Sentences with phrase «voting rules on»

This is still a live issue today with «say on pay,» voting rules on directors, shareholder proposals, splitting the role of CEO and Chairman, etc..

Not exact matches

The FCC is slated to vote Oct. 27 on new broadband privacy rules that according to Ars Technica, «will put broadband providers under a stricter privacy regime than the one imposed on websites like Google and Facebook, which are regulated separately by the Federal Trade Commission.
The nearly $ 1.5 trillion tax cut required a second vote in the House after a Senate rule forced Republicans to remove three minor details from the bill on Tuesday.
MILAN, April 23 - A judge ruled in favor of an appeal by Telecom Italia and its leading investor Vivendi to block a vote on some board director replacements proposed by activist fund Elliott at an April 24 shareholders meeting, a court document showed.
In March, the Senate voted to ease regulations on all but the largest banks, which would raise the level at which banks are considered «systemically important» and exempts smaller banks from other rules aiming to curb risky behavior.
On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission voted to move forward with a new rule to block federal subsidies from telecommunications equipment suppliers that «raise national security concerns.»
The lack of a vote comes on the heels of the federal repeal of Obama - era privacy rules by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier this year.
A Republican National Convention delegate screams as the Chair announces that the convention will not hold a roll - call vote on the Republican National Convention Rules Committee's report and rules changes and rejects the efforts of anti-Trump forces to hold such a Rules Committee's report and rules changes and rejects the efforts of anti-Trump forces to hold such a rules changes and rejects the efforts of anti-Trump forces to hold such a vote.
Downing Street has ruled out such membership, preferring to be able to negotiate free trade deals with the rest of the world, but the majority of members in the upper house of the U.K.'s parliament, the House of Lords, have voted against that, forcing a debate on the issue.
Poland's biggest political standoff in years began on Friday when opposition lawmakers objected to plans by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party to curb media access to parliament, and blocked the plenary hall podium ahead of a budget vote.
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.
On March 28, Congress voted along party lines to kill a set of rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in October that would've forced your internet service provider, or ISP, to ask you before it collected certain personal information.
Now local legislatures can make such changes without explanation, and it's up to voters to try to challenge them in lawsuits, and to do so often on an tight timetable, since courts won't want to change voting rules close to an election.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday voted to retain nearly all rules limiting cross-ownership of newspapers, radio and TV stations in the same market, a source familiar with the vote said.
Since Pai, a Republican, has a majority of votes on the Commission, he is likely to go ahead with his plan to rip up the rules later this summer.
On a party - line vote, Trump - appointed chairman Ajit Pai and two other Republican commissioners voted in favor of revoking the rules, while the two Democrats on the commission voted against the movOn a party - line vote, Trump - appointed chairman Ajit Pai and two other Republican commissioners voted in favor of revoking the rules, while the two Democrats on the commission voted against the movon the commission voted against the move.
The country voted against joining the euro zone in a referendum in 2000 and last December opted to retain its exemption from EU rules on issues like asylum and border control.
There are of course exceptions (including a number of failed «say on pay» votes), but those exceptions prove the rule.
The House voted 228 - 194 on Wednesday to roll back the rule — which, like the other four on this list, had not yet gone into effect.
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 - Internet service providers clashed with Democrats and celebrities like «Star Wars» actor Mark Hamill ahead of a vote on the Trump administration's plan to revoke net neutrality rules barring the blocking or slowing of internet traffic.
FCC chief Ajit Pai, a Republican appointed by President Donald Trump in January, said the commission will vote at a Dec. 14 meeting on rescinding the so - called net neutrality rules championed by Democratic former President Barack Obama that treated internet...
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a Republican appointed by President Donald Trump in January, said the regulatory agency will vote at a Dec. 14 meeting on his plan to rescind the so - called net neutrality rules championed by Democratic former President Barack...
WASHINGTON, Dec 14 - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines on Thursday to repeal landmark 2015 rules aimed at ensuring a free and open internet, setting up a court fight over a move that could recast the digital landscape.
WASHINGTON, Dec 14 - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said on Thursday he would lead a multi-state legal challenge to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission vote to reverse landmark the 2015 net neutrality rules.
Democrats in Congress plan to force a vote on whether to repeal the new rules.
WASHINGTON, Dec 14 - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission vote on Thursday to roll back net neutrality rules could galvanize young voters, a move Democrats hope will send millennials to the polls in greater numbers and bolster their chances in next year's elections.
MILAN, April 23 (Reuters)- A judge ruled in favor of an appeal by Telecom Italia (TIM) and its leading investor Vivendi to block a vote on some board director replacements proposed by activist fund Elliott at an April 24 shareholders meeting, a court document showed.
Fortune will go on a limb to predict he will cast the deciding vote in a 5 - 4 ruling in Gill v. Whitford that will declare the redrawing of election districts for political purposes to be unconstitutional.
They often disagreed, but the rule was that if two voted one way, that was it, and they moved on.
The lift on the ban originally passed over a year ago as part of the JOBS Act, but the SEC was required to vote on and finalize rules for implementing the measure.
Yesterday, I wrote about the Securities and Exchange Commission's vote to lift the ban on general solicitation, an 80 - year - old rule that prevented entrepreneurs from speaking publicly about raising funds for their businesses.
This would importantly include stripping Poland of its voting rights at the European Council, and thus disable Warsaw to decide on EU legislation until the new rules are abandoned.
The House then votes on adoption of the special rule, which needs only a simple majority to pass.
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.
If you are a beneficial holder and do not provide specific voting instructions to your broker, under a recent rule change the organization that holds your shares will not be authorized to vote on the election of directors.
The University System of Maryland's Board of Regents voted to waive the residency rule on Tuesday.
On their way to the meeting, some ministers ruled out granting an extension to the country's bailout, which expires Tuesday, meaning that the vote could be held on a plan that is no longer on offeOn their way to the meeting, some ministers ruled out granting an extension to the country's bailout, which expires Tuesday, meaning that the vote could be held on a plan that is no longer on offeon a plan that is no longer on offeon offer.
Tsipras is campaigning for a no vote in the referendum on Sunday, which is officially on whether to accept a tough earlier bailout offer, to impress on EU negotiators that spiralling poverty and a collapse in everyday business activity across Greece has meant further austerity should be ruled out of any new rescue package.
New rules will require CBCA companies — about 40 % of companies listed on the TSX — to hold an election for their entire board of directors annually, vote for each director individually and, most importantly, use uniquely crafted majority - voting rules that only let shareholders vote «no» or «yes» for a director, eliminating the use of «withhold» votes which is standard practice under existing TSX rules.
Nov 18, 2015: On September 22 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose new rules for promoting effective liquidity risk management by open - end and exchange - traded funds.
The Byrd Rule most immediately threatens the Cruz proposal that is designed to give conservatives a win on Obamacare's insurance regulations — a compromise that might be essential for the bill to get 51 votes.
Furthermore, the rules governing companies listed on the NYSE and incorporated under Delaware law require us to submit certain matters to a vote of shareholders for approval, such as mergers, large share issuances or similar transactions, and the approval of equity - based compensation plans.
The Securities and Exchange Commission received more than 287,000 letters commenting on the rule before approving it by a vote of 3 to 2.
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.
The rules around an existing requirement for shareholders to vote on executive pay will also be tightened.
Vice Chancellor Strine went on to explain, however, that a corporation may in fact opt out of the default voting — and nominating — rules of state law, provided it does so clearly and unambiguously:
In an extraordinary ruling late Friday, New York state judge Barry Ostrager enjoined Xerox from pursuing a shareholder vote on the deal, a relatively rare move that demonstrated how tainted he found the deal process (based on evidence from discovery and a hearing last week).
The history was made under a new rule passed a day earlier that permitted newborns of senators on the floor during votes.
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