31. For example, shareholders voted two years ago to allow Oppenheimer Bond to buy lower-quality bonds. 32. For years, shareholders have voted to recommend that companies get rid of poison pills, but management has found it easy to ignore these moves. 33. Gemina also said shareholders will vote on executive changes at the meeting, though it declined to say which officials or nominations will be voted upon. 34. Forecasts of what will happen if the shareholders vote against the Conrail proposal have become the biggest issue in appealing for votes. 35. Gleason recommends that shareholders vote against exempting the company from the law. 36. Gleason said he doubted that Conrail would refuse to sit down with Norfolk Southern if shareholders voted against the merger. 37. Hewlett-Packard scored a critical victory Wednesday, after a preliminary official count confirmed its claim that shareholders voted to approve the blockbuster deal to buy Compaq Computer. 38. However, the judge said since the spinoffs and the board vote were so intertwined, he was blocking implementation of any part of the plan until shareholders voted. 39. If the shareholders vote against waiving the provision, then the game gets more interesting. 40. If regulators approve the deal, shareholders will vote on it. |