Sentence examples for calling on shareholders from inspiring English sources

Aventis gained $2.10, to close at $75.10, after calling on shareholders to reject a hostile takeover bid by Sanofi-Synthélabo.

Total losses attributed to European banks in the last financial crash were around €1tn, so a repeat of the devastation caused in 2008 could be withstood by just calling on shareholders to sacrifice their equity.

He has been rebuffed by the board, but is calling on shareholders to support him at a vote on Mr Dell's deal to be held in July.Xbox 180After the debacle of Windows 8, Microsoft was forced into another embarrassing climbdown when it decided to lift planned restrictions on selling and sharing games on its new Xbox One games console.

Nunn is among the four former audit committee members from whom the AFL-CIO and AFSCME are calling on shareholders to withhold votes.

The company raised more capital to finish the work by calling on shareholders, and on 30 January 1836 dismissed Green as engineer.

Mr. Villiger repeatedly called on shareholders "not to forget that the market is creating certain pressures on pay".

The hedge fund called on shareholders to support eight new nominees for the board.

In particular the bank suggested Thomas Cook might have to call on shareholders for cash.

It also calls on shareholders to reject two other directors, C. Robert Kidder and Howard J. Davies.

Last night he called on shareholders to press the board into talks.

Shell's chairman, Jorma Ollila, promised to call on shareholders to help review the compensation system.