Sentences with phrase «used by shareholders»

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While the tax bill has been promoted by Republicans as a job creator, the reality is that drug companies are more likely to return the money to shareholders, or use it to make acquisitions.

St. Jude's board also plans to express that it wants to use this proposal as an opportunity for shareholders to express their views without being influenced by any recommendation the board might make.

The use of dubious billion - dollar lawsuits to apply pressure on Alfa's partners — filed in remote regions of Russia by obscure private shareholders whose interests somehow overlapped perfectly with Alfa's — became a favorite calling card.

As mentioned above, financial statements are produced by companies for the benefit of shareholders, and are prepared in accordance to sets of accounting rules (i.e. International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, in Canada, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, in the U.S.) These rules differ greatly from those used to calculate corporate income taxes owing.

The friendly deal, which requires approval by US Cobalt shareholders, comes as growing investments and demand in electric vehicles has spurred interest in key metals like cobalt, used in the vehicle's battery packs.

This number is calculated using the share counting rules described in Sections 5 (a) and 5 (b) of the 2014 Plan and includes the number of shares available for new award grants under the 2014 Plan out of the 385 million shares authorized by shareholders upon adoption of the 2014 Plan; the number of shares available for new award grants under the 2003 Employee Stock Plan (the «2003 Plan») on the date that shareholders approved the 2014 Plan; the number of shares subject to outstanding stock options under the 2003 Plan and 2014 Plan as of November 17, 2015; and two times the number of shares subject to outstanding RSUs under the 2003 Plan and 2014 Plan as of November 17, 2015 (all adjusted for the 7 - for - 1 stock split).

For one ranking we used a regression based on total shareholder return (TSR) conducted by HIP Investor.

Adjusted income (loss) from operations is a measure of profitability used by Cigna's management because it presents the underlying results of operations of Cigna's businesses and permits analysis of trends in underlying revenue, expenses and shareholders» net income.

Asked how long it might be before a blockchain - based system could be used by a major corporation for a shareholder meeting, Kotsialou reluctantly estimated five years, but she made no promises.

The models used by the Congressional Budget Office, the Joint Committee on Taxation, the US Treasury Department (unless it has just now been directed to do otherwise), and the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center all assign the vast majority of the burden of the corporate tax to shareholders or investors more generally, not to workers.

We know buybacks tend to destroy shareholder value by using capital to buy an overvalued asset.

Absent such a standard, the shareholder proposal rule becomes nothing less than a species of private eminent domain by which the federal government allows a small minority to appropriate someone else's property — the company is a legal person, after all, and it is the company's proxy statement at issue — for use as a soap - box to disseminate their views.

Proxy resolutions (or shareholder proposals) are generally used as a last resort when investor concerns aren't adequately addressed by management.

There has been proxy voting by shareholders and even political voting, digital identity creation, organized and secure record keeping, real estate uses and other contracts, review gathering, gaming application, app development, medical records use, and more.

In my article, Revitalizing SEC Rule 14a - 8's Ordinary Business Exemption: Preventing Shareholder Micromanagement by Proposal (March 29, 2016), available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2750153, I argued that shareholder use of the proposal rule should be substantially Shareholder Micromanagement by Proposal (March 29, 2016), available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2750153, I argued that shareholder use of the proposal rule should be substantially shareholder use of the proposal rule should be substantially restricted:

The vote - counting methodology used by the Company does not inherently favor proposals submitted by the Board over proposals submitted by shareholders, as the vote - counting standard for approving any proposal other than for the election of directors is identical.

«U.S. multinational corporations can defer paying tax on profits they earn abroad indefinitely by agreeing not to use the earnings for certain purposes, like paying dividends to shareholders, financing domestic acquisitions, guaranteeing loans, or making investments in physical capital in the U.S..

BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry, and the company's previously disclosed review of strategic alternatives.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

If shareholders start demanding that more drillers use their cash to grow returns instead of production, it could be just the thing the industry needs to prevent drilling itself into another hole by causing OPEC to fight back again.

There are many other tactics shareowners use as levers including, investor statements endorsed by a broad group of institutional investors; direct outreach to other shareholders; proxy voting services; and other investment advisors to gain support for specific shareholder proposals; and, outreach to consumers and the press as a way to draw public attention to an issue or a company.

By definition, a company distributes its excess cash flow to its shareholders when management doesn't find any better use of its resources within the company.

By comparison, the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange has already begun hosting shareholders» meetings using blockchain technology.

The book is a series of case studies that describes how a small number of CEOs have used cash generative businesses as platforms to drive massive returns for shareholders by directing excess cash opportunistically between large stock buybacks, special dividends and acquisitions of other businesses.

They emerged as the industry consolidators, using high levels of gearing to pay mind boggling prices for assets (in 2007, APN was the target of a bid by a private equity consortium that was blocked by a shareholder vote at $ 6.20 per share, a decision which cost them a lot.

Developed in spring 2003, the Board Shareholder Confidence Index comprises factors often used by active shareholders to assess Boards of Directors.

comprises factors often used by active shareholders to assess Boards of Directors.

Distribution options may be changed prior to the payable date for that distribution using an Account Options Form and some requests may be made by speaking to a Shareholder Services Representative.

Not to mention that the company's founder, Elon Musk, just used shareholder money to bail out his other company, Solar City, by acquiring it for a 30 % premium.

Shareholders will be required to recognize gain or loss upon a sale of Bitcoins by the Trust (as discussed above), even though some or all of the proceeds of such sale are used by the Trustee to pay Trust expenses.

To manage such risks effectively, we believe companies must assess the risks to shareholder value posed by human rights practices in their operations and supply chain, as well as by the use of their products.

«By combining our agencies and co-ordinating ourselves better with [major shareholder] The Coca - Cola Co around how we use media we are able to get a much better bang for our buck.»

This is an easy to use, step - by - step online process that allows new or existing shareholders to enter their banking details for dividend payments, dividend reinvestment plan (DRP) election, communication preferences and TFN / ABN election.

The shareholders of this Māori owned business all descend from the original four Māori tribes from the top of the South Island and their primary focus is the management and sustainable use of ancestral lands always guided by a set of traditional Māori values which are as relevant today as they were in the past.

It sadly is Sue, we have a divided fan base, an majority shareholder who is (in my opinion) using our clubs assets to secure lending on his other sporting investments, a board who quite frankly see us fans as customers rather than supporters as shown by the chairman's AGMs performance, players who aren't signing new contracts, if you cut Ian Wright and others open you'd see cannons in their blood with some of our players now you'd find image rights and pound signs.

* Tech - savvy farmers using social media * Agribusiness, food safety activists pour money into campaigns * Whistleblowers see new laws aimed at them By P.J. Huffstutter and Lisa Baertlein April 16 (Reuters)- Standing before a crowd of McDonald's Corp shareholders at its headquarters last spring, an unlikely investor prepared for battle.

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This is the solution used for pass through taxation entities, where deferral of taxation is avoided by the pass through mechanism that immediately taxes shareholders whether or not profits are distributed, but it becomes complex when the entity incurs taxes in many states that must be passed on to all of the owners to report proportionately on their individual tax returns.

Other examples he discusses include the toxic solvents and child labour used to make fashionable Nike sportswear in the 1990s, and the 60 - year battle of the impoverished Ogoni people in Nigeria against Royal Dutch Shell, whose shareholders made billions as the Ogoni forests were poisoned by oil.

New York — Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P., and Professor Ronald J. Gilson, who has been nominated by Pershing Square to serve as an independent director of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), expressed disappointment with Target's response to Professor Gilson's letter seeking the use of a universal proxy card, naming both Target's and Pershing Square's nominees, for use in connection with Target's upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

I expect those proposed rules will provide the opportunity for the use of a universal proxy card whereby shareholders can choose — on one proxy card — from among the candidates nominated both by the company and by shareholders.

Originally designed for use by insiders of the issuer, such as major shareholders who own unregistered shares acquired directly from the issuer, but now expanded to allow issuers to use the process.

Dividend Re-Investment Plan (DRIP): A program offered by some corporations (particularly investment companies) in which shareholders may opt to use their dividends to purchase additional shares in the corporation in lieu of receiving cash payments.

Later, once I get going, I would look to set up a mutual fund for smaller accounts, perhaps by buying up the management contract for a failed mutual fund, and using the tax losses to shield initial income for my shareholders.

It would be better if they aligned their interests better with shareholders by having a larger equity stake and using their equity gains as compensation.

Shareholders in S corporations use Schedule E, as Schedule C is used by sole proprietors to report self - employment income.

He also sees opportunities in these sectors for capital allocation that can enhance shareholder returns, either by using excess free cash flow to buy back stock, or acquire competitors and operate the combined company more efficiently.

In financial words, dividend discount model is a valuation method used to find the intrinsic value of a company by discounting the predicted dividends that the company will be giving (to its shareholders in future) to its present value.

The Fund's investments are selected using a strong valuation discipline based on industry specific metrics, to purchase what the Fund manager believes are well - positioned, cash - generating businesses run by shareholder - oriented management teams.

By definition, a company distributes its excess cash flow to its shareholders when management doesn't find any better use of its resources within the company.