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The publishing world buzzed at Meredith Corporation’s (MDP) August 2 announcement that John H. (Jack) Griffin, Jr., the President of its National Media Group, was leaving four days later “to pursue another opportunity.” News leaked – even before an official announcement was made – that Time Warner, Inc. (TWX) had tapped Griffin to become Time, [...]
There were times when passages in the merger proxy that Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (DTG) filed August 17 read more like a libretto than an SEC filing. The classic operatic themes are there: money, multiple suitors, commitment issues, and surprising plot twists. In this particular drama, at least two suitors wooed Dollar Thrifty, including [...]
When United Airlines (UAUA) and Continental (CAL) were rumored to be tying up, we took a look at the sweet change-in-control benefits that United executives stood to receive. After some brouhaha, it was announced that United’s chairman and chief executive, Glenn Tilton would forego big chunks of that, which got a little attention as well. [...]
Friday the 13th may be unlucky for some, but it turned out well for Mark E. Watson III, the president/CEO of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (AGII). At 5:27 p.m. that day, Argo Group filed an 8-K to disclose its new employment agreement with Watson. The juiciest term is actually not in the 8-K itself, but [...]
While the changes in the executive ranks at Lorillard, Inc. (LO) were announced last week, we thought the company’s 8-K and its attachments deserved more attention than they got in articles such as this one. As a brief recap, Lorillard announced that CEO/President Martin Orlowsky will step down on September 13, 2010; a few months [...]
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