-- A licensed Realtor who is
the voting shareholder of the PREC and who would be an employee of another entity but for the existence of the PREC would be considered to be operating a «personal services business» (PSB) with adverse income tax consequences.
«That was an opportunistic move, a very clever tactic,» said Mario Gabelli, whose Gabelli funds make up the second - largest
voting shareholder of Viacom and CBS, behind the Redstones.
Not exact matches
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.
JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon, who won a strong
vote of confidence from
shareholders last month, on Tuesday defended the disclosures the bank made last year about its unfolding London Whale derivatives loss.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. / BOSTON, May 2 - Goldman Sachs Group Inc leaders said more than 87 percent
of shares were
voted in favor
of its executive pay at its annual
shareholder meeting, and that a stock plan for employees was approved by more than 65 percent
of votes cast.
Programmed Maintenance Services» $ 424 million takeover
of its larger competitor Skilled Group is a step closer to fruition, after Skilled
shareholders voted in favour
of the scheme
of arrangement today.
Wesfarmers
shareholders have delivered a mild rebuke to their board
of directors, delivering a protest
vote against a new share options scheme but supporting the company's remuneration report.
In November 2009, Facebook's board
of directors
voted to establish a dual - class stock structure, moving the existing
shareholders stock from Class A to Class B shares, which carry 10 times the
voting power.
Almost two thirds
of ExxonMobil
shareholders voted in favour
of a motion asking the company to report on the impacts
of climate change.
While a majority
of Goldman Sachs (gs)
shareholders voted in favor
of executive pay plans on Friday at the bank's annual meeting in its Jersey City offices, around 34 % did not.
But the only
shareholders who can collect the rest
of the money that the court deemed their shares were worth are those who
voted against the deal, and Magnetar is the largest
of just a few investors who did, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Under the proposed demerger, which is subject to regulatory approval and a
shareholder vote in the first half
of 2015, he said there would be benefits for both companies and all
shareholders.
Taking it one step further, the board also plans to state that it will abide by the
vote of shareholders on this proposal.
Shareholders will now have one
vote per share, ending a class
of supervoting shares in a move that substantially decreases the power
of Kalanick and some other early investors.
Second, performance
of directors should be much more public so
shareholders can make a more informed decision when they
vote.
Einhorn, fund manager for Greenlight Capital, accused Apple
of cash hoarding earlier last week and is encouraging
shareholders to
vote against Apple's proxy because he thinks proposition two will kill the option
of Apple issuing preferred stock.
CalPERS, the California Public Employees» Retirement System, which
voted in favor
of the climate change proposal at Exxon's
shareholder's meeting Wednesday, also released a statement.
Critics complain «say on pay»
votes are ineffectual because boards aren't bound to the results, but
of the 53 U.S. companies for whom
shareholders rejected compensation plans in 2012, 45 made changes and got positive
votes the following year, according to Institutional
Shareholder Services.
Amaya's annual meeting has been delayed until July 30, when
shareholders will
vote on the creation
of a new class
of convertible preferred shares that are part
of the transaction.
A
shareholders meeting is expected to be held by the end
of November where they'll
vote on whether or not to accept it.
Wellad's third - largest
shareholder says it plans to
vote against the live cattle exporter's remuneration report and has asked
shareholders to back the appointment
of one
of its representatives to the board.
Exxon Mobil (xom) has stepped up efforts to persuade investors to
vote against climate - related proposals at Wednesday's annual meeting with a campaign
of calling, writing and lobbying
shareholders in person.
Mike Garland, executive director
of corporate governance for New York City Comptroller John Liu's office, which has a $ 550 million investment in JPMorgan Chase, said «it was a disservice to
shareholders that the
vote became a referendum on Jamie Dimon.
The creditors
of Atlas Iron have
voted in favour
of the iron ore miner's proposed debt - for - equity swap, with the fate
of the scheme, and the company, now in the hands
of shareholders who will
vote next week.
Tap Oil
shareholders have lodged a big protest
vote, with more than 35 per cent
of votes cast against three resolutions at today's annual meeting, with dissident
shareholder Chatchai Yenbamroong accounting for a large share
of the opposition.
IBM
shareholders CalSTRS and The State Board
of Administration for the Florida Retirement System (SBA FLA) each
voted against Rommety's proposed pay package at the company's annual general meeting.
Over the past week, two advisory firms recommended TMX Group
shareholders vote in favour
of the proposed merger with the London Stock Exchange on June 30, and reject the rival takeover offer from the Maple Group.
The official
vote tally was announced before a packed room
of 300 in a Tampa, Florida, office park, after an often - contentious two hour meeting that was no frills this year with no food or drink was provided for
shareholders.
Shareholders of Africa - focused Papillon Resources
voted almost unanimously in favour
of a $ 615 million takeover by Canadian - based B2Gold at a scheme meeting held this morning.
But for his proposal to be put forward for consideration by Dell
shareholders, he must first succeed in having Michael Dell's offer
voted down and then win enough
shareholder support to replace the members
of Dell's board with his own nominees.
The outcome
of a
shareholder vote scheduled for Thursday on the offer is too close to call.
Tesla and SolarCity
shareholders overwhelmingly
voted in favor
of merging the two companies in a $ 2.6 billion deal.
At WPP Plc, a third
of shareholders voted against CEO Martin Sorrell's 70 million - pound pay package in June 2016.
Marcato released a deck in April in which they outlined some
of Buffalo Wild Wings» failures and urged fellow
shareholders to
vote for a board shake - up.
The day before
shareholders voted 99.8 % in favour
of the merger, Canadian Business sat down for an exclusive interview with the power brokers behind Bay Street's most recent high - profile partnership to discuss the deal, investment banking, the economy and life on the Street.
Qualcomm's second dismissal
of Broadcom's approach puts the focus on a March 6
shareholder vote on whether to replace the smartphone - chipmaker's board with Broadcom's own nominees.
Shareholders strongly rejected the proposals, with an average
of just 11 %
voting in favour.
Over the next week, the board will encourage the apparently large number
of shareholders that had not cast
votes to support the deal, said mergers expert Brian Quinn, an associate professor at Boston College Law School.
That proposal goes to a
vote of shareholders at the company's annual meeting for other
shareholders to weigh in on.
Nabors
shareholders also sent a strong rebuke against the company's governance practices with a majority
vote against one
of its two director nominees, Myron M. Sheinfeld.
«The transaction is a necessary step towards TSLA's goal
of being an integrated sustainable energy company,» said ISS, an influential proxy advisory firm that recommends
votes for contested situations and deals to institutional
shareholders.
In April, they
voted in favor
of a
shareholder proposal requiring annual majority rule
votes for all directors, which Nabors has said they will abide by.
On Monday Institutional
Shareholder Services (ISS) released a report recommending
shareholders vote against 10
of Mylan's 11 current board members, including CEO Heather Bresch.
In what is perhaps the company's most valuable public
vote of confidence, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett called AmEx an «excellent business» with managers that are «talented and
shareholder - oriented» in his 2016 annual report to
shareholders.
Most
of the time,
shareholders vote against a company's pay package when the firm is performing poorly.
The
shareholder vote — part
of an annual meeting — wraps up an arduous sale process that was stymied by the revelations
of two massive data breaches.
The power behind Fink's threat to enforce his views hinges, in part, on the standard
of one share, one
vote — that
shareholders»
voting power is based on the number
of shares they own in a given company rather than the
votes of entrenched founders or early investors.
Kalanick's large holdings
of Class B shares, which awarded him 10 - to - 1
voting power, will transform so each
shareholder has one
vote per share, The New York Times reported.
«Instead
of deposing him, the Dell board froze out
shareholders, and last week
voted to allow the CEO to buy the company at a bargain price using
shareholders» own cash,» Icahn wrote.
As The Information notes, Kalanick and two people close to him control a majority
of shareholder votes, an approach that has become frequently used in tech startups.