Sentences with phrase «urging stockholders»

TCP had filed a preliminary proxy statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting urging stockholders to support TCP's slate of two director nominees, Kevin C. Tang and Andrew D. Levin, M.D., Ph.D..

Tang Capital Partners has filed a preliminary proxy statement for the Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: VNDA) 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders urging stockholders to support Tang Capital Partners» slate of two director nominees, Kevin C. Tang and Andrew D. Levin, M.D., Ph.D..

BVF is urging stockholders to remove the current members of the AVGN and replace them with BVF's four «new, stockholder - oriented, independent director nominees.»

In order to ensure no further deterioration of Avigen's value, we urge stockholders to vote to remove all incumbent directors and elect the BVF nominees.»

Urges Stockholders to Vote to Remove Current Board and Elect its Slate of Four Stockholder - Oriented Independent Nominees

We urge stockholders to discard any proxy materials you receive from MRV and to vote only the WHITE proxy card.

We urge all stockholders to elect our director nominees on the enclosed WHITE proxy card today.

The Board believes BVF would not be an appropriate steward for all stockholders, and urges stockholders to reject the BVF proposal by voting on the WHITE proxy card AGAINST the removal of your Board.

We urge stockholders to vote the GOLD proxy to remove the current directors and elect BVF's stockholder - oriented nominees.

Not exact matches

«RESOLVED: The stockholders of FedEx Corporation (the «Company») urge the compensation committee of the board of directors to adopt a policy that the Company will not pay the personal taxes owned on restricted stock awards on behalf of named executive officers.

«If it wasn't bad enough that Chris Collins was pushing legislation to benefit a company that he's the largest stockholder of, now we find out that he doubled down on this egregious offense by urging other members of Congress to join his money - making scheme,» said Basil A. Smikle Jr., executive director of the New York State Democratic Committee.

Barnes & Noble stockholders are urged to consult with their tax advisors with respect to the U.S. federal, state and local or foreign tax consequences, as applicable, of the BNED spin - off.

BVF continues to urge the Avigen Board to stop stalling and to promptly call a special meeting of stockholders to enable the true owners of the company, the stockholders, to determine the fate of their investment.

BVF believes that stockholders who are concerned about the continuing destruction of value at Avigen — whether or not they intend to tender their shares — should urge the Board to call a meeting as soon as possible.

BVF URGES AVIGEN BOARD TO CALL SPECIAL MEETING SO STOCKHOLDERS CAN VOTE FOR DIRECTORS COMMITTED TO MAXIMIZING VALUE AND MINIMIZING RISK AND WASTE NEW YORK, February 6, 2009 — BVF Acquisition LLC (the «Purchaser»), an affiliate of Biotechnology Value Fund L.P. («BVF»), announced today that it is gravely concerned that today's announcement by the Board of Directors of Avigen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGN) that it is considering «strategic alternatives» is silent on downside protection for all sSTOCKHOLDERS CAN VOTE FOR DIRECTORS COMMITTED TO MAXIMIZING VALUE AND MINIMIZING RISK AND WASTE NEW YORK, February 6, 2009 — BVF Acquisition LLC (the «Purchaser»), an affiliate of Biotechnology Value Fund L.P. («BVF»), announced today that it is gravely concerned that today's announcement by the Board of Directors of Avigen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGN) that it is considering «strategic alternatives» is silent on downside protection for all stockholdersstockholders.

Should the Board have any question that the plan outlined above is in the best interests of shareholders, and that any attempts to pursue an alternative course of action would be over the objection of your stockholders, then we urge you to call a Special Meeting to allow the shareholders to reinforce our own conclusions and those suggested in correspondence from shareholders representing 65 % of NTI stock.

We urge you to consider very carefully your primary obligations to your stockholders, and the consequences of your failure to honor these obligations.

We urge you to support your Board of Directors at the upcoming Special Meeting of Avigen Stockholders on March 27, 2009 — by rejecting the proposal to remove your Board of Directors that is being presented to stockholders by Biotechnology ValueStockholders on March 27, 2009 — by rejecting the proposal to remove your Board of Directors that is being presented to stockholders by Biotechnology Valuestockholders by Biotechnology Value Fund (BVF).

We again urge you to make a distribution or dividend to your stockholders as soon as possible, preferably announcing your intention to do so prior to the end of the year.

Alternatively, we urge you to craft and implement a share buy - back program, which would also have the effect of raising the share price and allowing stockholders the opportunity to salvage some of the value of their investment, possibly more tax efficiently than via a dividend.

If you do not wish to take any of the actions outlined above because you have doubts about whether doing so is in the best interests of the stockholders, then we urge you to call a Special Meeting of the stockholders and simply ask your stockholders directly.

Unless we hear from you by Friday, December 19, 2008, that you intend either to take the actions urged above or call a Special Meeting of the stockholders as urged above, then we intend to submit and vigorously pursue shareholder proposals for your next annual meeting.

This year's annual stockholders» meeting promises to be a significant one for us all; I urge you to attend.

In Monday's statement, the dissident group urged the board to hold its annual meeting, currently scheduled for Oct. 24, either before or at the same time as any special meeting to consider the JBG transaction, to give stockholders an opportunity to elect directors whom they believe will best represent their interests.