for them.
For the past year and a half, management considered a more aggressive capital structure, and they recently announced a plan to add leverage to the balance sheet while using the proceeds for a large share repurchase progr
For the past year and a half, management considered a more aggressive capital
structure, and they recently announced a plan to add leverage to the balance sheet while using the proceeds
for a large share repurchase progr
for a large
share repurchase program.
Interviewed by Matthew Scott
for a Corporate Secretary Magazine story on Telus Communications Company and dual
share structures, June 21, 2012.
She suggested taking what has been
shared on this thread, along with information that can't in good conscience be
shared in public,
for private professional review, making use of
structures developed by denominations over many years of dealing with situations like these.
On the other hand, «universal» can be used as a synonym
for «common property,» and is intended to signify some form or
structure shared in common by a multiplicity of entities.
The Leninist Theory, in which the blame
for war is put upon a
structure, a system, or a «Machine,» rejects the corollary
shared by pacifisms 1 and 2 that insists upon the cultivation of personal peacefulness.
Hence, they are dealt with only to that degree which is necessary
for the understanding of the rise of normal Christian existence; and in the explicit treatment of
structures of existence at the end of the chapter, only that
structure of existence in which Christians generally have
shared is considered.
One problem with this passage is that although Cobb clearly asserts that persons who respond to Jesus are able to
share in the «final and unsurpassable
structure of existence» which he opens up
for them, nowhere does he expand upon what might constitute the criteria
for a response sufficiently satisfactory to assure participation
for these persons within the
structure of existence introduced by Jesus.
And if one is looking
for the sort of moral basis possessed by a polity whose citizens are united by a
shared vision of God and the good, one will indeed conclude that our political
structure has no moral basis.
In the four chapters of 1 Kings that are in the main the creation of the Elijah narrator, we meet a highly gifted verbalist, who is given to the use of unique words, forms, and
structures; who is relatively sophisticated; who, as compared with the Elisha narrators,
for example, appears to be notably disinterested in miracle
for the sake of miracle; and who
shares with Elijah himself a kind of precognition of the substance of classical prophetism.
A Saturday retreat with two to four weekly follow - up sessions can be effective with twelve, twenty - four, or even forty - eight couples if the co-leaders provide meaningful
structures for the whole group and
for the small groups and couple
sharing.
Once we begin to think of our faith in terms of largeness instead of largess or in terms of measurable success or significant achievements or community stature or statistically significant gains or business models or congregational models or appropriate budget processes or cash flow direction or generally accepted accounting practices or independent audits or administrative requirements or managerial transparency or proper leadership roles and boundaries or membership trends or effective organizational
structures or a current and accurate vision statement — at that point, we have become the money changers — we have lost our faith and deserve to be driven away
for we are neither living nor
sharing the Good News.
Such nurture in home and church, based on the love and acceptance of the student as he is, providing a basic
structure for his life, insuring that he will be free to grow, assisting him in establishing his own authenticity, and offering him a life which
shares the mystery of worship, will enable him to look on his world as God's world.
We came in, are offering manufacturing support and helping implement internal
structures for this high - growth brand that is gaining market
share by the day,» Facchina says.
«Our analysis suggests that there are a number of differences between the two markets and Australia's more favourable
structure should allow both Coles and Woolworths to gain market
share for another 5 to 10 years,» Deutsche Bank analyst Michael Simotas said.
Couple that foundation with Towne Park's support
structure and available resources and we will double our collective market
share in less than three years, while providing growth and career opportunities
for all Towne Park associates.
The raising was
structured as a 1 -
for - 4.46 entitlement offer at $ NZ4.80 a
share — or their Australian dollar equivalent — which was a 20 per cent discount to the theoretical ex-rights price.
«In addition to enhancing our capital
structure through access to mainstream capital markets, a Trading Among Farmers type platform, similar to that recently implemented by Fonterra, will also provide a clear and observable market value
for Murray Goulburn dairy farmer - held
shares,» Mr Helou said.
F1 cars already
share some standard parts - the ECU
for instance, and parts of the crash
structure - but Chase Carey reckons more could be introduced in the future.
To lose Usmanov would be devastating
for the future of Arsenal's financial
structure, especially if those
shares are bought out by Kroenke.
«What our analysis shows is that compared to other countries, the UK has failed to create the
structures to support families to achieve the greater
sharing that they want, and that is so important
for our children's futures.
«These six principles»,
shares the author, «along with the biblical view of marriage, provide the basic
structure a couple needs
for good sexual relationships in marriage» (Smith, 1994, p 49).
Because this is the first time we have run a course
for men only, we will be treating it as a pilot, and asking those who attend to provide us with feedback on the course
structure and content,
sharing with us any changes it would be helpful to make.