Lots Of Fresh Questions…And Answers… On Meeting Adjournments, On “All Other Business”
And On Calculating, Reporting On And Describing Those Say-On-Pay And Say-When-On-Pay Results….
Early Returns From The Annual Meeting Front
Lots Of Good News, But Some Big, Bad Surprises Are Still In Store For The Unwary
Investor Relations Officers Continue To Struggle To Prove Their Worth
A recent IRO consultant’s posting on the NIRI-NY Linkedin page, bemoaning the much-fallen status of the IRO these days, moved us to move this topic up on our own agenda, and to think on what might be done.
Apple Computer Does It Again – With A Raft Of Annual Meeting Gaffes: How Can Such A Smart Company Be So Dumb On Ir Matters?
Let’s say for starters that we LOVE Apple Computer. We bought when it was around $7…and love it more every day. We love their products too. And we love Steve Jobs – and think he is one of the smartest, savviest, most-focused and most dedicated managers in the world....Hackers Invade Nasdaq OMX Board Portal: We Ask, “Are These Things Really Ready For Prime Time?”
We are great fans of “secure board portals” – because they are huge time and money savers for corporate citizens charged with preparing “Board Books” – and because they provide great convenience to even modestly-tech-savvy Directors, who are constantly on-the-go these...Consent Solicitations
By Merrill Stone and Matthew Kane, Kelley Drye & Warren* Back in 2000, we discussed in the Optimizer how would-be acquirers were increasingly using consent solicitations in attempts to ambush boards and to effect changes of control. Consent solicitations still...
