JPMorgan Chase & Co. paid its chief executive, James Dimon, $31.5 million for his work in 2019, a 1.6% boost, as the bank set fresh records in profit and stock price. The pay includes $6.5 million in cash, including salary and bonus, and $25 million in stock grants that would be earned over the coming years, depending on the bank's performance...
BlackRock Inc has built a 5.12% stake in Toshiba Machine , a former Toshiba Corp subsidiary that has been targeted by Japan's most prominent activist investor, according to a regulatory filing by the U.S. asset manager. The revelation by BlackRock on Wednesday came a day after veteran activist investor Yoshiaki Murakami launched an up to $235 million hostile bid for control of the molding company...
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn on Monday urged the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to rethink a proposed rule change for proxy adviser firms, saying it would make activist investing "even more difficult and expensive to practice." The SEC earlier this month put forward new rules that would require proxy adviser firms to give companies a chance to review proxy materials before they are sent to shareholders...
Activist investor Carl Icahn will not have access to Occidental Petroleum Corp's Anadarko takeover records to support his proxy fight against the oil firm's board, a Delaware court judge ruled on Thursday. Icahn sued Occidental in Delaware Court of Chancery last May seeking financial records and details of its negotiations with Anadarko. He has since committed to a proxy fight to appoint new management and accelerate asset sales to repay debt taken on with the $38 billion deal...
- Dundee Sustainable Technologies Inc. ("DST" or the "Corporation") (DST: CSE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Robert Sellars to the Board of Directors...
Papa John's International Inc said on Wednesday its finance head would leave the company next year as new Chief Executive Officer Rob Lynch made a slew of top level changes to turn around the pizza chain's stuttering business. Lynch, who was previously president of Arby's Restaurant Group Inc, took over the top job in August and was tasked by activist investor Starboard Value to improve Papa John's sales, which have been dented by the negative publicity surrounding its founder John Schnatter...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Unizo Holdings' top shareholder Elliott Management pushed the Japan hotel operator to accept a $1.6 billion tender offer from Blackstone Group, warning it would take "all available measures" if it fails to do its "fiduciary duty". Activist investor Elliott's warning comes after Unizo had previously rebuffed an offer from Blackstone. The buyout group this week ratcheted up its pursuit of the company by launching the buyout offer, to which Unizo is still deciding its response...
Boeing Co.'s boardroom shakeup puts David Calhoun, a powerful behind-the-scenes figure, in position to control the aerospace giant's response to the 737 MAX crisis, one of the most fraught episodes in the company's history. Senior officials at some Boeing customers said they found the move to appoint Mr. Calhoun chairman, unveiled Friday, reassuring amid the MAX's prolonged grounding following two deadly crashes...
(Reuters) - Index funds now control half the U.S. stock mutual fund market, giving the biggest funds enormous power to influence decisions and demand better returns at the companies in which they invest trillions of dollars. But the leading U.S. index fund firms, BlackRock Inc, Vanguard Group and State Street Corp, rarely use that clout...
AT&T Inc.'s chief executive met this week with the activist investor who is pressing the company to rethink its strategy and sell off more assets, according to people familiar with the matter. AT&T boss Randall Stephenson and Jesse Cohn, the portfolio manager at Elliott Management Corp. who challenged the telecom veteran, met Tuesday in New York for an introductory conversation, the people said...
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn, who has launched a proxy fight to win seats on Occidental Petroleum's board, said on Wednesday he opposed efforts by the Houston-based company to name new directors without picking from his slate. Icahn cited a Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst's report published on Monday that Quote: d CEO Vicki Hollub as saying the oil producer's board planned to make governance changes, including the appointment of two "qualified" directors...
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Telecom equipment maker Ericsson's CEO Borje Ekholm could be about to announce his exit after less than three years in the job with outgoing Saab CEO Hakan Buskhe planned as his replacement, business daily Dagens Industri reported on Wednesday citing anonymous sources...
Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT) today announced that Madhuri A. Andrews, Senior Vice President, Chief Digital and Information Officer of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., and Mary Dean Hall, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Quaker Houghton, have been elected to its Board of Directors. “We are very pleased to welcome Madhuri and Mary as new Board members,” said Peter C. Wallace, the Company’s Chairman...
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - U.S. activist investor Elliott has urged German classifieds group Scout24 to sell its car listings business and ramp up a share buyback program to boost returns to investors. By Alexander Hübner Elliott, which owns more than 7% of Scout24, accused the German company's Chief Executive, Tobias Hartmann, of showing a lack of ambition and urged his management team to take immediate remedial action...
Vicki Hollub is an engineer who spent time on three continents working her way up to the top of Occidental Petroleum Corp. She doesn't have much experience at M&A, and that has made her an easy target for critics. Her recent bid to deepen the company's bet in the red-hot Permian Basin is bold...
(Reuters) - A special panel of Hudson's Bay Co reviewing a C$1.74 billion take-private bid for the retailer, proposed by Chairman Richard Baker and a group of shareholders, said the offer was inadequate based on an initial analysis. The Baker-led consortium, owning 57% of Hudson's Bay, had offered to buy the struggling retailer for C$9.45 per share in June...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Glenda Minor and Holly Van Deursen to the Board, effective July 23, 2019...
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has filed a formal solicitation statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, taking another step in seeking to replace four directors at Occidental Petroleum , alleging the company's board mismanaged its $38 billion deal to buy Anadarko Petroleum...
MILAN (Reuters) - Amos Genish, former chief executive of Telecom Italia (TIM), has resigned from the company's board, two sources familiar with the situation said on Thursday. He was a board representative for TIM's main shareholder, French media group Vivendi...
(Reuters) - Del Frisco's Restaurant Group Inc said on Monday it agreed to be bought by private equity firm L Catterton for $267.3 million (209.7 million pounds), ending a six-month-long battle with its third largest investor which has been pushing for a sale. Del Frisco's, which owns Eagle Steak House and Frisco's Grille chains, said its shareholders will receive $8 per share, which represents a premium of 18.9% to Friday's close. Including debt, the deal is valued at $650 million...
PHILADELPHIA , June 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE: AXTA) , a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, today announced that Charlie Shaver has resigned as Chairman of its Board of Directors, effective June 30, 2019 , to focus on other professional commitments. The Board of Directors has appointed current Independent Presiding Director Mark Garrett as its new Chairman. Mr. Garrett also serves as Chairman of Axalta's Strategic Review Committee...
Capital market operators have called for the urgent intervention of the federal government in the conflict between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Oando Plc . The operators reacted to the outcome of a forensic audit on Oando , which was released by SEC on May 31 , as well as a court injunction restraining SEC from sacking Oando's Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Mr. Adewale Tinubu , and his deputy.
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) announced today that Kevin L. Beebe, Paul M. Keglevic and Mohsin Y. Meghji have been elected to join Frontier’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Messrs. Beebe, Keglevic and Meghji will serve on the Board’s Finance Committee, which will continue to be chaired by Robert A. Schriesheim.
Osisko Metals Incorporated (the Company or Osisko Metals ) (TSX-V: OM; FRANKFURT : 0B51; OTCQX: OMZNF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Donald R. Siemens , C.P.A., C.A., as a director of the Company and Chairman of the Audit Committee.