Appraisal Rights

DECEMBER 12, 2019

One of the instrumental rights corporate statutes bestow upon shareholders is the appraisal right. This right allows dissenting shareholders of a target company in a corporate control transaction (i.e. mergers and acquisitions) to receive better value for their shares as it is determined by the judiciary. The Saudi Arabian Companies Law of 2015 (CL), nonetheless, did not prescribe such a remedy, nor did any other implementing regulations stipulate this right for shareholders.

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Appraisal Rights

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Investment manager Russell Investments’ proxy guidelines lay out that the manager will “vote for proposals to restore, or provide shareholders with, rights of appraisal[.]” This, despite the same guidelines setting out a general rule that Russell will vote for mergers themselves if Glass Lewis suggests a “for” vote, except for case by case instances.

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Appraisal Rights

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Boston Partners, a Massachusetts based investment fund with over $85BB AUM, is in favor of providing appraisal rights – according to its proxy voting policies. While Boston Partners votes on mergers on a “case-by-case” basis, certainly considering numerous elements, it is unequivocal in its support for proposals to restore or provide appraisal rights to shareholders.

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Appraisal Rights

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Domini Investment Trust is a “women-led SEC registered investment adviser specializing exclusively in impact investing.” Domini’s proxy voting guidelines for 2019 set out that while Domini analyzes mergers on a “case-by-case” basis, it will vote for appraisal rights proposals. As we’ve blogged about before, and will be covering this month, investors’ proxy guidelines often favor appraisal rights, helping confirm the value of these rights to shareholders.

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Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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