Media Archives - CP Rising https://cprising.com Together, We Can Put CP Back on Track Fri, 04 May 2012 14:51:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Ackman’s CP slate wins ISS support https://cprising.com/media/ackmans-cp-slate-wins-iss-support/ Thu, 03 May 2012 14:50:43 +0000 https://live-cp-rising.pantheonsite.io/?p=440 The activist shareholder pushing for an overhaul of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., now armed with a powerful endorsement, is pushing ever closer to victory in a looming board showdown rarely seen in Canada.

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]]> Jacquie McNish and Brent Jang
Globe and Mail
The activist shareholder pushing for an overhaul of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., now armed with a powerful endorsement, is pushing ever closer to victory in a looming board showdown rarely seen in Canada.

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]]> CP blasted by proxy advisor ISS https://cprising.com/media/cp-blasted-by-proxy-advisor-iss/ Thu, 03 May 2012 14:49:37 +0000 https://live-cp-rising.pantheonsite.io/?p=437 Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. was dealt a potentially devastating blow Thursday in its ongoing battle with activist investor Bill Ackman after an influential proxy advisory firm issued a scathing report recommending shareholders show several incumbent directors the boardroom door, including chairman John Cleghorn and its chief executive Fred Green.

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]]> Scott Deveau
Financial Post
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. was dealt a potentially devastating blow Thursday in its ongoing battle with activist investor Bill Ackman after an influential proxy advisory firm issued a scathing report recommending shareholders show several incumbent directors the boardroom door, including chairman John Cleghorn and its chief executive Fred Green.

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]]> Historic coup at CP Rail https://cprising.com/media/historic-coup-at-cp-rail/ Thu, 03 May 2012 14:46:56 +0000 https://live-cp-rising.pantheonsite.io/?p=435 Later this month in Calgary, Canadian Pacific Railway — a national history-maker since 1881 — appears set to make history again. At the company’s annual meeting on May 17, the betting is that CP’s board of directors and management will be overthrown by a U.S. hedge-fund operator. But he won’t be operating alone. Canada’s institutional investors may be providing cover.

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]]> Terence Corcoran
Financial Post
Later this month in Calgary, Canadian Pacific Railway — a national history-maker since 1881 — appears set to make history again. At the company’s annual meeting on May 17, the betting is that CP’s board of directors and management will be overthrown by a U.S. hedge-fund operator. But he won’t be operating alone. Canada’s institutional investors may be providing cover.

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]]> Ackman’s CP Rail slate endorsed by advisory firm https://cprising.com/media/ackmans-cp-rail-slate-endorsed-by-advisory-firm/ Thu, 03 May 2012 14:45:30 +0000 https://live-cp-rising.pantheonsite.io/?p=433 Hedge fund manager William Ackman just got more ammunition in his battle to shake up Canada's No. 2 railroad.

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]]> Euan Rocha and Svea Herbst-Bayliss
Reuters
Hedge fund manager William Ackman just got more ammunition in his battle to shake up Canada’s No. 2 railroad.

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]]> Proxy advisory firm ISS: Pershing has ‘compelling’ case for change at CP https://cprising.com/media/proxy-advisory-firm-iss-pershing-has-compelling-case-for-change-at-cp/ Thu, 03 May 2012 14:40:32 +0000 https://live-cp-rising.pantheonsite.io/?p=431 A proxy advisory firm says a dissident shareholder has made a “compelling” case for a shake-up at Canadian Pacific Railway.

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]]> John Spears
Toronto Star
A proxy advisory firm says a dissident shareholder has made a “compelling” case for a shake-up at Canadian Pacific Railway.

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]]> Exclusive: Polled CP Rail shareholders favor Pershing, some unsure https://cprising.com/media/exclusive-polled-cp-rail-shareholders-favor-pershing-some-unsure/ Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:35:00 +0000 https://live-cp-rising.pantheonsite.io/?p=409 A month before a showdown over who should run Canada's second biggest railroad, more than half of the shareholders in a Reuters survey favor a dissident shareholder's slate of candidates over Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd's existing board.

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]]> Nicole Mordant and Susan Taylor
Reuters
A month before a showdown over who should run Canada’s second biggest railroad, more than half of the shareholders in a Reuters survey favor a dissident shareholder’s slate of candidates over Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd’s existing board.

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]]> Ackman turns up heat in CP board battle https://cprising.com/media/ackman-slams-cps-record-of-underperformance/ Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:35:30 +0000 https://live-cp-rising.pantheonsite.io/?p=394 As Bill Ackman’s campaign to win voter support for a new board at Canadian Pacific moves into its final month, the New York activist is stepping up pressure with a shareholder letter faulting the railway for its resistance to change.

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]]> Jacquie McNish and Brent Jang
Globe and Mail
As Bill Ackman’s campaign to win voter support for a new board at Canadian Pacific moves into its final month, the New York activist is stepping up pressure with a shareholder letter faulting the railway for its resistance to change.

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]]> CP Rail-Pershing proxy fight: Bill Ackman dismisses expected earnings as “one good quarter” https://cprising.com/media/cp-rail-pershing-proxy-fight-bill-ackman-dismisses-expected-earnings-as-one-good-quarter/ Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:31:27 +0000 https://live-cp-rising.pantheonsite.io/?p=405 CP Rail is set to report strong first quarter earnings on Friday that will far exceed expectations, but hedge fund Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman argues one good quarter, due to mild weather, won’t turn around the company.

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]]> Vanessa Lu
Toronto Star
CP Rail is set to report strong first quarter earnings on Friday that will far exceed expectations, but hedge fund Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman argues one good quarter, due to mild weather, won’t turn around the company.

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]]> Ackman renews call for ‘reboot,’ ‘new CEO’ at Canadian Pacific https://cprising.com/media/ackman-renews-call-for-reboot-new-ceo-at-canadian-pacific/ Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:30:27 +0000 https://cprising.navigatordigital.com/?p=212 Activist investor Bill Ackman is urging his fellow shareholders of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP/TSX) to withhold their votes for all of the company's existing directors as the easiest way to implement a management change.

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]]> Scott Deveau
Financial Post
Activist investor Bill Ackman is urging his fellow shareholders of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP/TSX) to withhold their votes for all of the company’s existing directors as the easiest way to implement a management change.

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]]> Pershing Square urges CP Rail shareholders to withhold vote for incumbent directors https://cprising.com/media/pershing-square-urges-cp-rail-shareholders-to-withhold-vote-for-incumbent-directors-2/ Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:46:20 +0000 https://cprising.navigatordigital.com/?p=244 Activist investor Bill Ackman is urging his fellow shareholders of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. to withhold their votes for all of the company’s existing directors as the easiest way to implement a management change.

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]]> Scott Deveau
Financial Post
Activist investor Bill Ackman is urging his fellow shareholders of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. to withhold their votes for all of the company’s existing directors as the easiest way to implement a management change.

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