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outside director

outside director : a corporate director who is neither an employee nor an officer

phantom stock plan

stock which are redeemable at a specified future date for the market value of an equivalent number of corporate shares but which in the interval are nontransferable, have no cash value, and confer none of the noneconomic

possession

substance or other contraband d in the civil law of Louisiana : the detention or enjoyment of a corporeal thing e : control or occupancy of property actual possession 1 : direct occupancy, use, or control of

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proxy

document (as a power of attorney) given by a stockholder to a specified person or persons to vote corporate stock 3 a : a person authorized to act or make decisions for another [appointed a health-care ]

proxy contest

proxy contest : a shareholder's challenge to an action or the control of corporate management accomplished through the solicitation of proxies from other shareholders called also proxy fight

reciprocal exchange

reciprocal exchange : an unincorporated association in which members (as individuals, partnerships, trustees, or corporations) exchange contracts and pay premiums through an attorney-in-fact for the insurance of each other [liability of each member

repellent

repellent : a method used to avoid or discourage a hostile corporate takeover

going private transaction

going private transaction : a corporate action (as a recapitalization, share repurchase, or tender offer) taken as part of going private

franchise tax

franchise tax : a business tax imposed upon various corporations granted a franchise

ripe

because reasonably determined to be valid and not required to be kept secret for business reasons used of corporate information ripe·ness n

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