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Proxy Governance Goes after ISS in Proxy War of Proxy Services
The cold war among proxy service companies has been getting a lot hotter lately. Proxy Governance, a proxy service firm based in Vienna, Va., has gone on the offensive by pushing for a "code of ethics" among its group which includes Glass Lewis & Company and Egan...
Tags: Consulting Service, Code Of Ethics, SEC, Proxy Governance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Policies And Procedures, Business Operations, Human Resources, Peter Galuszka
Blog posts 2008-07-28

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PROXY Governance Joins Glass Lewis in Recommending That Bancorp Rhode Island Shareholders Vote for All the Board's Director Nominees at Upcoming Annual Meeting
BancorpRI Urges Shareholders To Vote the WHITE Proxy Card Today PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc. (NASDAQ: BARI) today announced that PROXY Governance, Inc., a leading independent proxy advisory firm, recommends that BancorpRI shareholders vote FOR all the company's director nominees at BancorpRI's May 21, 2008, Annual Meeting...
Tags: board, director, FINANCE, nominee, Providence, SEC, shareholder
Research articles 2008-05-08
PROXY Governance Recommends Vote for Tandy Brands Nominees
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc. (Nasdaq GM:TBAC) today announced that PROXY Governance, Inc., a leading independent voting advisory service, has recommended that Tandy Brands stockholders vote FOR Tandy Brands' incumbent directors at the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders on October 29, 2007. To follow PROXY Governance's recommendation, Tandy...
Tags: Company, director, FINANCE, nominee, SEC
Research articles 2007-10-12
PROXY Governance, Inc. Recommends Motorola Stockholders Vote for Carl Icahn on the Gold Proxy Card
NEW YORK -- Carl C. Icahn today announced that PROXY Governance, Inc. PGI has recommended that stockholders of Motorola, Inc. vote their shares FOR the election of Mr. Icahn to the Motorola board of directors on the GOLD proxy card at Motorola's May 7, 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. PGI,...
Tags: Carl Icahn, Motorola Inc.
Research articles 2007-04-26
Leading Proxy Advisory Firms RiskMetrics and PROXY Governance Recommend That Cleveland-Cliffs Shareholders Vote AGAINST Control Share Acquisition Proposal on the White Proxy Card
CLEVELAND -- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE: CLF), which will be renamed Cliffs Natural Resources in the coming months, today announced that RiskMetrics Group (formerly Institutional Shareholder Services or "ISS") and PROXY Governance, Inc., two leading independent proxy advisory firms, recommend that Cleveland-Cliffs shareholders vote AGAINST Harbinger Capital Partners' proposed control share...
Tags: acquisition, Alpha, Cleveland, Company, FINANCE, Investment, merger, SEC, shareholder
Research articles 2008-09-19
Heinz Welcomes Proxy Governance Recommendation to Keep the Current Board Virtually Intact But Rejects Proposal to Add One Trian Nominee
PITTSBURGH -- The H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) today said it welcomes Proxy Governance's conclusion that, "there is a clear risk of a badly divided and dysfunctional board should the entire dissident slate be elected and noted that Proxy Governance is recommending that `shareholders keep the current Heinz Board essentially intact,'"...
Tags: board, H.J. Heinz Co.
Research articles 2006-08-02
Glass Lewis and PROXY Governance Recommend ICOS Shareholders Vote for Lilly's $34 Per Share Cash Merger
BOTHELL, Wash. -- ICOS Corporation (NASDAQ: ICOS), announced today that Glass Lewis and Company, a leading proxy advisory service, has issued its report recommending that ICOS' shareholders vote in favor of the revised offer by Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of ICOS...
Tags: merger
Research articles 2007-01-12
Esmark's Slate of Directors Endorsed by PROXY Governance, Inc. Advisory Firm
CHICAGO -- Esmark Incorporated ("Esmark"), a steel services company supported by global investor Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC, and advised by JPMorgan, today announced that PROXY Governance, Inc., a leading institutional proxy advisory and voting firm, has joined Institutional Shareholder Services ISS in recommending that shareholders vote for Esmark's proposed slate...
Tags: SLATE
Research articles 2006-11-15
PROXY Governance Recommends Coeur Shareholders Vote "FOR" Proposals Relating to Pending Acquisitions
Three Leading Proxy Advisory Firms Support Acquisitions COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation (NYSE: CDE) (TSX: CDM) today announced that PROXY Governance Inc., a leading independent proxy advisory firm, has recommended that Coeur shareholders vote "FOR" the proposals related to the acquisition of Bolnisi Gold NL (ASX:...
Tags: acquisition, Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp., FINANCE, Investment, READERS, SEC, shareholder
Research articles 2007-11-27
ISS, Glass Lewis and PROXY Governance Reject Sherborne's Bid for Control of Nautilus Board
Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE: NLS) today announced that the nation's three leading independent voting advisory services, ISS Governance Services, Glass Lewis & Co., and PROXY Governance, INC., have all issued recommendations to their clients, reflecting the view that Sherborne's bid for control of Nautilus' Board is not in the interest of...
Tags: board, FINANCE, Nautilus Inc., nominee, SEC, shareholder
Research articles 2007-12-07
Proxy Governance Recommends Genesis Shareholders Vote "FOR" Proposed $63 Cash Merger with Affiliates of Formation Capital and JER Partners
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. -- Genesis HealthCare Corporation ("GHC" or "Genesis") (NASDAQ: GHCI) today announced that Proxy Governance, Inc., an independent proxy advisory and voting firm, has recommended that the holders of common shares of GHC vote "FOR" the proposed $63 cash merger with a joint venture between affiliates of Formation...
Tags: FINANCE, Investment, merger, SEC, shareholder
Research articles 2007-04-11
Proxy Governance Recommends Grey Wolf Stockholders Vote for the Merger with Basic Energy Services
HOUSTON -- Grey Wolf, Inc. (AMEX:GW) today announced that Proxy Governance, Inc., a leading independent proxy voting advisory firm, has recommended that Grey Wolf stockholders vote in favor of the proposed merger with Basic Energy Services, Inc. at the upcoming Special Meeting of Stockholders scheduled for July 15, 2008. As...
Tags: FINANCE, Investment, merger, READERS, SEC
Research articles 2008-07-09
Glass Lewis and Proxy Governance Recommend Allis-Chalmers Stockholders Approve Issuance of Shares to Bronco Drilling Pursuant to Merger
HOUSTON -- Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc. (NYSE:ALY) today announced that Glass Lewis & Co. and Proxy Governance, Inc., two leading proxy advisory firms, have recommended that Allis-Chalmers stockholders vote FOR the issuance of Allis-Chalmers common stock to stockholders of Bronco Drilling Company, Inc. (NASDAQ/GM:BRNC) in connection with the proposed merger between...
Tags: Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc., FINANCE, Investment, merger, SEC
Research articles 2008-08-05
PROXY Governance Recommends That Ceridian Stockholders Vote for Ceridian Nominees
PROXY Governance Also Recommends Stockholders Vote For $36 Per Share Transaction
Tags: Ceridian Corp.
Research articles 2007-09-07
Glass Lewis and Proxy Governance Recommend Shareholders Vote "For" Proposed Merger Between Reckson and SL Green Realty Corp
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Reckson Associates Realty Corp. (NYSE: RA) today announced that Glass, Lewis & Co. and Proxy Governance, Inc. have recommended that Reckson shareholders vote "FOR" the proposed merger with SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) at Reckson's November 22, 2006 special meeting for shareholders.
Tags: merger, shareholder
Research articles 2006-11-14
ISS, PROXY Governance, Inc. and Glass, Lewis & Co. Recommend Shareholders Vote "FOR" the Proposed Acquisition of Axcan Pharma by an Affiliate of TPG Capital
Axcan Pharma Inc. ("Axcan" or "The Company") (TSX: AXP)(NASDAQ: AXCA), a leading pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, announced today that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS"), PROXY Governance, Inc. and Glass, Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis") have formally recommended that their clients holding shares in Axcan vote...
Tags: Axcan Pharma Inc., PROXY Governance Inc., Texas Pacific Group
Research articles 2008-01-10
Corporate Governance Ratings: Caveat Emptor
Looking in the rear view mirror reveals many examples over the past decade of massive corporate failures from essentially every sector of our economy, including Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, Global Crossing, and Bear Sterns, just to name a few. Unfortunately, the natural reaction to these types of events is to develop...
Tags: Corporate Governance Rating, RiskMetrics/ISS, Mike Ryan, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Business Operations
Blog posts 2008-08-26
Corporate governance.(Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund revises corporate governance and proxy-voting policy)(chief executive officers recruited from outside more expensive)(Michael G. Oxley opposes bill by Barn
TIAA-CREF revises its proxy, governance policy NEW YORK - TIAA-CREF issued a revised corporate governance and proxy-voting policy, its first revision since 2003, said John C. Wilcox, senior vice president and head of corporate governance. The policy covers new areas including annual nonbinding vote...
Tags: TIAA-CREF
Research articles 2007-03-19
SCPIE Holdings Merger with The Doctors Company Receives Endorsement of Proxy Advisory Firm
-- PROXY Governance, Inc. Recommends SCPIE Stockholders Vote FOR the $28 Per-Share All Cash Merger with The Doctors Company -- LOS ANGELES -- SCPIE Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SKP), a major provider of healthcare liability insurance, today announced that PROXY Governance, Inc., a proxy voting advisory firm, has recommended that SCPIE...
Tags: Company, FINANCE, Investment, merger, SCPIE Holdings Inc., SEC
Research articles 2008-03-14
Independent Proxy Advisory Firm Recommends Shareholders Support Orthofix Board And Oppose Activist Hedge Fund’s Proposals
PROXY Governance supports Orthofix Board of Directors; concludes dissident campaign has a ?profound absence of a plan to effect a credible recovery? ...
Tags: Orthofix Inc.
Research articles 2009-03-18
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