Sentence examples for proxy contest for from inspiring English sources
Under the deal, Aquila will end its proxy contest for control of the board and will withdraw all litigation and arbitration, Quanta said.
The timing of Microsoft's bid could allow the company to mount a proxy contest for control of Yahoo's board should it try to dismiss the offer.
In addition, companies facing a proxy contest for control of the board should consider the influence and practices of proxy advisory firms.
The Furlong Fund had also included a proxy access proposal as part of a proxy contest for board seats at Microwave Filter.
The Gulf states should help stabilise Tunisia rather than treat it as a fresh battleground in their proxy contest for and against the Muslim Brotherhood, as they do in Libya and Egypt.
It is unclear whether Mr. Simmons's consortium will wage a proxy contest for seats on Gehl's board, a move that it had planned to take before Gehl undertook the auction.
Bilateral proxy contests for power and influence have continued, though in different forms.
According to the Investor Responsibility Research Center in Washington, which tracks 4,000 companies, 12 proxy contests for board seats were started through June 30.
In 2018, the percentage of board-related proxy contests for declared fights decreased slightly to 66%, but is still up from the low of 52% in 2016.
Over the past two decades the frequency of proxy contests for board representation or control has increased as shareholder activism has become both an established investment strategy and an important form of corporate governance.
Millbrook Capital, an activist hedge fund, is planning to start a proxy contest today for four board seats of the Brink's company.
