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«Issuers are saying that proxy advisers have inaccuracies in their reports and, in many cases, these wouldn't have been a problem if they had been given a chance to correct those inaccuracies before final voting recommendations by the PAs were made,» says Patricia Koval, a partner with Torys LLP in Toronto.

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Stakeholders in Sirius Resources have shown their support for the proposed acquisition by Independence Group, with three recommendations passing by an almost unanimous vote.
If you sign and return your proxy card but do not give any voting instructions on your proxy card, these individuals will vote your shares by following the Board's recommendations above.
If you vote by proxy card or voting instruction card and sign the card without giving specific instructions, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board (FOR all of HP's nominees to the Board, FOR ratification of the appointment of HP's independent registered public accounting firm, FOR the approval of the compensation of HP's named executive officers, FOR the approval of an annual advisory vote on executive compensation, FOR the Hewlett - Packard Company 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and FOR the approval of an amendment to the Hewlett - Packard Company 2005 Pay - for - Results Plan to extend the term of the plan).
ISS's own metrics show that, collectively, an ISS recommendation on a shareholder ballot increases votes for a proposal by 15 % on average, while a thumbs - down from ISS leads to a 17 % decline.
Shares that are properly voted by the Internet or telephone or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the directions given or, in the absence of directions, will be voted in accordance with the Board's recommendations as follows: «FOR» the election of each of the nominees to the Board named herein; «FOR» the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors; «FOR» approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation as described in this Proxy Statement; and «AGAINST» the shareholder proposal.
L. (Sept. 1, 2014), http://us.practicallaw.com/4-578-4485 [http://perma.cc/8XRK-A4YL](«It appears that ISS negative vote recommendations based on the perceived lack of board responsiveness to shareholder concerns (as evidenced by the failure to implement a successful shareholder proposal) was the leading factor associated with directors who failed to receive a majority of votes cast in an uncontested election in 2014.»)
Shares that are properly voted via the Internet, mobile device, or by telephone or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the directions given or, in the absence of directions, will be voted in accordance with the Board's recommendations as follows: «FOR» the election of each of the nominees to the Board named herein; «FOR» the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors; «FOR» approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation as described in this Proxy Statement; and «AGAINST» each of the shareholder proposals.
You are encouraged to specify your choices by marking the appropriate boxes on the reverse side, but you need not mark any boxes if you wish to vote in accordance with the Board of Directors» recommendations.
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In its release, Magna said the vote was «impacted» by the voting recommendation issued in April by ISS Proxy Advisory Services, which recommended shareholders withhold their votes for the three directors because of the way they handled the buyout deal with Mr. Stronach.
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.
«To ensure public shareholders are not disadvantaged, any takeover bid would need to be put to a shareholder vote and any recommendation by the board would have to be based on an appropriate premium as well as safeguards for future probity given past track records of the businesses controlled by the Murdoch family», said Kieran Quinn, chairman of Britain's Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF).
Shares that are properly voted via the Internet or by telephone or for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the directions given or, in the absence of directions, will be voted in accordance with the Board's recommendations as follows: «FOR» the election of each of the nominees to the Board named herein; «FOR» the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors; and «AGAINST» the shareholder proposals.
Recommendations are sometimes revised during NOSB discussion and the appropriate subcommittee has the option to either call for a vote on the final recommendation or withdraw it for further work by the subcommittee.
By a unanimous vote, the board acted on board member Walter Netsch «s recommendation to create the panel.
Brewer's recommendation to the CPC comes after a March 20 vote by Community Board 12 to adopt a negative resolution to the rezoning, along with suggested modifications.
These recommendations can be voted on in any election, either one specially called or in conjunction with other statewide elections, and need only pass by a simple majority of those casting votes.
The report praises Assembly Ken Zebrowski's «Rockland County Deficit Reduction Task Force» proposal, stating that «the task force would exist for a three - year period, and could extend its oversight by majority vote for two - year periods until the deficit bonds were paid off... The task force would have broad oversight and budget recommendation powers.
Molinaro's recommendations can be adopted either by the City Planning Commission when they consider the ULURP application in the coming weeks, or by the City Council, when they have the final say on the ULURP at a vote expected to happen in November.
They come in the aftermath of the Queens Borough Board's recommendation on November 16 by a vote of 12 - 2 to disapprove both the proposed ZQA and MIH zoning text amendments.
On 1 March 2014, at a special conference the party reformed internal Labour election procedures, including replacing the electoral college system for selecting new leaders with a «one member, one vote» system following the recommendation of a review by former general - secretary Ray Collins.
«In line with the wishes of the majority of the members of the National Democratic Congress, and in the wake of recommendations made by the election review committee chaired by Dr. Kwesi Botchwey, the National Executive Committee, which is the highest decision - making body after Congress, voted unanimously for the scrapping of the register which was used to conduct our internal elections last year,» Kofi Portuphy said.
The phony «study» was announced by Obama's direct report SECDEF Robert Gates, seconded by his other direct report CJCS Mike Mullen, on February 2nd LINKED to a recommendation [read: THREAT] to Congress to NOT vote on repeal until after the report was done which is still expected to be Dec. 1st.
After just half an hour of consideration, the NYC Public Design Commission voted 7 - 0 to accept a recommendation by a mayoral - appointed panel to relocate a statue of Dr. J. Marion Sims from Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street in East Harlem to Green - Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, where he is buried.
In an ideal world we'd like a referendum question (or the options to be voted on) to be based on / influenced by recommendations from a citizens convention type process, even a truncated one.
While a Daley - connected circuit judge, Thomas Kluczynski (who would later be appointed a federal judge by Kennedy, at Daley's recommendation), threw out a federal lawsuit «filed to contend» the voting totals, [42] the Republican - dominated State Board of Elections unanimously rejected the challenge to the results.
The Ulster County Charter Review Commission's execu - centric recommendations could pass by one or two percentage points in extremely light voting come November, like the original charter did six years ago.
«The GMB appear to have broken the spirit of the rules guiding the conduct of the Labour party leadership election by sending out a strong recommendation for Ed Miliband together with the ballot paper for political levy payers... It may well suggest that the margin of his victory depended on votes cast in dubious circumstances.
The legislature voted 21 to 2 to accept the recommendations of Ellenville Million Committee, appointed by County Executive Michael Hein.
Its recommendations are due by Nov. 15 and would automatically become law unless legislators vote to reject them.
The seven - person panel's recommendations, due by Nov. 15, would automatically become law unless legislators vote against the bump, which also includes other state officials, including the comptroller and attorney general.
The recommendations voted on by the wage board now go to the Governor's Commissioner of Labor, who will publicly post them for a 15 - day comment period, after that, the new rules for increasing the minimum wage can go into effect in 45 days.
The Woodstock Town Board voted 3 - 2 to recommend a compromise allowing limited hunting on a New York City - owned land around Yankeetown Pond and rejected by that same margin, a recommendation by Councilman Jay Wenk to ban all hunting and trapping on the property.
While the boards do vote to make recommendations, the final decisions about regulations are ultimately made by the two Nassau and Suffolk TLC Commissioners, who are appointed by the counties» executives.
Burnishing his middle of the road credentials, Gibson touts his vote earlier this year for a bipartisan budget plan in line with the recommendations of the Simpson - Bowles Commission and his rating by The Washington Post as the «third most independent» member of congress (Gibson voted with the Republican Majority in congress 74 percent of the time during the 2011 term).
«By voting with our recommendations today, we're saying «No» to the city plan,» Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said at the meeting, DNAinfo reported.
«By voting with our recommendations today, we're saying «No» to the city plan and here are the recommendations we are making based on each one of the various community boards,» Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said.
The favorable recommendation clears the way for a vote by the full Assembly.
By unanimous vote, the delegates agreed and resolved to reconvene a mayoral control committee that would meet with UFT members and community partners to make a recommendation on the union's position.
But a vote by the Executive Board in favor of the methodology panel's recommendation would immediately freeze all outstanding issuance requests and put on hold applications by new coal plants requesting admission to the CDM.
A vote in favor of the panel's recommendation by the board won't kill the projects completely — the panel also recommends revising the methodology to account for the annual efficiency improvements expected in the coal energy industry.
NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko wants to hold a series of public sessions on the task force proposals and then get a commission vote on the twelve recommendations by Oct. 7.
Next month, the state board will vote on a recommendation by the institutions to create a «results oriented» approach to teacher education.
The board that sets policy for that exam, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, has voted to accept a report of an expert panel with recommendations for linking student performance on the influential test with skills identified as important by college officials and employers.
But they retreated from that recommendation on Wednesday, a day after a school board meeting that ended without a vote by the school board.
Going beyond the recommendation of staff and consultants, the board of the California State Teachers Retirement System voted Wednesday to lower by a half - percentage point — from 7.50 percent to 7 percent — the projection of how much the financially struggling teachers pension fund will earn annually on investments over the next 30 years.
On December 9, 2016, after recommendations made by the SCPCSD staff, the SCPCSD Board of Trustees voted to revoke the charter of South Carolina Calvert Academy.
On March 8, 2018, after recommendations made by the SCPCSD staff, the SCPCSD Board of Trustees voted 6 - 1 to revoke the charter of SC Science Academy with one board member abstaining.
That's because five schools tapped for opening by Hawkes» board, which makes recommendations on charter applicants to the state board, were overwhelmingly voted down by the State Board of Education (SBE).
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