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As previously reported by Insurance Business, Cevian commonly acts as a reference shareholder, an anchor shareholder, or an external catalyst for change. In Aviva's case, the international investment firm built up its Aviva position in 2021, to 5.017%, to seek change in the form of shareholder returns. | not-forward | www.insurancebusinessmag.com | https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/aviva-no-longer-poorly-performing-says-exshareholder-447506.aspx |
Smith also seemed irked at being kept in the dark about AOL's reported hiring of investment bank Evercore Partners to find a buyer for the company's patent portfolio — an asset that Starboard has suggested might be ripe for sale. | not-forward | nypost.com | https://nypost.com/2012/03/31/starboard-to-aol-stop-your-stalling |
Immediately after the reverse stock split, each stockholder's percentage ownership interest in the Company and proportional voting power will remain unchanged, except for minor changes that will result from the treatment of fractional shares. Equiniti Trust Company, LLC is acting as transfer and exchange agent for the ... | forward | www.globenewswire.com | https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/09/19/2948877/7973/en/Beasley-Broadcast-Group-Announces-Reverse-Stock-Split.html |
(Adds AGM voting campaign) By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Oct 15 (Reuters) - A director of Australia's Crown Resorts Ltd CWN.AX told an inquiry she felt pressured by its then-chairman to sign a now-discredited newspaper advert attacking negative media coverage, just as shareholders on Thursday called for her to be voted out. Ja... | not-forward | au.investing.com | https://au.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/update-1director-of-australias-crown-cites-pressure-over-faulty-advert-as-agm-looms-2227808 |
Contrary to expectations, Navistar has announced that investor Carl Icahn and certain of his affiliates, who collectively hold just over a 10% stake in the truck OEM, will not seek Navistar board representation at the company's 2012 annual meeting and will vote in favour of the company's nominees for election. In | forward | www.automotiveworld.com | https://www.automotiveworld.com/articles/90435-us-icahn-not-to-seek-navistar-board-seats-in-2012 |
Starbuck first posted on social media about the company less than a month ago. "It's time to expose Harley Davidson," Starbuck first posted on July 23, listing around 20 examples of how the company has "gone totally woke." Among them: Harley-Davidson sponsored a bootcamp for LGBTQ entrepreneurs, donated to United Way a... | not-forward | kvia.com | https://kvia.com/news/business-technology/cnn-business-consumer/2024/08/19/harley-davidson-is-dropping-diversity-initiatives-after-right-wing-anti-dei-campaign |
Cettire Ltd. ( AU:CTT ) has released an update. JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates have become a substantial holder in Cettire Ltd. as of August 29, 2024, with a 5.40% voting power through ownership of 20,586,972 ordinary shares. The shares are managed across various entities and include securities on loan as an a... | not-forward | www.tipranks.com | https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/jpmorgan-chase-becomes-major-cettire-ltd-stakeholder |
Activist investor Elliott Advisors ratcheted up the pressure on Wednesday, saying it will attempt to oust AkzoNobel's managers if the company fails to start talks with PPG. Elliott, which holds more than a 3% stake, said "most shareholders" wanted the company to engage with PPG and threatened to call an extraordinary g... | forward | www.chroniclelive.co.uk | http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/business-news/largest-shareholder-big-north-east-12790788 |
Over the past five years, Starboard has assumed board seats on four software companies: Comscore, Symantec, Commvault and eHealth. The average return for the four stocks since Starboard's involvement is -37.8%; the longest holding, Comscore, has lost 94% of its value since Starboard began lending its expertise in July ... | not-forward | marketsherald.com | https://marketsherald.com/hard-times-at-starboard-the-king-of-activist-hedge-funds-hits-a-rough-patch |
Another scenario is an attack from an activist investor. Many of Unilever's rivals, such as Procter & Gamble and Nestlé, have contended with activists in recent years. In that context, the decision to potentially sell the tea business looks like a defensive move. There are 270,000 cups of Unilever tea brewed around the... | forward | www.thetimes.com | https://www.thetimes.com/article/besieged-unilever-chief-alan-jope-serves-tea-for-the-predators-nlck3dllq |
Airbus might be nervously looking over its shoulder if it weren't for a nearly month-long machinist strike at its arch-rival Boeing ( BA ). The French planemaker announced that it delivered 50 commercial airliners in September, a sharp slowdown from earlier this summer and another sign that the other half of a global a... | not-forward | qz.com | https://qz.com/boeing-strike-southwest-airlines-bankruptcy-hurricane-1851670169 |
As a lever of action, Behar [Andy Behar, As You Sow spokesperson] and von Reusner said their groups would file shareholder resolutions to prevent companies such as Monsanto from engaging in advocacy about GM labeling. The Green Century Equity Fund plans to file at Kraft Foods Group, which gave $2 million, and Environme... | forward | rlo.acton.org | https://rlo.acton.org/archives/61925-dark-money-shaggy-dog-story.html |
Marcato, which owns 6.1 percent of the restaurant chain's outstanding stock, has been pushing since July for Buffalo Wild Wings to franchise more of its restaurants and last week called for Buffalo Wild Wings CEO Sally Smith to resign. Buffalo Wild Wings defended Smith's performance, saying she has helped generate huge... | not-forward | www.cnbc.com | http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/25/buffalo-wild-wings-and-its-activist-investors-are-fighting-over-this-stock-chart.html |
HanesBrands has struggled recently. Saddled with $3.6 billion in debt, the company has floated the idea of selling its Champion brand after activist investor Barington Capital urged the manufacturer to trim its financial obligations. And after reporting a 16.8 percent dip in sales to $383.6 million this quarter, HanesB... | not-forward | sourcingjournal.com | https://sourcingjournal.com/topics/business-news/hanesbrands-ransomware-attack-20-5-million-insurance-payout-cyberattack-champion-466620 |
News wire — A new investment firm is taking aim at one of corporate America's most iconic brands and pressing energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp to overhaul itself by focusing more on clean energy to improve its financial performance. | forward | sweetcrudereports.com | https://sweetcrudereports.com/exxon-faces-proxy-fight-launched-by-new-activist-firm-engine-no-1 |
Just bought $500 mln more $AAPL shares. My buying seems to be going neck-and-neck with Apple's buyback program, but hope they win that race. | not-forward | www.valuewalk.com | https://www.valuewalk.com/apple-inc-aapl-carl-icahns-at-it-again/ |
NRW Holdings Limited ( AU:NWH ) has released an update. NRW Holdings Limited has announced a significant increase in its shareholder base as State Street Global Advisors and other subsidiaries have become substantial holders, reflecting a growing interest in the company's stock. This development marks a notable shift i... | not-forward | www.tipranks.com | https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/nrw-holdings-gains-new-major-shareholders |
I look forward to helping the team as it evolves and scales." Ellie will step into the board seat held by Michael Matthews, who joined the board in 2010. Michael will end his service on the board on December 31, 2022. "Over the last twelve years, Michael has helped Calix transform from a provider of complex systems to ... | forward | www.businesswire.com | https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221114005291/en/Ellie-Fields-Leading-Expert-in-Cloud-Software-and-Ecosystem-Development-Joins-the-Calix-Board-of-Directors |
Sasayama declined to comment on a Reuters report of talks with Woodside Energy over a stake in a Louisiana liquefied natural gas export project, but said: "We aim to connect our gas value chains in North America and link our trading operations in Japan and Asia with those in the U.S. ... We would consider investments i... | forward | www.channelnewsasia.com | https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/tokyo-gas-identifying-assets-sell-fund-investments-president-says-4861926 |
GameStop Corp. ( NYSE: GME ) conducted its annual meeting on Monday. The company ran through some of its normal course of business, including the submission of shareholder proposals. CEO Ryan Cohen said he is focused on building shareholder value for the long term and was not there to "hype things up." Cohen said cutti... | forward | seekingalpha.com | https://seekingalpha.com/news/4116726-gamestop-slides-after-the-retailers-annual-meeting-ends-without-any-fireworks |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.'s boss unleashed a barrage of criticism Thursday on San Antonio activist investor Sardar Biglari. | not-forward | www.mysanantonio.com | https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/Cracker-Barrel-takes-aim-at-Biglari-3960116.php |
Ackman, who runs hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management LP, has been betting against Herbalife shares since 2012, claiming the company i s a pyramid scheme–where new investors unwittingly fund the profits of older investors. Regulators began investigating the company early last year. | not-forward | fortune.com | https://fortune.com/2015/01/13/ackman-renews-attacks-on-herbalife-says-it-will-be-gone-within-a-year/?iid=sr-link6 |
The company was criticised for its "excessive" executive pay. Chief executive Ben van Beurden's total pay is 471 percent of his base salary, City AM reported. | not-forward | www.desmog.com | https://www.desmog.com/2018/05/16/power-shift-how-shareholder-activism-forcing-corporate-change-over-climate-profiteering |
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Kellogg Co. is releasing its 10th annual Corporate Responsibility Report, "Nourishing Families So They Can Flourish and Thrive ," and celebrating progress significantly ahead of schedule on its Breakfasts for Better Days commitments. | not-forward | massmarketretailers.com | https://massmarketretailers.com/kellogg-marks-progress-csr-goals |
In 2014, athletic-wear giant Nike Inc. put $50,000 toward an Oregon measure that would have eliminated separate party primaries in elections and $3,300 toward another issue that promised equal rights for women. In 2012, the company spent $5,000 to support gay marriage in a referendum in Washington, according to data fr... | not-forward | time.com | https://time.com/4019834/corporations-ballot-measures |
Adams did his work on film and printed his images on photo-sensitive paper. The images on each substance came to life through wet processing in a darkroom. But those film products are rapidly dying out. Eastman-Kodak, the former venerable industry leader in all types of film, paper and processing-chemical production ha... | not-forward | www.salisburypost.com | https://www.salisburypost.com/2013/03/05/digital-vs-traditional-film-photography |
While the press release said "more than a dozen affiliates of Enbridge and the Tar Sands" were targeted, it only named two: the Royal Bank of Canada and Ron Lee Construction. RBC is Enbridge's principal shareholder. Ron Lee does pipeline maintenance, though it would neither confirm nor deny working with Enbridge. Ron L... | not-forward | www.vice.com | https://www.vice.com/en/article/mvkxnq/activists-across-ontario-are-targeting-enbridges-associates725 |
The activist hedge fund believes it is high time CEO Bob Jordan and Chairman Gary Kelly resigned, having confirmed a $1.9 billion stake in Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV). Consequently, it is pushing for management changes and business reviews to revitalize its growth metrics. While Elliott is one of the most promine... | forward | www.insidermonkey.com | https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/10-stocks-targeted-by-activist-investors-right-now-1322031/4 |
"The measured approach to portfolio optimization strikes a balance between implementing necessary improvements and maintaining operational stability, [and] mitigates the risks often associated with activist interventions," providing a more optimistic outlook for Johnson Controls ( JCI ), Dray writes. | not-forward | seekingalpha.com | https://seekingalpha.com/news/4139962-johnson-controls-raised-at-rbc-as-constructive-activist-engagement-drives-focus |
The company also provided an update on its exploration of a potential sale, following its successful effort to fend off activist investor Macellum Capital's bid to take control of its board, saying it continues to "engage with multiple parties." "Kohl's began with roots as a brick-and-mortar company, and these 60 years... | forward | chainstoreage.com | https://chainstoreage.com/kohls-open-100-small-format-stores-during-next-four-years |
Passing by a Starbucks on the other side of Manhattan, in the Morningside Heights neighbourhood, a teenager says that carrying a Starbucks coffee cup can be more trouble than it's worth because of the company's perceived support for Israel in the conflict with Hamas (the chain says its views have been misrepresented). ... | not-forward | www.thetimes.com | https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/high-prices-and-slow-service-leave-bitter-taste-at-starbucks-njp2s3j2r |
Elbit Systems has been under scrutiny from activists for years over its involvement in arming Israeli military units operating in the occupied Palestinian territories. The company is a major developer of drone technology for the Israeli military, as well as weapons systems, munitions, and surveillance tools. | not-forward | theintercept.com | https://theintercept.com/2023/04/06/israel-arms-scotiabank-elbit-david-fingold |
This development comes amid a boardroom fight between IHS Towers and MTN Group over MTN's request for more control of the tower company. MTN Group holds 26% of IHS Towers but only controls 20% of the voting share. In 2022, MTN completed a deal with IHS to take over more than 5,700 of its tower sites in South Africa, pe... | not-forward | techcabal.com | https://techcabal.com/2023/09/08/mtn-nigeria-atc |
Highlighting the challenge Hirai faces in reviving consumer electronics as a profit centre, Sony scaled down its sales targets for digital cameras and smartphones for the year to end-March 2015 by 13-17 percent, and chopped its operating profit margin goal for its PlayStation gaming business to 2 percent from 8 percent... | forward | www.reuters.com | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sony-thirdpoint-activism-idUSBRE94K17A20130521 |
Siemens Gamesa is now to be merged with the Gas & Power power plant division to form the new company Siemens Energy. Do you think that the investors, who are already critical towards this project, will approve that this new company makes a profit from an occupation that violates international law? What would happen if,... | forward | www.kritischeaktionaere.de | https://www.kritischeaktionaere.de/en/siemens-2/you-are-stabilising-the-illegal-occupation-speech-by-khadja-bedati |
Shemona Moreno nominated herself with support from unionized employees. She and the retail company dispute whether she missed a crucial deadline. Shemona Moreno, executive director of 350 Seattle, a candidate for REI's Board of Directors, seen here outside the REI flagship store in Seattle on Jan. 28, 2025. Moreno, a l... | not-forward | www.cascadepbs.org | https://www.cascadepbs.org/politics/2025/01/labor-backed-seattle-activist-fights-rei-co-op-board-seat |
Lee took over as interim CEO in October, replacing Clarence Otis, who stepped down amid pressure from activist investors Starboard Value and Barington Capital Group. Starboard, which was Darden's largest shareholder as of Dec. 31 with a 9.38 percent stake, replaced the restaurant company's board in October after a mont... | not-forward | www.cnbc.com | https://www.cnbc.com/2015/02/23/darden-restaurants-names-eugene-lee-as-ceo.html |
More broadly, South Korea's long-established chaebol system has drawn fire in recent years for sustaining family-run fiefdoms at the expense of shareholders. Samsung, as the largest of the chaebols, has attracted criticism from activist investors including Paul Elliott Singer, who last year launched one of the country'... | not-forward | financialpost.com | https://financialpost.com/technology/samsungs-note-7-crisis-has-set-the-stage-for-a-rebellion-on-its-home-turf-south-korea?r |
"In the case of Zynga, it missed the mobile transition from Facebook, and fortunately we caught it in time and now we're on it. We don't want to do that again," Zynga CEO Frank Gibeau said at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference earlier this year. "Our management team welcomes this significant vote... | not-forward | www.cnbc.com | https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/02/zyngas-founder-cedes-control-in-a-rare-move-for-tech-companies.html |
Except now, the climate is much worse. The crumbling economy is discouraging advertisers from spending online, particularly on the billboard-style display ads that are Yahoo's bread and butter. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Yahoo, already adjusting, announced it would lay off 10 percent of its work force after profits plunge... | not-forward | www.smh.com.au | https://www.smh.com.au/technology/without-googles-help-yahoos-options-limited-20081106-5j5r.html |
Tianqi called for shareholders, not only the board of directors, to also vote on the final deal to ensure transparency and full participation. SQM did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Tianqi bought its share in SQM in 2018 for $4.1 billion, becoming the company's second-largest shareholder, amid concer... | not-forward | www.kitco.com | https://www.kitco.com/news/off-the-wire/2024-03-22/tianqi-seeks-shareholder-voting-power-chiles-sqm-codelco-lithium-deal |
Learn more at www.bjs.com/25percentterms. About BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, BJ's Wholesale Club is a leading operator of membership warehouse clubs in the Eastern United States. The company currently operates 219 clubs and 150 BJ's Gas® locations in 17 states. The Com... | not-forward | www.businesswire.com | https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210119005282/en/BJ’s-Wholesale-Club-Announces-Opening-of-Newest-BJ’s-Gas®-in-Newburgh-N.Y. |
Under pressure to deliver scale in an advertising market increasingly dominated by Google and Facebook, Shari has decided the best path for her family empire is to merge CBS and Viacom into one $32 billion company. But Moonves' insistence on maintaining control does not come as a surprise to anyone who knows him. And S... | forward | www.hollywoodreporter.com | https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/will-cbs-viacom-brawl-end-leslie-moonves-golden-parachute-1112304 |
China is moving to take minority stakes with special rights in the local units of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Seeking influence, Beijing began taking these stakes, called "golden shares," in private online media companies - usually about 1 per cent of a fi... | not-forward | www.channelnewsasia.com | https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/china-moving-take-golden-shares-alibaba-tencent-units-ft-3203261 |
CHS withdrew a $7.3 billion offer to buy Tenet in May after Tenet rejected the bid three times and rejected an all-cash takeover as grossly inadequate. Tenet is seeking unspecified "costs and disbursements incurred in connection with analyzing defendants' materially false and misleading proxy solicitations and statemen... | not-forward | www.beckershospitalreview.com | https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-financial-and-business-news/chs-asks-judge-to-toss-tenet-suit-seeking-costs-from-reviewing-chs-bids.html |
The state has followed the law and gone above and beyond to work with the local community and will continue to do so, including through committees put into place by the state to allow for a consolidated forum to provide feedback." The unanswered questions about transparency come days before Georgia's gubernatorial prim... | not-forward | justthenews.com | https://justthenews.com/government/local/georgia-gov-kemp-allies-stonewalling-public-major-rivian-deal-ahead-gop-primary |
Dear Editor, Companies such as Uber and Lyft provide a type of taxi service that is only available to smartphone users. Simple fairness dictates that they should have to abide by the same rules that traditional cab companies must follow. Any company that refuses to obey those rules should be told goodbye and good ridda... | forward | www.austinchronicle.com | https://www.austinchronicle.com/feedback/2016-03-31 |
The deal means two Formula circuits — Formula 1 and Formula E — are now under Malone's umbrella of Liberty entities. Liberty Media, a separate publicly traded business, owns Formula 1. Malone, who founded Liberty, controls about 31% of Liberty Global and most of Liberty Media, although an agreement limits Malone's powe... | not-forward | www.aol.com | https://www.aol.com/entertainment/liberty-media-gains-controlling-interest-194524068.html |
Called "a champion of the multi-stakeholder model of capitalism, who dared [my italics] put environmental and ethical issues on the same footing as generating profits for shareholders" by the Financial Times, Polman was a highly visible C-suite driver of introducing sustainability into every aspect of the company's ope... | not-forward | www.3blmedia.com | https://www.3blmedia.com/news/brands-taking-stands-consumers-brands-take-stands |
Earlier this month, the Japanese company announced that it will eliminate 5,000 jobs from its PC and TV business units. Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) (TYO:6758) also decided to separate its TV business into a separate subsidiary to accelerate decision making. The company also decided to sell its PC business to Japan Indu... | forward | www.valuewalk.com | https://www.valuewalk.com/sony-top-ten-no-dan-loeb-third-point/ |
JCP Investment Management, which has built roughly a 2% stake in Cheesecake Factory, has privately told executives that North Italia, Flower Child, and Culinary Dropout brands would be better off as a separate company, WSJ reported, citing people familiar with the matter. | forward | www.reuters.com | https://www.reuters.com/business/activist-investor-urges-cheesecake-factory-explore-potential-split-wsj-reports-2024-10-21 |
Illumina's battle to hold onto Grail was at the center of a proxy contest between Illumina and activist investor Carl Icahn that led to the ouster last month of Illumina board chair John Thompson. | not-forward | www.medtechdive.com | https://www.medtechdive.com/news/ILMN-FTC-Grail-Illumina-appeal-divestment/652191 |
BNP Paribas REIM is the business line dedicated to Investment Management within BNP Paribas Real Estate consisting of various legal entities: France: BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management (SA); Italy: BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management Italy (SGR); Germany: BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Manageme... | not-forward | www.globenewswire.com | https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2020/04/17/2017816/0/en/BNP-Paribas-REIM-acquires-from-Nexity-Influence-2-0-building-in-Saint-Ouen-rented-by-the-Conseil-régional-d-Île-de-France.html |
GameStop surged 400% in a week in January to above $400 a share amid the massive short squeeze. At the beginning of the year, GameStop, a brick-and-mortar retailer, traded at less than $20 a share. GameStop is in the middle of a technology and e-commerce transition led by activist investor and board member Ryan Cohen, ... | not-forward | usanewsgroup.com | https://usanewsgroup.com/2021/04/06/gamestop-shares-cut-losses-after-the-reddit-favorite-plans-a-1-billion-stock-sale |
The details of the plot vary by state but the overall story is the same. From 2014-2016, FirstEnergy, a utility company in Ohio, tried and failed repeatedly to persuade the Public Utility Commission of Ohio to bail out its nuclear and coal plants. When this failed, FirstEnergy turned to the legislature, which enacted a... | not-forward | lucian.uchicago.edu | https://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/2020/09/09/corruption-scandals-expose-nuclear-industry-for-what-it-is-via-augusta-free-press |
In an unprecedented moment in Australian corporate history, at Qantas' AGM today, 23.56% of shareholders voted in favour of a shareholder resolution put by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility, against the Qantas board's recommendation. | not-forward | www.accr.org.au | https://www.accr.org.au/news/qantas-asylum-seekers-resolution-largest-ever-vote-against-a-board-on-human-rights-issues |
It is estimated that chronic pruritus associated with AD affects more than 16.9 million adults in the United States. Such statements, based as they are on the current expectations of management, inherently involve numerous important risks, uncertainties and assumptions, known and unknown, many of which are beyond BELLU... | forward | financialpost.com | https://financialpost.com/pmn/press-releases-pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/bellus-health-reports-first-quarter-2020-financial-results-and-business-highlights-and-provides-updates-on-blu-5937 |
Mistry owns 72,960 shares of the company. Already shareholders of three Tata firms — Tata Industries, TCS and Tata Teleservices — have voted to remove Mr. Mistry as director. On December 13, Mistry was removed as director of Tata Group's crown jewel, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) with 93.11 per cent of shareholders p... | not-forward | www.thehindu.com | https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/Four-Tata-firms-to-vote-on-Mistry’s-removal-as-director/article16899490.ece |
Activist investors normally push to sell struggling companies. This year, they're making a different demand: decapitation. Starbucks, Johnson Controls, and CVS Health are all replacing CEOs, after activists argued their stocks suffered from bad management or strategy. On Oct. 24, Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan manag... | not-forward | www.wsj.com | https://www.wsj.com/wsjplus/dashboard/articles/activists-turn-to-firing-ceos-as-m-a-slumps-1f89a057 |
Over the past 12 years, JCIR led shareholder dialogues yielding corporate human rights policies with Chevron, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, OM Group, Monsanto, The GEO Group, and Corrections Corporation of America. In the agricultural sector, JCIR worked with Ingredion Incorporated and Bunge Limited regarding water... | not-forward | www.ecojesuit.com | https://www.ecojesuit.com/active-engagement-in-fossil-fuel-divestment-and-reinvestment-in-other-sources-needs-patient-trust |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has become a substantial holder in Australian Clinical Labs, acquiring significant voting power through its interests in Morgan Stanley and First Sentier Investors. This strategic move highlights Mitsubishi's escalating influence in the company, with a total of 11,929,193 fully paid ordin... | not-forward | www.tipranks.com | https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/mitsubishi-ufj-gains-significant-stake-in-australian-clinical-labs |
Korea Zinc said on Monday it would cancel all of its newly acquired shares to raise shareholder value. However, cancellation of the shares means the Chois' stake will not increase relative to its rival. Bain Capital, which backs Korea Zinc, separately secured a 1.41% stake in the company, the zinc refiner said in a reg... | forward | www.zawya.com | https://www.zawya.com/en/markets/equities/korea-zinc-attempts-to-fend-off-takeover-with-stake-buyback-bydiitgr |
NV Energy has urged the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) of Nevada to impose draconian fees on rooftop solar. SolarCity has already suffered at least $2 million on a ballot measure that would effectively reverse the PUC's new onerous rates for future customers. NV Energy (rumored to financially support PUC) and other ... | not-forward | seekingalpha.com | http://seekingalpha.com/article/3993084-tesla-ready-utility-industry-challenges |
Ackman, who has cemented his reputation as a polite activist, said his new idea is on the passive side -- indeed it is not even his own, but investor Nelson Peltz's idea. He likes retailer Family Dollar Stores Inc for being accessible to shoppers and selling unique and inexpensive products. | not-forward | www.reuters.com | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hedgefunds-irasohnconference/top-hedge-fund-chiefs-short-green-tech-store-gems-idUSTRE74O7OD20110525 |
"Combining Huntsman with Clariant brings together market-leading technologies and global manufacturing footprints of two strong, successful companies to create a world class, global specialty chemicals company," Huntsman said. | not-forward | www.houstonchronicle.com | https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Huntsman-CEO-defends-Clariant-merger-against-11279146.php |
The first Kohl's department store opened in 1962, a new line of business for the founding Kohl family, who had successfully established a chain of Kohl's grocery stores in the Milwaukee area years before. | not-forward | www.retaildive.com | https://www.retaildive.com/news/kohls-has-location-partnerships-and-a-savvy-ceo-why-isnt-that-enough/617909 |
In a latest regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), activist investor Carl Icahn and Mason Hawkins, CEO of Southeastern Asset Management, asked the special committee of the board of directors of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), "Why Freeze out Dell Stockholders? | not-forward | www.valuewalk.com | https://www.valuewalk.com/icahn-accuses-dell-debacle-board |
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Exxon Mobil Corporation is shown on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, December 30, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab | not-forward | www.reuters.com | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-exxon-mobil-shareholders-climatechang/shareholders-call-on-exxonmobil-to-set-greenhouse-gas-reduction-targets-idUSKBN1OF0T8 |
Since Lamb Weston's spin, Post has delivered a total return of over 120% and is widely considered to have one of the best management teams in consumer packaged goods. Extrapolating from the failed 2016 deal and adjusting for EBITDA growth, it would not be surprising to see a takeout offer north of $100 per share. If th... | forward | www.cnbc.com | https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/02/activist-jana-is-back-in-the-kitchen-at-lamb-weston-how-the-firm-can-help-build-value.html |
Shares of TripAdvisor popped nearly 7% yesterday after John Malone's Liberty Interactive paid a healthy premium to grow its stake in the travel reviews website. Liberty Interactive was willing to pay a 63% premium for Barry Diller's stake -- shelling out $62.50 a pop for millions of shares when the market was pricing T... | not-forward | www.aol.com | https://www.aol.com/2012/12/12/john-malone-is-hungry-again |
THE Federal Government faces an embarrassing backlash in November if Telstra's major shareholders show their disappointment at the Prime Minister's nomination of Geoff Cousins for a board seat. The attempt to vote John Howard's former adviser on to the board will force the sale of its $8 billion stake in Telstra into t... | forward | www.theage.com.au | https://www.theage.com.au/business/howard-set-for-backlash-over-telstra-20060927-ge37rl.html |
Activist investor Pentwater Capital Management LP is Turquoise Hill's largest shareholder after Rio with a 9% stake. In its class action complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern (NYSE: SO ) District of New York on March 16, Pentwater said that senior executives of Rio Tinto and Turquoise Hil... | not-forward | au.investing.com | https://au.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/rio-tinto-faces-class-action-suit-over-mongolia-copper-project-2316239 |
Institutional investors Schroders and Columbia Threadneedle are to vote against the incumbent chairman of transport giant FirstGroup PLC ( LON:FGP ) at an emergency general meeting on Tuesday, providing a boost to activist investor Coast Capital's efforts to radically overhaul the firm. According to Sky News, Schroders... | forward | www.proactiveinvestors.com | https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/222674/schroders-and-columbia-threadneedle-to-back-coast-capital-coup-against-firstgroup-chairman-222674.html |
Even when Apple loses, it still wins. The well-buffed image of the world's most valuable company has been scuffed in recent months by investigative reports and activist campaigns—not to mention partially fabricated one-man plays and radio programs —calling attention to the health and safety violations, long hours, and ... | not-forward | slate.com | https://slate.com/technology/2012/03/apple-foxconn-how-the-worlds-most-valuable-company-turned-its-labor-crisis-into-a-way-to-beat-its-competitors.html |
Trian may push for board seats at Procter & Gamble now that it has such a large investment in the company. PG has until June 13 to nominate more members to its board and it's likely that Trian will be looking to negotiate for some of those seats, reports Reuters. | forward | www.nasdaq.com | https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/procter-gamble-co-pg-stock-jumps-35b-trian-stake-2017-02-15 |
5. The Free Coffee for Voting Campaign Before the 2008 election, Starbucks released this ad, with the slogan, "If you care enough to vote, we care enough to give you a free cup of coffee," set over a sweeping piano score. The offer was redeemable on November 4. Starbucks was hardly the only store making the offer; Kris... | not-forward | preprod.motherjones.com | https://preprod.motherjones.com/politics/2013/10/starbucks-political-campaigns-debt-ceiling-government |
Cohn, who has served on the boards of several technology companies including Twitter and eBay Inc(EBAY.O), called Salesforce "one of the preeminent software companies in the world." | not-forward | dunyanews.tv | https://dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/Technology/692669-Activist-investor-Elliott-Management-takes-stake-in-Salesforce |
In September of last year, Cineworld filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the goal of securing an all-cash sale for everything it owned to pay off its creditors and shareholders. That included roughly 750 locations across the UK, the US, Israel, and central and eastern Europe. Unfortunately, the wholesale, all-cash off... | forward | www.fool.com | https://www.fool.com/investing/2023/03/27/cvc-and-elliott-want-a-piece-of-cineworld/?source=askdougpancakes |
Yet despite the "encouraging" results and a positive outlook for the rest of the year, WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell believes brands remain cautious when it comes to ad spend and are heavily focused on cost-cutting. "Procurement and finance remain the dominant functions for understandable reasons, with marketi... | not-forward | www.marketingweek.com | https://www.marketingweek.com/2016/04/28/wpp-blames-uber-zero-based-budgets-and-brexit-for-tension-as-brands-remain-cautious-with-ad-spend |
Shell Chairman Andrew Mackenzie could not start the meeting for more than an hour as dozens of protesters stood up, chanting and singing "Shut down Shell" and "Go to hell, Shell." Several who tried to run onto the stage were stopped and carried out of the room by security guards at a London's ExCel conference center. T... | not-forward | triblive.com | https://triblive.com/business/climate-protesters-dragged-from-shell-shareholder-meeting-as-they-rush-stage |
The Perot campaign's statement said the expenditures were used for petition drives to get Mr. Perot's name on the ballot in all 50 states. That drive did not begin to catch fire until late last month, so much more is likely to be spent in April. | forward | www.nytimes.com | http://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/21/us/1992-campaign-campaign-finance-not-yet-presidential-race-perot-spends-400000.html |
While we were running our petition drive, news broke at a union meeting that Stellantis was handing down a second wave of terminations. The news confirmed our worst fears—that our plant would be hit—but it also bolstered our resolve. | not-forward | www.labornotes.org | https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2024/05/when-stellantis-fired-temps-toledo-jeep-we-marched-plant-management/?language=en |
Also under appeal is an earlier court decision to block JetBlue and American Airlines Group Inc.'s (AAL) Northeastern Alliance, also on grounds that it would stifle competition. JetBlue's board will expand to 13 directors with the additions of Lynn and Miller following its annual meeting, "12 of whom are expected to be... | forward | www.morningstar.com | https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20240216795/carl-icahn-lands-two-jetblue-board-seats-days-after-disclosing-stake-in-airline |
BDO Unibank Checking and Savings Account Junior Savers Kabayan Savings (Overseas Filipinos) Home Loan Auto Loan BDO Pay Credit Cards SME Multipurpose Loan Cash Management Services BDO Life Insurance BDO Non- Life Insurance, Trust (EIP, IMA, UITF) BDO Network Bank Savings Account Negosyante Loan Salary Loan | not-forward | www.louiseinthehouse.com | https://www.louiseinthehouse.com/bdo-holds-kapihan-forum-at-park-inn-davao |
, Icahn told MSI CEO Ed Zander that Motorola stock was vastly underrated, and he proposed that it spend around $12 billion to buy back shares at depressed prices. "Icahn said he wasn't particularly interested in serving on Motorola's board, in fact, and would drop his bid for a board seat if Zander would pursue a major... | forward | www.benzinga.com | http://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/12/02/2374606/motorola-wants-its-stock-back-from-icahn |
A spokeswoman for BlackRock, Amanda Friedman, referred Financial Planning 's inquiry to a section of the latest annual BlackRock Investment Stewardship "voting spotlight" report, which outlined the firm's reasoning for voting for and against proposals relating to social issues. | not-forward | www.financial-planning.com | https://www.financial-planning.com/list/seiu-report-slams-blackrock-vanguard-fidelity-and-state-street |
July 14, 2016 — Talks between the Hershey Trust Co. and the Pennsylvania Attorney General's office over governance reforms continue, while talk of a Hershey Co. buyout is not dead. Continue reading | forward | www.cpbj.com | https://www.cpbj.com/chocolate-town-cpbj-coverage-of-the-hershey-co-and-hershey-trust-co |
Crown Castle's Fiber business is under review for a potential sale of a minority stake, which is being closely watched by investors. Additionally, Crown Castle has initiated a strategic shift, aiming to reduce operating expenses by $100 million and cut growth capital expenditures by $300 million. However, Wells Fargo (... | forward | in.investing.com | https://in.investing.com/news/company-news/bofa-raises-crown-castle-shares-target-amid-domestic-tower-optimism-93CH-4317991 |
Also, Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR)' 2012 compensation plan was so controversial that it only managed to gain a paltry 25% support from shareholders. In addition, the company's perks and benefits were so shady that the company had to disclose in 2011 that the SEC was investigating them. And now, for the third year ... | not-forward | www.insidermonkey.com | https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/nabors-industries-ltd-nbrs-imperial-ceo-remains-163268 |
Barclays [BARC] will be the first of the UK banking giants to report its annual results when it announces full-year 2019 earnings tomorrow (13 February). But will the firm's share price receive a post-earnings bounce? | forward | www.cmcmarkets.com | https://www.cmcmarkets.com/en-au/opto/why-barclays-share-price-is-under-pressure-ahead-of-earnings |
Citing publicly available documents, Cross said the HP and Lexmark cross-licenses will be terminated if companies on a confidential list obtain more than 25 percent voting power for Lexmark. The agreement is in effect until the last patent covered by the agreement expires, no sooner than 2012, Cross said. | forward | www.reuters.com | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lexmark-speculation/analysts-mull-lexmarks-status-as-takeover-target-idUSN1528066520070615 |
The dispute resulted in lawsuits and a deal with activist investor Starboard Value, whose CEO became chairman of the board of Papa John's in 2019 after Schnatter left the company. While Starboard's influence helped the company turn around its fortunes, restaurant industry players have suggested further work was necessa... | forward | www.investing.com | https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/apollo-and-irth-capital-made-an-offer-to-buy-papa-johns-sources-say-4091784 |
About BDO Foundation BDO Foundation is the corporate social responsibility arm of BDO Unibank. Founded in 2008, the foundation aims to contribute to nation-building by addressing the needs of underserved sectors of society through its disaster response and financial inclusion advocacies. Supported by the BDO Unibank co... | not-forward | philippinesgraphic.com.ph | https://philippinesgraphic.com.ph/2021/12/14/bdo-foundation-deped-and-huawei-launch-partnership |
February 28, 2018: Dick's Sporting Goods announced that it would raise the minimum age for purchasing guns to 21 from 18 and that it would stop selling assault-style rifles at its Field & Stream stores. The change follows a group of nuns, led by Sister Valerie Heinonen of Mercy Investment Services, meeting with Dick's ... | forward | www.forbes.com | https://www.forbes.com/sites/bhaktimirchandani/2019/02/19/gunning-it-after-parkland-faith-based-investor-success-with-gun-safety-shareholder-resolutions |
Two years ago, Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz organized scores of fellow CEOs to boycott campaign contributions until lawmakers came up with a plan to fix the nation's financial woes. | not-forward | www.reuters.com | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-starbucks-politics/starbucks-shareholders-reject-political-giving-ban-idUSBRE92J19520130320?type=companyNews |
Facebook will cease funding an effort to defeat a proposed consumer privacy law in California as it faces scrutiny from lawmakers over its own privacy protection practices. Facebook, Google and Comcast each have contributed $200,000 since February to the Committee to Protect California Jobs, a campaign to defeat the Ca... | forward | www.cnet.com | https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/facebook-drops-opposition-to-californias-proposed-privacy-law |
The back seat of the Polestar 2 is very comfortable, with supportive seats and reasonable room, though the Model 3 is definitely more spacious thanks to its bespoke EV platform. Six-footers will be more than comfortable, with reasonable legroom and despite the panoramic roof, acceptable headroom. There are two ISOFIX p... | not-forward | www.discoverauto.com.au | https://www.discoverauto.com.au/reviews/2022-polestar-2-long-range-dual-motor-review |
Whether with regard to reporting, stakeholder engagement or internal discussion, Eavis believes the Sainsbury's approach underpins a sustainability strategy that is geared towards action – and achievement. Among these tangible achievements, he points to the company reaching its goal of sending zero food waste to landfi... | not-forward | www.just-food.com | https://www.just-food.com/interviews/sustainability-watch-ben-eavis-sainsburys |
CSX While many activist campaigns involve a change in leadership, and still more result in one, there are somewhat novel elements in these two current situations. First, the pre-selection and anointment of a CEO candidate. Such was also the case at Canadian Pacific, where Pershing Square Capital Management and Hunter H... | not-forward | www.valuewalk.com | https://www.valuewalk.com/activist-campaign-at-csx-and-arconic-dissidents-choose-their-preferred-candidates/ |
State Street Global Advisors and its subsidiaries have updated their substantial holdings in Pilbara Minerals Limited, reflecting a strategic move in their investment portfolio. The changes in voting power and relevant interests highlight an active engagement in managing their stakes in the company. This adjustment cou... | not-forward | www.tipranks.com | https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/pilbara-minerals-sees-strategic-moves-by-state-street |
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