Sentences with phrase «significant shareholders in the company»

Brokerage eXp Realty International Corp. announced that it is allowing its agents and brokers to become significant shareholders in the company.

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Automotive Holdings Group's founding shareholders have sold a significant stake in the company to Brisbane - headquartered dealership group AP Eagers.

In response to a shareholder question about what could be done to speed up the glacial pace of adoption of electric car production by other car companies, Musk said he was «playing with doing something fairly significant on this front which would be kind of controversial with respect to Tesla's patents.»

Many investors complained about Apple's board keeping shareholders in the dark about something that could have a significant impact on the company's prospects.

Under the new system, statements which UK companies file when they are set up and on each anniversary of that date showing changes in shareholders or directors are supposed to include details of «Persons with significant control (PSC).»

Altria said in a statement that «a combination of these two companies would create significant value for all SABMiller shareholders,» and that «Altria supports a proposal of 42.15 pounds... and, subject to finalization of terms, would be prepared to elect the partial share alternative.»

At inbound marketing product firm HubSpot, for example, the company designated every employee an «insider» — a privilege usually reserved for directors, officers, and significant shareholders — in order to give them all access to the publicly traded company's detailed financial information.

Another significant past drawback of the R&D credit was that companies» ability to use it was limited if they — or their shareholders, in the case of pass - through entities like S corporations, limited liability companies, and limited liability partnerships — either didn't owe federal income tax or were subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT).

A board of directors, acting as steward with fiduciary duties to a company's shareholders, generally has significant duties of loyalty and care in overseeing management and the strategic direction of the company.

A board acting in this capacity and with the knowledge of the company's business and the implications for a particular proposal on that company's business is well situated to analyze, determine and explain whether a particular issue is sufficiently significant because the matter transcends ordinary business and would be appropriate for a shareholder vote.

The move likely appeased Whole Foods» shareholders, who had been laying siege to the company's executives for relatively poor performance, but moreover it served as a harbinger of significant disruption in the grocery market.

It should be noted that significant shareholders (which under the AIM Rules are any persons with holdings of 3 % or more of Caledonia's securities) are required to notify their holdings in the Company as is similarly required under the United Kingdom's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

«I want to thank everyone who worked so hard over the last two years creating great journalism, strengthening the company's financial position and delivering significant value for shareholders,» Ferro, 51, said in a news release Monday.

The committee's detailed disclosure regarding its decision, which included pointing to the company's significant outperformance of the FTSE 100 and S&P 500, did not placate shareholders» clear unease surrounding any discretionary uplifts in pay, which remains a red button issue for UK and international shareholders alike.

I understand market cap in ownership sizing are the likely factors but does it still to invest for the shareholders» benefit in a company, like, Seritage that might have a significant upside and where are you putting your personal to work?

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.

As such, at its 2016 meeting, shareholders will have to decide whether shareholders with a less significant stake in the company should have the ability to propose significant changes to Chesapeake Lodging Trust's bylaws.

If Dominion is acquired, let's say, by another major utility company in the future, the shareholders will see a significant jump in price.

When investors ignore these often - significant minority interests, like in the case of KMI, they are not getting the full picture of a company's cash available to be returned to shareholders.

Of the various public companies in existence, a significant subset of them pay regular cash dividends to shareholders.

Because the SEC's rules for resubmission of a failed proposal by a shareholder in the next year's proxy statement require that the proposal have received up to 10 % of the vote (depending on how many years it has been submitted), the significant voting impact of an ISS recommendation can empower a proponent to resubmit a proposal year after year, imposing costs on the company and creating waste and negative publicity to the detriment of the company and its shareholders.

In close to one - third of all large Canadian companies, at least one board member is a significant shareholder or a representative of that shareholder.

A study of the four main statements — the balance sheet, income or earnings statement, the cash flow and statement of shareholder's equity — reveals significant trends to figure out if a company is worth investing in.

He launched the European Smaller Companies Fund (formerly Family Enterprise) in 2007 and is a significant shareholder of the firm.

September 15, 2014 Wintergreen Advisers today renewed its call for The Coca - Cola Company (NYSE: KO) to withdraw its 2014 Equity Plan in light of new disclosures about significant shareholder opposition to the plan.

Despite management and a complicit board that has succeeded in destroying significant shareholder value over the past 5 years, the court saw fit to entrust custody of the Titanic treasure to the company.

It's only when Board members have significant ownership in the company (and this is VERY unusual) that they actually look out for the shareholders (themselves, obviously).

I, for one, wonder if this operation would have been undertaken if current management had a significant ownership interest in their company and they were forced to treat all shareholders equally.

In addition to the regular quarterly / monthly income payments, MIC's are required to pay out the majority of their remaining taxable income to shareholders each year so you usually receive an additional «bonus» payment in the first quarter which can be significant depending on the company's prior year performancIn addition to the regular quarterly / monthly income payments, MIC's are required to pay out the majority of their remaining taxable income to shareholders each year so you usually receive an additional «bonus» payment in the first quarter which can be significant depending on the company's prior year performancin the first quarter which can be significant depending on the company's prior year performance.

If Dominion is acquired, let's say, by another major utility company in the future, the shareholders will see a significant jump in price.

i) Other Activist Investors: Any other fund (or family office, or investor) who might be interested in building a significant stake in the company, and becoming more actively involved (publicly, or privately) in unlocking Argo's intrinsic value for shareholders.

Since my Aug write - up, NTR announced it was exploring a sale of its US wind farms, and then appointed Marathon Capital (in Nov) to formally launch a sale process — assuming a satisfactory sale & unlocking of value, the company also intends to provide further significant liquidity to shareholders.

As significant shareholders, our objective is to see the full value of our shares and the shares of all other owners of this Company be recognized in the marketplace.

I'm still holding as I believe there is significant value in the company, though I continue to worry about the misalignment between shareholder and management interests.

This is where the theory and reality diverge: The majority of companies that don't pay out a significant portion of cash flows in dividends (or stock buybacks, though I place more value on dividends, as stock buybacks could be postponed) more often than not end up destroying shareholder wealth in empire - building acquisitions or marginal capital investments (if they had better investments to begin with they would spend cash right away).

Each company in the S&P 500 Index has its own embedded compensation expenses, and Wintergreen Advisers» research strongly suggests that S&P 500 index funds, whose significant ownership weighting is often enough to influence the result of the shareholder vote, enable significant hidden costs that investors unknowingly pay.

Of the various public companies in existence, a significant subset of them pay regular cash dividends to shareholders.

Significant progress in reducing emissions and limiting climate change could be achieved if companies 1) unequivocally communicate to the public, shareholders, and policymakers the climate risks resulting from continued use of their products, and therefore the need for restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the 2 °C global temperature target; 2) firmly reject contrary claims by industry trade associations and lobbying groups; and, 3) accelerate their transition to the production of low - carbon energy.

Alexandra has significant experience attacking and defending hostile bids on behalf of acquirers or targets and has also provided assistance to companies in respect of proxy battles and contested shareholder meetings.

There are a number of practical advantages for such shareholders to bringing an unfair prejudice petition instead of a derivative claim (for example, the broad grounds for relief, the flexible nature of the relief that may be sought, and the fact that there are fewer procedural hurdles to overcome), and there may be significant disadvantages in bringing a derivative claim (the initial procedural phases can be costly, and relief must be sought on behalf of the company).

Significant matters / transactions include: Advised Xstrata South Africa (Proprietary) Limited on its offer to purchase Lonmin plc's entire issued share capital, # 5 billion Advised Telkom SA Limited on its unbundling of a 35 % stake in Vodacom Group (Proprietary) Limited, R35 billion Advised Edgars Consolidated Stores Limited on its acquisition by Bain Capital, R25, 5 billion Advised The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) on the introduction of BEE equity participation in Sasol Limited and their arranging financing therefore, R25, 4 billion Advised FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) and Nedbank Limited (acting through its Nedbank Capital division) as lenders to Richards Bay Titanium (Proprietary) Limited and Richards Bay Mining (Proprietary) Limited, R19 billion Advised Citibank N.A. on a bridge loan granted to Turquoise Moon Trading 427 (Proprietary) Limited by Citibank N.A. and JP Morgan Chase, R10 billion Advised British American Tobacco plc on its secondary listing on the JSE, R550 billion Advised Pioneer Foods Limited on its listing on the JSE Securities Exchange, R6 billion Advised the South African National Roads Agency Limited in respect of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project involving the construction and upgrade of the Gauteng freeway and the procurement of an open road tolling system, R44 billion Advised Absa Bank Limited (acting though its Absa Capital division), FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) and Vunani Capital (as co-lead arrangers) and the South Africa National Roads Agency Limited (as issuer) on the establishment of its South African Guaranteed Domestic Medium Term Note Programme and the subsequent issue of notes thereunder, R32 billion Advised Shoprite Checkers (Proprietary) Limited on the proposed Brait Private Equity private equity buy - out (this did not proceed), R12 billion Advised Reclamation Holdings (Proprietary) Limited and various shareholders on the acquisition by Capitalworks Private Equity SP GP (Proprietary) Limited and Old Mutual Life Assurance Company South Africa Limited of a 20 % equity stake in Reclamation Holdings (Proprietary) Limited from various shareholders, R511 million Clients include: Multinationals, listed companies, financial institutions, entrepreneurs and Government

Furthermore, in addition to the governance measures applicable to shareholding companies to enhance the protection of the interests of the shareholders, CCL provides provisions to apply certain corporate governance in all types of companies; this requires significant changes in the duties and liabilities of the managers and partners, such as: the provision to avoid any conflict of interests for the managers; the liability of the company for the actions of its employees; each company shall have an authorised auditor; each company must have annual accounts with commitment to prepare annual financial accounts, including the balance sheet and profits and loss accounts, applying international accounting principles and standards.

Two recent court decisions illustrate key practice points for in - house counsel of companies contemplating significant transactions that will give use to shareholder dissent rights.

Canadian corporate legislation permits registered shareholders to dissent from significant corporate transactions (such as changing articles in some ways, disposing of substantially all the company's undertaking, amalgamating and changing jurisdiction), and to require their company to purchase their shares for their «payout value» — fair market value.

Where a significant shareholder is, as a result of being such a shareholder, appointed to a management role within the company and then engages in a course of conduct in that role involving improper assertion of rights of control over the practical management of the affairs of the company, that conduct is capable of being conduct of the affairs of the company in an unfairly prejudicial manner for the purposes of s 994 of the Companies Act 2006.

Private shareholders of businesses often find buy - sell agreements an attractive option because they have a significant financial interest in the company, and surviving family members would be able to conduct a fairly stress - free sale of the business, should that be a possible action.

Snap in January laid off around two dozen employees, and rounds of layoffs like these can happen when a company is trying to set itself up for a new direction — now that it has a responsibility to public shareholders that may require some significant moves to outmaneuver competitors like Instagram.

Hadjiev added that Hoffman's network in real estate and finance would ensure the company receives the necessary edge needed to build significant and workable shareholder value.

Ideal Companies: My ideal company would be one that is young and rapidly growing where I can participate in establishing the culture, creating the finance and administrative infrastructure and setting the course to take the company to greater heights adding significant value to shareholders and stakeholders alike.

I would like to serve as the Chief Financial Officer for a young and rapidly growing where I can participate in establishing the culture, creating the finance and administrative infrastructure and setting the course to take the company to greater heights adding significant value to shareholders and stakeholders alike.