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Could there be another frugal CEO out there?

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Here at footnoted, we’re so used to the oversized perks that CEOs and other top executives receive — perhaps the right word here is really expect — that when we stumbled across something in the proxy that Dresser-Rand (DRC) filed  yesterday, we nearly did a double-take: In 2009, the Company, through a third-party relocation services firm, [...]

Moving headaches at St. Joe Co. …

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Isn’t it funny how moving is always more expensive than you think it’s going to be? So no doubt we can all sympathize with The St. Joe Co. (JOE), the timber company turned Florida Panhandle developer on a huge scale. Back in March, the company announced it would be moving its headquarters across the state [...]

Hardship transfers at Dresser-Rand Group …

Friday, June 11th, 2010

Earlier this week, we looked at what it took Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) to bring an executive to its Ohio headquarters from Paris to head its global sales operations. Apparently, it’s just as tough to get Texans to move to Paris. At least, that’s what it looks like from the 8-K that Dresser-Rand Group (DRC) filed [...]

A moving offer at Scotts Miracle-Gro …

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

Moving is rarely much fun, so we’re not all that surprised when top corporate executives get special deals to coax them from one company location to another. But a filing late last week from Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (SMG) caught our eye for its attention to detail. To lure Claude Lopez, head of international business with [...]

Dollar Financial Corp.’s Paper Scavenger Hunt…

Friday, May 21st, 2010

We love scavenger hunts as much as anyone else, but they’re less fun in the context of SEC filings. Take the example of Dollar Financial Corp. (DLLR), a company that provides payday loans, check cashing, and pawn lending services to (in its words) “unbanked and under-banked consumers.” This week the company filed an 8-K to [...]