The Purpose of a Proxy Is To

question 71

Multiple Choice

The purpose of a proxy is to:

• A) allow a shareholder to transfer shares to another.
• B) allow a shareholder to place shares in trust.
• C) allow a shareholder to assign his or her right to vote.
• D) allow a shareholder to assign his or her dividends to another.
• E) initiate a tender offer.

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Definitions:

Pooling Of Interests

An accounting method for business combinations where the assets and liabilities of the merging entities are combined at book value, rather than adjusted to fair value.

Consolidated Financial Statements

Financial documents that represent the combined operations of a parent company and its subsidiaries, showing the financial health of the entire corporate group.

Market Values

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold in a competitive marketplace.

Unrealized Holding Gain

A profit that exists on paper resulting from an investment that has increased in value but has not yet been sold.