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Proxy materials
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Proxy materialsDocuments regulated by the Securities & Exchange Commission in which a public company outlines its methods and procedures.
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Securities
Saleable papers, traded on stock exchanges, that yield an income (dividend, interest, etc.).
Exchange
A marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities, and indexes are traded.
Commission
The fee paid to a broker to execute a trade, based on number of shares, bonds, options, and/or their dollar value. In 1975, deregulation led to the establishment of discount brokers, who charge lower commissions than full service brokers.
Public
Assets that can be traded in a public market, such as the stock market.
Company
A proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other form of enterprise that engages in business.
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Proxegur
PROXEGUR Versicherungsmakler GmbH is an insurance broker specialized in insuring fund managers and based in Germany.
Proximus
Proximus is a major Belgian company.
Proxy
Person granted power of attorney by a shareholder to vote for him or her at an annual general meeting.
Proxy Committee
A group of individuals appointed by the board of directors of the companies to formally represent the shareholders who send in proxy cards, to vote the represented shares in accordance with the shareholders' instructions.
Proxy Committee Ballot
The ballot signed and submitted at the meeting by the Proxy Committee. It is the legal voting of shares represented by proxies assigned to the Proxy Committee and should always be completed.
Proxy contest
A battle for the control of a firm in which a dissident group seeks, from the firm's other shareholders, the right to vote those shareholders' shares in favor of the dissident group's slate of directors.
Proxy directive
A legal document assigning the health-care decisions of an individual to another in the event the individual is unable to make the decisions for themselves.
Proxy fight
A way of gaining control of a company by persuading other shareholders to let you vote for them (as proxies) at the annual general meeting.
Proxy solicitor
A specialist (firm) hired to gather proxy votes.
Proxy statement
Document intended to provide shareholders with information necessary to vote in an informed manner on matters to be brought up at a stockholders' meeting. Includes information on closely held shares.
Proxy tax
A tax on lobbying and-or political expenses that exceed an allowable amount set by the IRS.
Proxy vote
Vote cast by one person or entity on behalf of another.
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Proxy Committee
A group of individuals appointed by the board of directors of the companies to formally represent the shareholders who send in proxy cards, to vote the represented shares in accordance with the shareholders' instructions.
Proxy Committee Ballot
The ballot signed and submitted at the meeting by the Proxy Committee. It is the legal voting of shares represented by proxies assigned to the Proxy Committee and should always be completed.
Proxy contest
A battle for the control of a firm in which a dissident group seeks, from the firm's other shareholders, the right to vote those shareholders' shares in favor of the dissident group's slate of directors.
Proxy directive
A legal document assigning the health-care decisions of an individual to another in the event the individual is unable to make the decisions for themselves.
Proxy fight
A way of gaining control of a company by persuading other shareholders to let you vote for them (as proxies) at the annual general meeting.
Proxy materials
Proxy solicitor
A specialist (firm) hired to gather proxy votes.
Proxy statement
Document intended to provide shareholders with information necessary to vote in an informed manner on matters to be brought up at a stockholders' meeting. Includes information on closely held shares.
Proxy tax
A tax on lobbying and-or political expenses that exceed an allowable amount set by the IRS.
Proxy vote
Vote cast by one person or entity on behalf of another.
Prudent man rule
A common law standard against which those investing the money of others fiduciaries are judged.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Securities
Saleable papers, traded on stock exchanges, that yield an income (dividend, interest, etc.).
Exchange
A marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities, and indexes are traded.
Commission
The fee paid to a broker to execute a trade, based on number of shares, bonds, options, and/or their dollar value. In 1975, deregulation led to the establishment of discount brokers, who charge lower commissions than full service brokers.
Public
Assets that can be traded in a public market, such as the stock market.
Company
A proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other form of enterprise that engages in business.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Proxegur
PROXEGUR Versicherungsmakler GmbH is an insurance broker specialized in insuring fund managers and based in Germany.
Proximus
Proximus is a major Belgian company.
Proxy
Person granted power of attorney by a shareholder to vote for him or her at an annual general meeting.
Proxy Committee
A group of individuals appointed by the board of directors of the companies to formally represent the shareholders who send in proxy cards, to vote the represented shares in accordance with the shareholders' instructions.
Proxy Committee Ballot
The ballot signed and submitted at the meeting by the Proxy Committee. It is the legal voting of shares represented by proxies assigned to the Proxy Committee and should always be completed.
Proxy contest
A battle for the control of a firm in which a dissident group seeks, from the firm's other shareholders, the right to vote those shareholders' shares in favor of the dissident group's slate of directors.
Proxy directive
A legal document assigning the health-care decisions of an individual to another in the event the individual is unable to make the decisions for themselves.
Proxy fight
A way of gaining control of a company by persuading other shareholders to let you vote for them (as proxies) at the annual general meeting.
Proxy solicitor
A specialist (firm) hired to gather proxy votes.
Proxy statement
Document intended to provide shareholders with information necessary to vote in an informed manner on matters to be brought up at a stockholders' meeting. Includes information on closely held shares.
Proxy tax
A tax on lobbying and-or political expenses that exceed an allowable amount set by the IRS.
Proxy vote
Vote cast by one person or entity on behalf of another.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Proxy Committee
A group of individuals appointed by the board of directors of the companies to formally represent the shareholders who send in proxy cards, to vote the represented shares in accordance with the shareholders' instructions.
Proxy Committee Ballot
The ballot signed and submitted at the meeting by the Proxy Committee. It is the legal voting of shares represented by proxies assigned to the Proxy Committee and should always be completed.
Proxy contest
A battle for the control of a firm in which a dissident group seeks, from the firm's other shareholders, the right to vote those shareholders' shares in favor of the dissident group's slate of directors.
Proxy directive
A legal document assigning the health-care decisions of an individual to another in the event the individual is unable to make the decisions for themselves.
Proxy fight
A way of gaining control of a company by persuading other shareholders to let you vote for them (as proxies) at the annual general meeting.
Proxy materials
Proxy solicitor
A specialist (firm) hired to gather proxy votes.
Proxy statement
Document intended to provide shareholders with information necessary to vote in an informed manner on matters to be brought up at a stockholders' meeting. Includes information on closely held shares.
Proxy tax
A tax on lobbying and-or political expenses that exceed an allowable amount set by the IRS.
Proxy vote
Vote cast by one person or entity on behalf of another.
Prudent man rule
A common law standard against which those investing the money of others fiduciaries are judged.
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