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UPDATE: Emmis postpones buyout decision
August 3, 2010
Scott Olson, J.K. WallEmmis Communications Corp. on Tuesday postponed a decision on CEO Jeff Smulyan's bid to take the company private, saying
it did not receive enough votes from shareholders to reach a quorum.
MoreEmmis shares skid ahead of buyout vote
August 3, 2010
J.K. WallOpposition by preferred shareholders has Emmis shares trading at more than 30 percent below the buyout price of $2.40 per
share.
MorePreferred-shareholders group may thwart buyout of Emmis
July 31, 2010
Anthony SchoettleEmmis Communications Corp. Chairman Jeff Smulyan’s effort to take the media company private could be derailed by a band
of preferred stockholders who oppose the plan.
MoreSmulyan buyout plan could take Emmis full circle
June 5, 2010
Greg AndrewsThe going-private deal he worked out—with New York-based Alden Global Capital—could result in another public offering
five years from now.
MoreUPDATE: Emmis takeover deal unlikely to hit turbulence
April 26, 2010
Greg Andrews, Scott OlsonA big Emmis Communications Corp. shareholder believes the $90 million deal CEO Jeff Smulyan unveiled Monday morning to
take the company private is unlikely to get derailed—even though it’s worth far less than a takeover offer Smulyan
failed to get through his board four years ago.
MoreEmmis chief looks to take company private
April 26, 2010
Scott OlsonJS Acquisition Inc., the company Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan has established to complete the acquisition, would purchase all shares
of publicly traded Emmis for about $90 million, according to Monday morning's announcement.
MoreShareholders fail to remove Lilly's anti-takeover provision
April 19, 2010
J.K. WallThe proposal to remove an 80-percent approval threshold for takeover bids against the wishes of Lilly’s board received
approval from shareholders holding 74 percent of Lilly’s shares.
MoreShares fall after Lilly earnings report
April 19, 2010
J.K. WallLilly shareholders are set to gather Monday in Indianapolis to hear an update on the company’s performance, including
how it will keep paying its generous dividend during the lean years after Zyprexa’s patent expiration.
MoreSteak n Shake unveils new restaurant prototype
April 9, 2010
Cory SchoutenThe company now known as Biglari Holdings Inc. on Thursday unveiled a new prototype for future Steak n Shake restaurants.
CEO Sardar Biglari said the goal is to open about 1,500 new franchise locations in the coming years.
MoreUPDATE: Steak n Shake shareholders OK name change
April 8, 2010
Cory SchoutenSteak n Shake Co. shareholders on Thursday approved changing the parent company’s name to Biglari Holdings Inc. Shares
begin trading under the new name on Friday.
MoreSteak n Shake CEO woos investors in New York City
April 8, 2010
Cory SchoutenSteak n Shake Co. doesn't operate a single restaurant in New York City, where it is hosting its annual meeting Thursday.
But the world financial capital is chock full of high-profile investors intrigued by Steak n Shake CEO Sardar Biglari's
plans to harvest cash from the 485-location restaurant chain and deploy it on other investments.
MoreConseco seeking to change its name
March 25, 2010
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsCarmel-based insurer Conseco Inc. will ask shareholders to approve changing the company’s name to CNO Financial Group,
the company said Thursday morning.
MoreLilly asks shareholders to lower takeover barrier
February 20, 2010
J.K. WallEli Lilly and Co. directors have recommended that shareholders toss out the
drugmaker's most potent protection against unwanted takeovers: an 80-percent supermajority vote threshold for any shareholder
mutiny to succeed.
MoreGeneral Growth board sued for rejecting $10B Simon bid
February 20, 2010
Bloomberg NewsDirectors at Chicago-based General Growth Properties Inc. are being sued by a shareholder claiming they shouldn’t have
rejected a $10 billion buyout offer from competitor Simon Property Group Inc.
MoreShareholders in bankrupt Accuride pursuing loan
February 9, 2010
Bloomberg NewsAccuride shareholders are trying to arrange a $400 million loan to fund the Evansville company’s exit from bankruptcy.
MoreWith utilities under pressure, shareholders unite
January 16, 2010
IBJ StaffThe Indiana Utility Shareholders Association aims to be the “collective voice” of investors
in four of the big utilities operating in Indiana.
MoreNoble Roman's gives in to shareholder demands
November 28, 2009
Cory SchoutenPizza chain Noble Roman's Inc. says plans for its first investor meeting in seven years have no connection to an investor's
lawsuit.
MoreFinish Line execs sell shares en masse in recent months
August 10, 2009
IBJ StaffTop executives at The Finish Line Inc. cashed in stock worth more than $10 million in recent months. They sold many of
the shares in July as the locally based athletic retailer saw its stock rise to a high for 2009 of about $9.
MoreBoard battle brewing at Bioanalytical
June 29, 2009
IBJ StaffWest Lafayette-based life sciences contract research firm Bioanalytical Systems Inc. has five directors on its board. If company
founder Pete Kissinger has his way, four of them will soon be replaced.
MoreVIEWPOINT: CEOs, do you deserve your salaries?
June 22, 2009
John GuyAn exaggerated share of the nation's wealth is paid to CEOs of public companies, their minions and directors, through agreements
made inside boardrooms, by highly compensated individuals who commit shareholders' money and are not subject to effective
oversight.
MoreActivist shareholder makes case against Conseco's board
May 11, 2009
J.K. WallAn activist shareholder vying to become a director of Conseco Inc. says the insurance company's board "completely misjudged"
the risks it faced when it emerged from bankruptcy in 2003 and hasn't recovered since. Now an independent shareholder advisory
firm is siding with him.
MoreMall giant says it's in good shape, but takes steps to conserve cash
February 9, 2009
Cory SchoutenDespite assurances of strength, Simon Property Group Inc. has decided to pay 90 percent of its dividend in stock, a move that
allows the company to hold onto $925 million in cash this year but could alienate shareholders drawn by the dividend.
MoreTexas investor wins over Steak n Shake shareholders, aims for chairmanship
March 17, 2008
Cory SchoutenTexas investor Sardar Biglari rode a wave of shareholder anger to a landslide victory in his quest for Steak n Shake Co. board
seats. Now, the dissident 30-year-old investor who models his approach after Warren Buffett's is hoping to deliver on his
promise to turn around the Indianapolis-based chain, with or without the chairmanship he covets.
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