News by subject: Proxy/Proxy Vote

BlackRock LLC ("BlackRock") announced today that, based on the preliminary voting results of the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (the "Fund"), shareholders of the Fund's...

Stratasys Ltd. ("Stratasys" or the "Company"), a leader in polymer 3D printing solutions, today announced that it has filed a proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in connection with its 2023 Annual General Meeting...

The Board of Directors (the "Board") of Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. ("OPT" or the "Company") , a leader in innovative, cost-effective, and autonomous low-carbon marine data, power, and consulting service solutions, today issued the following...

Permianville Royalty Trust (the "Trust") today announced that proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Glass, Lewis & Co. issued reports on July 6, 2023, and July 5, 2023, respectively, recommending that the Trust's...

Galata Acquisition Corp. ("Galata") announced today that its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders scheduled on July 12, 2023 (the "Extraordinary General Meeting") to vote on, among other things, a proposal to extend the date by which Galata...

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Infinity"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing eganelisib, a first-in-class, oral, immuno-oncology macrophage reprogramming drug candidate, announced further design features of its Phase 2 MARIO-8...

MEI Pharma, Inc. (the "Company") today reminded shareholders to vote FOR the Company's pending transaction with Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Infinity") in connection with the upcoming special meeting on July 14, 2023. The Company noted that...

Pursuant to the article L. 233-8 II of the French "Code de Commerce" and the article 223-16 of the French stock-market authorities (Autorité des Marchés Financiers, or "AMF") General Regulation, Innate Pharma SA (Euronext Paris: IPH; Nasdaq: IPHA)...

ENDRA Life Sciences Inc. (the "Company"), a pioneer of Thermo Acoustic Enhanced UltraSound (TAEUS®), today announced its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"), which was scheduled to be held this morning, was convened and...

David Steinberg, Scott Bishins, and Michael Meyer ("Concerned Shareholders" or "we"), collectively substantial holders of the outstanding common shares of beneficial interest and cumulative redeemable preferred shares of beneficial interest, in...

MKT Capital Ltd. (together with its affiliates, "MKT Capital" or "we"), the beneficial owner of approximately 4.2% of the outstanding common shares of Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Aurinia" or the "Company"), today commented on the Company's...

BlackRock LLC ("BlackRock") announced today that Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS"), a leading independent proxy advisory firm, recommended that preferred shareholders vote on the WHITE proxy card FOR ALL of the highly qualified Board...

Liberty Global plc ("Liberty Global" or the "Company") today announced that independent proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") has recommended that Liberty Global's shareholders vote for all of the Company's proposals in...

Ocean Capital LLC (collectively with its affiliates, "Ocean Capital" or "we") is a significant stockholder of numerous Puerto Rico closed-end bond funds (the "Funds"), which are managed or co-managed by an affiliate of UBS Financial Services...

MEI Pharma, Inc. (the "Company") today announced that leading independent proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") has recommended that MEI Pharma shareholders vote "FOR" the Company's pending transaction with Infinity...

BlackRock LLC ("BlackRock") announced today that Glass Lewis, a leading independent proxy advisory firm, recommended that shareholders vote on the WHITE proxy cards FOR all of the Board Nominees of BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust and...

Saba Capital Management, L.P. ("Saba" or "we"), a significant shareholder of the BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust ("ECAT"), the BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust ("BIGZ") and the BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust...

Freedom Acquisition I Corp. ("Freedom") , a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced that Freedom's registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement"), relating to the previously announced proposed business...

Galata Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") announced today updates to its proxy statement/prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on June 22, 2023 (the "Proxy Statement/Prospectus") in connection with the extraordinary...

BT Brands, Inc. , ("BT") Commenting on the June 28, 2023, press release by Noble Roman's, Inc. ("NROM"), Gary Copperud, BT's CEO, a NROM shareholder and nominee for the contested board seat, noted, "The Mobley's are communicating their desperation in...

Revelation Biosciences Inc. (the "Company" or "Revelation"), a life sciences company that is focused on the development of immunologic based therapies for the prevention and treatment of disease, today reminded stockholders that the virtual Annual...

Flat Footed LLC (together with its affiliates, "FFL" or "we"), a top shareholder of Diversified Healthcare Trust ("DHC" or the "Company") and the owner of approximately 9.8% of the outstanding common shares of the Company, today announced that it...

Michael McConnell, a holder of 800,000 shares of RedBubble Limited ("RBL" or the "Company") today issued the following open letter to RBL shareholders: June 28, 2023 Dear Shareholders, My name is Michael McConnell and I write to you again as a...

Abcam plc ("Abcam," "Company," "Group") , a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, today confirmed that it has received a letter of undertaking from Dr. Jonathan Milner withdrawing his notice dated May 30, 2023 (the "Requisition...

Sarissa Capital Management LP ("Sarissa") today released the following letter to shareholders of Alkermes plc : June 28, 2023 Dear Fellow Alkermes Shareholders: For over 30 years and over $150 million in compensation, Chairman and CEO Richard...

Blackwells Capital LLC (together with its affiliates, "Blackwells"), a long-term shareholder of IHS Holding Limited ("IHS Towers" or the "Company"), today announced that it has sent a follow-up letter to the Company's Board of Directors (the...

Liberty Global plc ("Liberty Global") today announced that in its report issued June 23, 2023, independent proxy advisory firm Glass, Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis") has recommended that Liberty Global's shareholders vote for all of the Company's...

VIQ Solutions Inc. ("VIQ", "VIQ Solutions" or the "Company") , a global provider of secure, AI-driven, digital voice and video capture technology and transcription services, announced the voting results from its annual and special meeting of...

MEI Pharma, Inc. (the "Company") today issued the following statement in response to the disclosure made today by Anson Advisors Inc. and Cable Car Capital LLC: Anson and Cable Car reiterated their formerly disclosed, unsolicited and non-binding...

First Foundation Inc. ("First Foundation" or the "Company"), a financial services company with two wholly owned operating subsidiaries, First Foundation Advisors ("FFA") and First Foundation Bank ("FFB"), today announced that, based on a preliminary...

Danaos Corporation ("Danaos," "we," or "us") , one of the world's largest independent owners of containerships and the largest shareholder of Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc. (the "Company" or "Eagle Bulk") with ownership of approximately 16.7% of the...

Starboard Value LP (together with its affiliates, "Starboard" or "we"), a significant shareholder of Abcam plc ("Abcam" or the "Company") , today issued the following statement: "We believe there is significant value in Abcam and are supportive of...

Politan Capital Management (together with its affiliates, "Politan"), a 9% shareholder of Masimo Corporation ("Masimo" or the "Company") , today commented on the outcome of the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). Both...

Digital Transformation Opportunities Corp. (the "Company" or "DTOC") today announced that, on June 24, 2023, it had received notice from Digital Transformation Sponsor LLC (the "Sponsor") of its intention to extend the period of time by which the...

Sarissa Capital Management LP ("Sarissa") today issued a presentation detailing the need for shareholder representation on the board of Alkermes plc accessible at the link below: Presentation: https://upgradealkermes.com/pr062623 For additional...

Absolute Softwaretm ("Absolute" or the "Company"), the only provider of self-healing, intelligent security solutions, is pleased to announce that both leading independent proxy advisors, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS") and Glass...

Sarissa Capital Management LP ("Sarissa") today made the following additional statement regarding the recent report on Alkermes plc issued by independent proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS"): We commenced this proxy...

Oasis Management Company Ltd. ("Oasis") is the manager to funds that beneficially own over 12.8% of drugstore operator Tsuruha Holdings Inc. (3391 JT) ("Tsuruha" or the "Company"). Oasis has adopted the Japan FSA's "Principles of Responsible...

Activision Blizzard, Inc. today announced that it convened its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") as scheduled and considered and voted upon all items of business. The Annual Meeting was held virtually, and a total of...

Stratasys Ltd. ("Stratasys" or the "Company"), a leader in polymer 3D printing solutions, today urged its shareholders NOT to tender their shares into Nano Dimension Ltd.'s ("Nano") unsolicited partial tender offer to acquire ordinary shares of...

Uchiyama International Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "we") acknowledges the voting outcomes of today's Annual General Meeting of Fujitec Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6406) (hereinafter referred to as "Fujitec" or the "Company"). In particular, we...

Stratasys Ltd. ("Stratasys" or the "Company"), a leader in polymer 3D printing solutions, today filed a preliminary Form F-4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and certain revenue and EBITDA estimates for its proposed combination with...

Sarissa Capital Management LP ("Sarissa") today made the following announcement regarding the conclusion reached by independent proxy advisory firm ISS that Sarissa has made a compelling case for change to the board of directors of Alkermes plc :...

The Board of Directors of Masimo Corporation ("Masimo" or the "Company") today issued a letter to stockholders in connection with the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 26, 2023. To protect stockholders' investment and to...

Elliot Cooperstone, Lewis Gold and Barry Sternlicht (collectively with certain of their affiliates, the "Group" or "we"), who recently resigned as members of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Cano Health, Inc. ("Cano" or the "Company") and...

Abcam plc ("Abcam," "Company," "Group") , a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, today filed an investor presentation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in connection with the Extraordinary General Meeting...

Oasis Management Company Ltd. ("Oasis") is the manager to funds that beneficially own over 7% of Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. (1861 JT) ("Kumagai Gumi", "Kumagai" or the "Company"). Oasis has recently submitted several proposals to the Company for...

BELLUS Health Inc. ("BELLUS" or the "Company") today announced the positive outcome of the BELLUS shareholders ("Shareholders") vote at this morning's special meeting of the Shareholders (the "Special Meeting") held in-person, approving the...

WisdomTree, Inc. ("WisdomTree" or the "Company"), a global financial innovator, today announced the preliminary voting results of its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders ("2023 Annual Meeting"). Based on the preliminary vote count provided by the...

First Foundation Inc. ("First Foundation" or the "Company"), a financial services company with two wholly owned operating subsidiaries, First Foundation Advisors ("FFA") and First Foundation Bank ("FFB"), today announced that Institutional...