Sentences with phrase «stocks than the majority»

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In an SEC filing, Facebook has said Zuckerberg will begin by gifting no more than $ 1 billion in stock annually for the next three years, and that he «intends to retain his majority voting position in our stock for the foreseeable future.»

Following completion of this offering, the Principal Stockholders will control more than 50 % of the combined voting power of our common stock, so under current listing standards, we would qualify as a «controlled company» and accordingly, will be exempt from requirements to have a majority of independent directors, a fully independent nominating and corporate governance committee and a fully independent compensation committee.

Also, if a majority of the Board is comprised of persons other than (i) persons for whose election proxies were solicited by the Board; or (ii) persons who were appointed by the Board to fill vacancies caused by death or resignation or to fill newly - created directorships («Board Change»), unless the Committee or Board determines otherwise prior to such Board Change, then participants immediately prior to the Board Change who cease to be employees or non-employee directors within six months after such Board Change for any reason other than death or permanent disability generally have their (i) options and stock appreciation rights become immediately exercisable and to the extent not canceled or cashed out, generally have at least six months to exercise such awards; (ii) restrictions with respect to restricted stock and RSRs lapse and generally shares are delivered; and (iii) performance shares and performance units pay out pro rata based on performance through the end of the last calendar quarter before the time the participant ceased to be an employee.

Because of the ten - to - one voting ratio between our Class B and Class A common stock, the holders of our Class B common stock collectively will hold more than a majority of the combined voting power of our common stock upon the completion of our initial public offering, and therefore such holders will be able to control all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval.

Access to the Proxy: Companies should provide access to management proxy materials for a long - term investor or group of long - term investors owning in aggregate at least three percent of a company's voting stock, to nominate less than a majority of the directors.

From record - breaking stock market returns to falling unemployment, the U.S. has no shortage of positive economic indicators, and the majority of investors say they feel confident about achieving both their short - and long - term goals, according to the latest «Morgan Stanley Investor Pulse Poll,» which surveyed more than 1,200 investors age 25 to 75 with over $ 100,000 in assets.

Under the 2017 Plan, a change in control is defined to include (1) the acquisition by any person or company of more than 50 % of the combined voting power of our then outstanding stock, (2) a merger, consolidation, or similar transaction in which our stockholders immediately before the transaction do not own, directly or indirectly, more than 50 % of the combined voting power of the surviving entity (or the parent of the surviving entity), (3) a sale, lease, exclusive license, or other disposition of all or substantially all of our assets other than to an entity more than 50 % of the combined voting power of which is owned by our stockholders, and (4) an unapproved change in the majority of the board of directors.

Conversion of preferred stock occurs automatically and immediately upon the earlier to occur of the closing of a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement filed covering the offer and sale of common stock in which (i) the aggregate public offering price equals or exceeds $ 25 million, (ii) with respect to the Series F convertible preferred stock only, the public offer price per share of which is not less than one times the original issue price of the Series F convertible preferred stock, (iii) with respect to the Series E convertible preferred stock only, the public offer price per share of which is not less than one times the original issue price of the Series E convertible preferred stock and (iv) with respect to the Series D convertible preferred stock only, the initial public offering price per share of which is not less than two times the original price of preferred stock, or the date specified by holders of at least 60 % of the then outstanding Series B convertible preferred stock, Series C convertible preferred stock, Series D convertible preferred stock, Series E convertible preferred stock, Series F convertible preferred stock and Series G convertible preferred stock, provided however, that in the event that the holders of at least 65 % of the then outstanding shares of holders Series G convertible preferred stock, at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series F convertible preferred stock or at least of 65 % of the then outstanding share of Series E convertible preferred stock do not consent or agree to the conversion, conversion shall not be effective to any shares of the relevant series of Series G convertible preferred stock, Series F convertible preferred stock or Series E convertible preferred stock for which the approval threshold was not achieved.

It's true the some VCs have started writing so many checks that they resemble stock pickers but the majority of us still have less than 10 board seats at any time and tend to go pretty deep so the result is that we care deeply about where we commit our time.

When it comes to investing, few topics are more confusing to the majority of investors and the general populace than the difference between stocks and bonds.

US large - cap stocks returned more than 9 percent in the first half of 2017, the most since 2013, and although prices are close to all - time highs, analysts are of the opinion that valuations are not very expensive for a majority of these stocks, as stronger earnings upped the price - to - earnings ratio, which has generally remained above average for quite a few years.

Nevertheless, the evidence from more than fifty years of research is conclusive: for a large majority of fund managers, the selection of stocks is more like rolling dice than like playing poker.

Need bigger balls than Usmanov has, to overtake (to buy his majority stocks) Arsenal from him.

«Certainly, the Task Force's recommendations are a better Holiday present than the lump of coal that was shoved in the stockings of students and educators this past spring when the Governor and the Majority doubled down on Common Core testing and the overemphasis on standardized testing for teacher evaluations.»

«Our findings indicate that stores that carry a limited variety of food may be more receptive to stocking healthier food than previously thought, particularly within neighborhoods with a majority of black residents.

However, rather than getting us to invest in these stock characters, the vast majority of the opening hour is ineffectual, with the film continuously hampered by a poor script that does little to add layers to its cast of players.

While Kurio has stocked the tablet with more than 60 kid - appropriate apps — programs the company claims to total more than $ 300 in value — the vast majority of these titles are available for free on the Google Play Store.

Here is the one asset class that may even move in a different direction than the majority of other assets (e.g., domestic bonds, domestic stocks, international stocks or high - flying commodities, etc.).

But the reason to own individual stocks is because you believe they will perform better than the majority of their peers.

The vast majority of popular stocks continue to be valued as popular stocks rather than as real businesses.

You are likely to do better than the vast majority of investors with a Total US Stock fund, a Total International Stock fund, and one or two low - cost, high quality bond funds.

I don't have the statistics, but I'm willing to bet that the majority of Singaporeans hold stocks for less than a year.

It is questionable whether the vast majority of individual investors should own directly any common stocks or individual bonds rather than investment funds.

These stocks increase in value multiple times, more than compensating for the poor returns from the majority.

If the high correlation between US markets and international markets persists, it may be best to consider the majority of international stocks as amplifiers to US market returns, rather than modifiers.

A majority of less than 70 seats could see the British pound falling and the UK's benchmark stock - index — FTSE100 — rising in value.

The stock today: The outlook for J&J is brighter these days than it was when Buffett abandoned ship, though the majority of analysts who follow the company are content to stand pat for now.

Very less risky than a growth stock for sure and even though I am invested in a couple of growth stocks, dividend producing securities take up the majority.

Other than our Retirement portfolio (part of our 401k), the majority of our savings goes into the Empire portfolio — a stock portfolio that we have created for our descendants.

ii.The vast majority of equity financing takes place via having the company retain earnings, rather than having the company market new issues of common stock.

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).

This is a particularly critical question given that hybrid cars already cost a good deal more than traditional ones and the majority of that added cost is in the stock battery (a replacement battery for the Prius costs about $ 6000).

«The significant rise in home values and the stock market at record highs are why a majority of homeowners, as well as those with incomes above $ 100,000, are more optimistic about the economy than renters and those with lower incomes,» Yun says.