In addition to the election of directors (Item 1), the NYSE does not consider any of the stockholder proposals (Items 5 through 8) as routine matters, so your broker may not
vote on these matters in its discretion.
As a result, brokers who do not receive instructions from you as to how to vote on that matter generally may
vote on that matter in their discretion.
Banks, brokers, and other nominees who do not receive instructions from you regarding the ratification of the appointment of independent accountants may generally
vote on that matter in their discretion.
The NYSE does not consider the election of directors (Item 1), the advisory resolution to approve the named executives» compensation (Item 2) or any of the stockholder proposals (Items 4 through 7) to be routine matters, so your broker may not
vote on these matters in its discretion.
In a change to the usual format you can now
vote on this matter in the poll to the right of screen.
The Commons will
vote on the matter in backbench business time amid growing pressure about current arrangements.
If such a conflict does arise, Board members shall declare that a conflict exists before the Board and refrain from
voting on any matters in which the Board member has a conflict.
According to the National Council of Nonprofits, an organization's «conflict of interest policy should (a) require those with a conflict (or who think they may have a conflict) to disclose the conflict / potential conflict, and (b) prohibit interested board members from
voting on any matter in which there is a conflict.»
The MCIA prohibits a member of municipal council from taking part in discussions or
voting on any matter in which he or she has any pecuniary interest.
At a meeting of Toronto City Council on February 7, 2012, the respondent spoke to and
voted on a matter in which he allegedly had a pecuniary interest.
Justice Charles Hackland found Ford had contravened the act by
voting on a matter in which he had a pecuniary interest; the strict provisions of the legislation meant his seat would have to be declared vacant.
They are prohibited from proposing, discussing or
voting on any matter in which they may have a pecuniary interest.
Not exact matches
Pai is also expected to call for an initial
vote in December to rescind rules prohibiting one company from owning stations that serve more than 39 percent of U.S. television households, Reuters reported
on Wednesday, citing two people briefed
on the
matter.
The problem lay solely
in his having
voted on this
matter, a
matter in which he had a personal stake.
He was merely accused of participating
in a city council
vote on a relatively small financial
matter.
Please note that since brokers may not
vote your shares
on «non-routine»
matters, including the election of directors (Proposal Number 1), the proposal to amend Alphabet's 2012 Stock Plan (Proposal Number 3), and each of the stockholder proposals (Proposals Number 4 through Number 10),
in the absence of your specific instructions, we encourage you to provide instructions to your broker regarding the
voting of your shares.
Please note that since brokers may not
vote your shares
on «non-routine»
matters, including the election of directors (Proposal Number 1), the proposal to amend Google's 2012 Stock Plan (Proposal Number 3), and each of the stockholder proposals (Proposals Number 4 through Number 8),
in the absence of your specific instructions, we encourage you to provide instructions to your broker regarding the
voting of your shares.
then the persons named as proxy holders, Luca Maestri and Bruce Sewell, will
vote your shares
in the manner recommended by the Board
on all
matters presented
in this Proxy Statement and as the proxy holders may determine
in their discretion with respect to any other
matters properly presented for a
vote at the Annual Meeting.
We note that,
in accordance with Rule 14 (a)-6 (a), Apple was not required to file preliminary proxy materials with the Commission because the
matters to be acted
on at the meeting are limited to (1) the election of directors, (2) the ratification of accountants, (3) a
vote on an advisory resolution to approve executive compensation, (4) the approval of the Plan described above, which is a «plan» as defined
in paragraph (a)(6)(ii) of Item 402 of Regulation S - K, and (5) shareholder proposals pursuant to Rule 14a - 8.
If you are a beneficial owner of shares held
in street name and do not provide the organization that holds your shares with specific
voting instructions then, under applicable rules, the organization that holds your shares may generally
vote your shares
in their discretion
on «routine»
matters but can not
vote on «non-routine»
matters.
A broker or other nominee can not
vote without instructions
on non-routine
matters, and therefore broker non-votes may exist
in connection with Proposal No. 1 and Proposals No. 3 through No. 8.
Your broker, therefore, may
vote your shares
in its discretion
on these routine
matters if you do not instruct your broker how to
vote on these
matters.
If any other
matters are properly presented for consideration at the 2018 Annual Meeting, including, among other things, consideration of a motion to adjourn the 2018 Annual Meeting to another time or place, the persons named as proxy holders, Elon Musk, Deepak Ahuja and Todd Maron, or any of them, will have discretion to
vote the proxies held by them
on those
matters in accordance with their best judgment.
If you are a beneficial owner holding your shares
in street name and you do not give
voting instructions to your broker, bank or other intermediary, that organization will leave your shares unvoted
on this
matter.
If you are a shareholder of record and you indicate that you wish to
vote as recommended by our Board or if you sign, date and return a proxy card but do not give specific
voting instructions, then the proxy holders will
vote your shares
in the manner recommended by our Board
on all
matters presented
in this Proxy Statement, and the proxy holders may determine
in their discretion regarding any other
matters properly presented for a
vote at our Annual Meeting.
Management Incentive Plan, as amended; and (iv) each of the shareholder proposals described
in this proxy statement are not
matters on which a broker may
vote without your instructions.
If your Shares are held of record by a bank, broker, or other nominee, we urge you to give instructions to your bank, broker, or other nominee as to how you wish your Shares to be
voted so you may participate
in the shareholder
voting on these important
matters.
Under the NYSE rules for member organizations: (i) the election of directors; (ii) the non-binding advisory
vote to approve the compensation of the company's NEOs; (iii) the approval of the Stock Incentive Plan of 2015; and (iv) each of the shareholder proposals described
in this proxy statement are not
matters on which a broker may
vote without your instructions.
We urge all shareholders to express their choices
on each
voting matter described
on the proxy card or the
voting instruction form (which you will receive from your broker, bank, or other nominee, if your Shares are held
in «street name»).
As a result, brokers who do not receive instructions from you as to how to
vote on that
matter generally may
vote your Shares
on that
matter in their discretion.
Having previously worked across the corporate governance, equities research, private equity and strategy consulting sectors, Michael now advises ASX boards and senior managers
on governance - related
matters and
in the execution of corporate actions and
vote - related company meetings, including shareholder activism campaigns and proxy battles both
in Australia and abroad.
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.
If you own common stock
in street name and do not either provide
voting instructions or
vote at the Annual Meeting, the institution that holds your shares may nevertheless
vote your shares
on your behalf with respect to the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, but can not
vote your shares
on any other
matters being considered at the meeting.
In the absence of timely directions, your broker will have discretion to
vote your shares
on our sole «routine»
matter: the proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm.
A broker or other nominee can not
vote without instructions
on non-routine
matters, and therefore broker non-votes may exist
in connection with Proposals No. 1 through No. 3, Proposals No. 6 through No. 11, and the Floor Proposal.
As a result of changes adopted by the NYSE to its broker
voting rules, including changes mandated by the Dodd - Frank Act
in connection with stockholder
votes on executive compensation
matters, the NYSE does not consider the election of directors (Item 1), the advisory resolution regarding named executives» compensation (Item 2), and the advisory proposal
on the frequency of future advisory
votes regarding named executives» compensation (Item 3) to be routine.
Your broker, therefore, may
vote your shares
in its discretion
on this routine
matter if you do not instruct your broker how to
vote.
That such a gun - friendly state adopted any firearm restrictions represents a sea change, even more so as the restrictions were drafted and approved
in a
matter of three weeks, after a bipartisan
vote and the signature of a Republican governor likely to be
on the ballot later this year as a Senate candidate.
In very limited circumstances, brokers have the discretion to
vote on matters deemed to be routine.
These responsibilities include: (i) fostering processes that allow the Board to function independently of management and encouraging open and effective communication between the Board and management of the Company; (ii) providing input to the Chairman
on behalf of the independent Directors with respect to Board agendas; (iii) presiding at all meetings of the Board at which the Chairman is not present, as well as regularly scheduled executive sessions of independent Directors; (iv)
in the case of a conflict of interest involving a Director, if appropriate, asking the conflicted Director to leave the room during discussion concerning such
matter and, if appropriate, asking such Director to recuse him or herself from
voting on the relevant
matter; (v) communicating with the Chairman and the CEO, as appropriate, regarding meetings of the independent Directors and resources and information necessary for the Board to effectively carry out its duties and responsibilities; (vi) serving as liaison between the Chairman and the independent Directors; (vii) being available to Directors who have concerns that can not be addressed through the Chairman; (viii) having the authority to call meetings of the independent Directors; and (ix) performing other functions as may reasonably be requested by the Board or the Chairman.
It is not expected that any additional
matters will be brought before the Annual Meeting, but if other
matters are properly presented, the persons named as proxies
in the proxy card or their substitutes will
vote in their discretion
on such
matters.
In these circumstances, if you do not provide
voting instructions, the institution may nevertheless
vote your shares
on your behalf with respect to the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, but can not
vote your shares
on any other
matters being considered at the meeting.
the person being
voted for by these individuals probably does have the right scientific markings like, no God, abortion
on demand no
matter how late
in term, good
in business and stealing (er) expropriating for personal gain, cheating
on your mate, etc, etc. 2nd.
You also have people who can register as a specfic party and run
on a ticket to strengthen their careers and yet they only espouse one or two things that could count them into the party
in the first place.There's also a huge issue of people really thinking that a
vote for a 3rd party candidate is a waste, If the only way you feel your
vote matters is by
voting for one of 2 parties (even if you are unsatisfied with both) does it actually
matter?
In 1854, the Kansas - Nebraska Hill was passed allowing the sovereign citizens to
vote on the
matter.
Considering that achieving the greatest good for the greatest number is kind of the point of democracy and any other coercive form of government, I guess you can say that Rand is opposed to the Republic as well, although
in public she essentially gutted her own philosophy and said that she was only opposed to people being allowed to
vote on matters of private enterprise.
While the roots of these splits are deep, the precipitating cause
in each case has resulted from majority
voting on procedural, legislative, and regulatory
matters in democratically constituted governing bodies.
The message of the Gospel has been covered up, twisted, and defamed by the «social agenda» of the Right Wing
in exchange for
votes on other
matters (de-regulation of business enterprises at the expense of the environment, de-fudning social programs for the working poor and those
in poverty, etc).
Rev Sharpston is a racial bigot The Rev Sharpston & Jackson will not reley
on morrals they are strickly
in it for the black
vote no
matter what Obama may advocate they will and would follow him off the bridge.
At all times, the interested director, officer or staff member who has disclosed the conflict must refrain from attempting to influence the deliberations or
voting on the
matter and may not participate
in or be present for the deliberations or
vote on the
matter.