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Shareholder Anger Ahead Of Symbian Vote
News Once these are ticked off, they automatically vote with management as they simply don't have the resources to examine whether management's intentions will actually create shareholder value. Unfortunately these institutions have only limited...
[March 12, 2004, 10:45]
HP Merger Lawsuit Dismissed
News A Delaware judge ruled Tuesday that Hewlett-Packard's shareholder vote was legal, paving the way for the company to complete its merger with Compaq Computer. Delaware Chancery Court Judge William Chandler III ruled in favor of HP on all claims and...
[May 1, 2002, 8:37]
HP Seeks New Support For Compaq Deal
News Institutional Shareholder Services advises money managers how to vote on proxies and other corporate governing issues. Typically, ISS issues its recommendation about two weeks before a shareholder vote.
[December 11, 2001, 14:45]
Psion Shareholder Seeks To Stymie Symbian Sale
News Psion's largest shareholder is set to oppose the company's plan to sell its £135.7m stake in Symbian, the smartphone software joint venture. Phoenix is the first big shareholder to announce its opposition, although others have criticised the move.
[March 5, 2004, 10:45]
Hewlett Family To Oppose HP-Compaq Deal
News Three of William Hewlett's children--Walter Hewlett, Eleanor Hewlett Gimon and Mary Hewlett Jaffe--as well as the family's trust said in a statement that they will vote against the deal if it is brought to a shareholder vote.
[November 7, 2001, 8:55]
HP Explains Hewlett Ousting
News In a letter to employees, HP's board said it had planned to renominate Hewlett despite his opposition to the Compaq Computer merger, but changed its mind after Hewlett filed suit last week seeking to overturn HP's shareholder vote.
[April 3, 2002, 11:55]
Court Gives Go-ahead To Hewlett Lawsuit
News HP, which believes it narrowly won a 19 March shareholder vote on the deal, asked a Delaware court to dismiss the suit, a request that was denied Monday. Hewlett claims that by March 18 -- the day before the shareholder vote -- the bank feared that...
[April 9, 2002, 8:34]
HP-Compaq Report Could Be The Deciding Factor
News HP's largest shareholder is the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, which has said it would vote against the deal, as have other groups representing the founders' heirs. Institutional Shareholder Services will release the report on Monday or...
[March 4, 2002, 6:31]
HP Shareholders Air Frustrations At Annual Meeting
News The other would subject any future adoption of a "poison pill" anti-takeover provision to a shareholder vote. As with most public companies, these are non-binding proposals that were preliminarily approved by shareholder vote today.
[March 15, 2007, 8:56]
Sun Faces Shareholder Mutiny
News Sun's board, however, advises shareholders to vote against Steiner's proposal and notes that shareholder rights plans enhance shareholder value in the event of a friendly or hostile-takeover attempt. Sun's shareholders, meanwhile, have expressed...
[September 22, 2005, 8:45]
Can HP's Quarter Make Or Break Merger?
News Hewlett-Packard has not yet announced when shareholders will vote on the merger, but the watchful eyes of its biggest shareholder, the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, are the primary reason investors should care about the quarterly report.
[November 14, 2001, 9:39]
HP-Compaq Merger Hits Home Stretch
News Wed 20 Mar: Carly Fiorina claims a 'slim but decisive' shareholder approval of the merger, but opponents - led by Walter Hewlett - maintain hope Mon 4 Mar: An Institutional Shareholder Services executive says its merger report will be out early...
[March 18, 2002, 17:35]
IBA Health Close To ISoft Takeover
News Having already received unanimous support from the iSoft board, the IBA Health offer will now go to a shareholder vote on 6 July, as local company representatives talk up the offer. We're very positive when it comes to the shareholder vote," said...
[June 18, 2007, 11:51]
Walter Hewlett: HP Is Not A One-stop Shop
News Meanwhile, CNET News.com learnt on Tuesday that a large shareholder included on a top 20 list referred to by both sides has decided to vote against the merger. Some of the institutional investors on the list hold shares for others and do not...
[March 13, 2002, 14:41]
Walter Hewlett Dumped From HP Board
News The fighting continued right up to HP's 19 March shareholder vote on the merger. HP's board said that it had planned to renominate Hewlett but changed its mind after he launched a lawsuit against the company that questioned the last-minute decision...
[April 2, 2002, 10:49]
Will Yahoo's Board Also Get A Makeover?
News If you have a lot of withholds, or did not act on a shareholder vote that passed, this is one way to show you are listening to shareholders. As a result, what the advisers say can greatly sway shareholder votes, especially for companies with a...
[June 25, 2007, 15:42]
Oracle Intensifies Pressure On PeopleSoft
News Investors who purchase shares by Thursday's close are probably doing so because it entitles them to vote at the annual shareholder's meeting on March 25, he added. It's also is in the range of where several Wall Street analysts are forecasting...
[February 5, 2004, 7:45]
HP: Layoffs For Some, Bonuses For Others
News Walter Hewlett, son of William Hewlett and an HP board member, has said he will solicit votes opposing the deal should HP put the matter to a shareholder vote. HP's largest shareholder, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, has announced its...
[January 15, 2002, 14:27]
HP, Compaq Set Dates For Merger Vote
News Walter Hewlett, a dissident HP board member and shareholder and son of co-founder William Hewlett, is waging a battle to get shareholders to vote against the deal, saying it would give the company a greater presence in the low-margin PC business...
[February 6, 2002, 10:17]
HP Judge Promises Swift Decision
News The 19 March conference call centred on getting the bank to switch its stance to favouring the merger in a crucial shareholder vote that same day. Other questions focused on meetings between Fleischer and Deutsche Bank -- including a meeting on 19...
[April 26, 2002, 8:57]
