A Proxy Contest Can Best Be Defined As

question 147

Multiple Choice

A proxy contest can best be defined as:

• A) A corporate takeover bid communicated to the shareholders through a stock exchange.
• B) Attempts to gain control of a firm by soliciting a sufficient number of shareholder votes to replace existing management.
• C) All publicly owned stock in a firm is replaced with complete equity ownership by a private group.
• D) Going private transactions in which a large percentage of the money used to buy the stock is borrowed. Often incumbent management is involved.
• E) Agreement between firms to cooperate in pursuit of a joint goal.

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Definitions:

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