HP: Layoffs for some, bonuses for others
News HP needs the support of a majority of votes cast either by proxy or at the special meeting of shareholders, which is scheduled to take place in the first half of the year. Walter Hewlett, son of William Hewlett and an HP board member, has said he...
[January 15, 2002, 14:27]
BEA under pressure to get financials in order
News In the absence of current financials, BEA would be left with the hope that investors would physically show up to the annual meeting to cast their votes, because the ballots at the meeting would include all director candidates.
[November 5, 2007, 10:08]
Proxy war darkens HP-Compaq merger
News Hewlett recently said he plans to solicit proxy votes on behalf of shareholders opposed to HP's planned acquisition of Compaq and has also hired a proxy solicitation firm. Walter Hewlett has fired off another round in his budding proxy war with...
[December 6, 2001, 6:31]
HP's day of reckoning arrives
News Proxy solicitors for both sides will add up the votes. It's not over until Compaq votes Once the statements arrive in Newark, IVS will begin the equally top-secret process of counting votes. The IVS worker's transportation plans will remain top...
[March 19, 2002, 8:36]
HP declares victory in Compaq merger
News About an hour after polling closed at a shareholder meeting here, HP issued a statement saying that "based on a preliminary estimate of shareowner proxies by its proxy solicitor, it believes it has received sufficient votes to approve HP's merger...
[March 20, 2002, 8:36]
CES: Fiorina puts industry in the picture about merger
News You're probably expecting to hear a stump speech about mergers and proxy votes and family legacies. So Fiorina closed the speech with a pointed attempt to reclaim the HP legacy from Walter Hewlett and the other scions of founders William Hewlett...
[January 9, 2002, 9:47]
HP fires worker who 'leaked info'
News Next week HP will appear in Delaware Chancery Court to testify that the campaign for proxy votes was full and fair, and that all HP shareholders made their own, independent decisions based on all of the facts regarding the merger.
[April 19, 2002, 7:32]
Handsets hold key to Vivendi vote 'piracy'
News The rest of the votes were made by proxy. According to the complaints their 'yes' votes had been found to have been counted as abstentions. According to the minutes of the tribunal five institutional investors (including Credit Agricole Asset...
[May 8, 2002, 15:56]
Walter Hewlett dumped from HP board
News Just four days ago, Hewlett filed a lawsuit charging HP with improperly garnering votes for the merger and requesting that a judge invalidate the shares cast in favor of the deal. HP called the suit "spurious," adding that "allegations that HP...
[April 2, 2002, 10:49]
Microsoft stands to gain from Icahn-Yahoo pact
News As a result, these services can be influential in proxy contests, given that mutual funds, pension funds and asset-management companies are their clients and may base their votes on these services' recommendations.
[July 22, 2008, 8:27]
HP to accelerate job cuts
News It's amazing how much you can get done when you don't have to count votes," said Capellas, alluding to HP's drawn-out proxy battle with Hewlett. Fiorina also commented on her compensation, which was an issue during former board member Walter...
[June 5, 2002, 10:00]
HP explains Hewlett ousting
News Hewlett's lawsuit, filed last week in Delaware Chancery Court, alleges that HP improperly influenced Deutsche Asset Management, a large shareholder, to change its votes on the morning of the 19 March vote.
[April 3, 2002, 11:55]
HP-Compaq merger gets ISS approval
News Of the remaining half of ISS' clients, about 60 percent typically allow ISS to cast their ballot, with the company's recommendation serving as the default on how the client votes. Banc of America's Wagonfeld said before the ISS report that he...
[March 6, 2002, 10:19]
Court gives go-ahead to Hewlett lawsuit
News If any votes are thrown out as a result of the lawsuit, the company may not be able to establish a majority. Hewlett, the HP director who opposes the company's acquisition of competitor Compaq, alleges in his lawsuit that HP's management...
[April 9, 2002, 8:34]
News Schmooze: The end of the merger marathon
News The HP buyout of Compaq looks set to go through, although there will probably be scenes reminiscent of the last US presidential election as HP counts its too-close-to-call proxy votes. Compaq investors had little trouble passing the deal by a...
[March 22, 2002, 13:06]
HP-Compaq merger hits home stretch
News Tue 19 Mar: Shareholders vote on the HP-Compaq merger on Tuesday, while cloak-and-dagger tactics have been instituted to protect thousands of already-filed proxy votes NEWS: HP declares victory in Compaq merger
[March 18, 2002, 17:35]
Google's governance panned
News Among the criticisms in its latest report, ISS highlighted Google's two classes of stock and its two-tier voting rights, with class A shareholders receiving one vote per share and class B investors receiving 10 votes per share.
[August 24, 2004, 16:10]
HP shareholders air frustrations at annual meeting
News Once the votes are officially tallied, they will be reviewed and acted upon by the board, with the serious consideration they deserve," HP said in a statement. The proposal stems from shareholder dissatisfaction over the pay received by former...
[March 15, 2007, 8:56]
Oracle still trying for PeopleSoft
News Gary Coleman got more votes for governor," he said, referring to this week's recall election in California. But it is not uncommon to see such deadlines pushed back in a hostile bid, as acquiring companies try to collect more than 50 percent of...
[October 13, 2003, 10:25]
HP announces final results of vote count
News The final vote certification brings to an end a months-long proxy fight that was one of the most costly and ugly in memory. Hewlett-Packard has announced that a final tally shows its shareholders have approved the Compaq Computer acquisition...
[May 2, 2002, 9:53]
