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The Motley Fool December 12, 2006 Alyce Lomax	A Taste of Change at Applebee's Hedge fund Breeden Capital Management pushes for big changes at Applebee's. Even though shareholder resolutions rarely gain traction, in some instances, they've catalyzed change, or even succeeded entirely.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Is Applebee's Rotten? The restaurant stock receives a rare "sell" rating from a Wall Street analyst. Investors, should you ignore the negative statement?
The Motley Fool March 21, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Applebee's Tasteless Gestures Will the eatery's halfhearted efforts at improvement satisfy shareholders?
The Motley Fool November 28, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Applebee's: Ripe for Change? November comps for the restaurant were the same-old same-old, but change is likely on the way. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 Alyce Lomax	High Hopes for Applebee's Big changes, maybe a sale, loom for the restaurant chain. Investors, take note.
HBS Working Knowledge August 9, 2004 Lucian A. Bebchuk	Bring Shareholders into the Board Room How can we improve board performance? One way is by reducing the extent to which boards are insulated from, and unaccountable to, shareholders.
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Jena McGregor	This Proxy Season, Expect A Brawl Add up shareholder anger over the backdating scandal, a slate of new rules on executive pay disclosure, increasing pressure from activist hedge funds, and more companies requiring directors to be elected by a majority shareholder vote, and a tempestuous proxy period lies ahead.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2007 Selena Maranjian	The SEC May Shut You Up If you want to keep the right to influence your companies, let the SEC know. The SEC has recently proposed changing rules for shareholders -- in ways that don't seem to protect them at all.
HBS Working Knowledge July 5, 2006 Joseph Hinsey	Corporate Governance Activists are Headed in the Wrong Direction Corporate governance reformers are pushing the idea of majority voting for directors. But that solution won't produce the desired outcome. The answer? Keep CEOs and board chairs separate.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2004 Chris Mallon	A Proxy for Management The proxy statement gives investors an annual glimpse into the minds of management.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Borders: Um, Never Mind Borders said it was doing a re-evaluation and considering other financing options barely 12 hours after announcing a $250 million convertible-notes offering because of shareholder feedback.
BusinessWeek July 30, 2009 Jena McGregor	Board Shakeups Made Easier New law gives shareholders more power. Delaware entities will have to put shareholder nominees on the proxy and reimburse successful campaigns. The SEC and the Senate have new regs in store, too.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Bill Barker	History Is Made, for Now At yesterday's annual meeting, Flamel's shareholders made history. All proposals to re-elect the former directors were rejected by voting shareholders.
U.S. Banker June 2006 Rebecca Sausner	Corporate Governance: Ready, Aim and Fire: Shareholders Get Armed A fairly new proposal on the ballot at some institutions includes moves to require an advisory shareholder vote on compensation committee pay reports, with Merrill Lynch, Countrywide Financial and U.S. Bancorp facing votes on this issue.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Shareholders Step on the Gas Shareholders are indeed owners, and that should mean having a voice and advocating for change as needed. Maybe that's why corporate governance issues appear to be gaining momentum.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Louis Lavelle	A Simple Way To Make Boards Behave Requiring directors to win a majority of votes would give shareholders more say. Investors at as many as 100 companies will vote on nonbinding shareholder resolutions urging those companies to adopt majority voting.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 S.J. Caplan	Read Those Proxy Statements in 2006 Shareholder resolutions are an increasingly important vehicle for shareholder activism of all sorts.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Your Stocks' Secrets Investors, knowledge is power, so don't ignore a freely available source of the best-kept corporate secrets -- the proxy statement. Proxy season is upon us -- don't forget to do your homework.
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HBS Working Knowledge January 19, 2011 Carmen Nobel	Activist Board Members Increase Firm's Market Value Public company shareholders have long complained that corporate boards don't always act in the best interest of their investors. But does the addition of a shareholder-sponsored board member increase the market value of the firm?
The Motley Fool February 20, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Get Out and Vote! Proxy voting lets your shareholder voice be heard.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Trouble at the Top for Whole Foods? We dig a little deeper into a shareholder resolution aimed at the company.
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 David Henry	Mutual Funds: Tossing Out The Rubber Stamp A new SEC rule that takes effect next year will require mutual funds to disclose how they vote on proxies for the stocks they own. The rule is intended to keep funds from siding with management to gain 401(k) business. How will this affect corporate governance?
The Motley Fool May 9, 2007 Mike Havrilla	A Hard Sell at North Pitt With a stagnant stock price for most of the last two years and fierce competition from much larger companies, don't be shocked if frustrated shareholders drive this telecom's management toward a sale.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2004 Eliot Cohen	Lies, Half-Truths, and Hubris Help the SEC make the right choice about fairer elections for boards of directors. Corporate insiders are spouting lies, half-truths, and hubris to prevent investors from getting a whiff of fairer elections for boards of directors.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Eatin' Bad in the Neighborhood Applebee's struggles in its latest quarter. The restaurant is trading closer to its 52-week high than its low because investors smell a buyout. It probably will happen.
U.S. Banker June 2003 Michael Sisk	Feeding Frenzy Roving schools of activist shareholders are looking for slow-moving small fry to sink their teeth into. By the time the prey at community banks knows what's happening, it could be too late.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2008 Rich Duprey	Corporate Boards Are Broken Extreme measures are needed to get boards to do their jobs.
The Motley Fool October 2, 2009 Ilan Moscovitz	Let's Fix Director Nominations Should we make it easier for shareholders to nominate their own representatives?
The Motley Fool April 30, 2007 Tom Taulli	Proxy Fights 101 How shareholder skirmishes are transforming Wall Street. It's smart to understand how proxy fights work, but don't assume they're a good system for investing. Proxy battles often target struggling companies with volatile stocks.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2004 Bill Mann	Rash of Activism at Staples This year's proxy statement from office supply giant Staples contains four separate shareholder proposals, the first time any shareholder proposals have been made in the last ten years.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Rich Duprey	Home Depot Gets Religion The board of directors requires a two-thirds vote to approve CEO pay. Now let's see what else its members can come up with to restore investor confidence in their ability to lead Home Depot forward.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2008 Alyce Lomax	When Shareholders Speak ... AFLAC Listens The insurance company blazes a trail in letting shareholders have a say on management's pay.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2006 Jim Mueller	Feathers Fly for Applebee's, PETA The restaurant declines PETA's demand to study more humane ways of killing chickens. It would be better for PETA to back its convictions with financial support when advocating a cause than to expect the other shareholders of the company to use company resources to fund those studies.
BusinessWeek June 11, 2007 Jena McGregor	Activist Investors Get More Respect Boards are listening, and shareholder proposals are making headway.
CFO September 1, 2010 Joseph McCafferty	Who's in Charge Here? Listening to shareholders is easy. Making sense of their concerns is not.
CFO February 1, 2009 Josh Hyatt	Getting Smaller, but Not Quieter If you thought hedge funds' troubles mean they'll give up on shareholder activism, think again.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Shareholders Take Action Here are some tips on how to make a difference with your holdings.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Outback Buyout Deal Underdone? Steakhouse chain delays shareholder vote again. Will management be able to round up a majority of shareholders to vote the deal at $40 per share?
The Motley Fool October 2, 2009 Magyer & Moscovitz	Let's Fix Board Elections Part of an ongoing series about the Shareholder Bill of Rights currently in Congress. In this article, board elections. Whom will you pick to run the ship?
The Motley Fool February 25, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Risk, Rot, and the Road to Recovery It's high time shareholders demanded better corporate governance from boards.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Shareholders Want This Power More and more investors agitate for the right to act by written consent.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Applebee's Looks Around the Neighborhood Applebee's serves up appetizers to prospective bidders. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek July 31, 2006 Chris Young	Hedge Funds To The Rescue Thanks to hedge fund activists, deal-makers can't rely on shareholder passivity.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Don't Forget to Be Outraged The SEC makes a controversial ruling, which will allow companies to block shareholders' attempts to put their own director nominees on proxy ballots.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Think Twice Before Agreeing With Management Did you know that companies in which you own stock may be doing things you don't like, and you may be giving them your blessing? Investors, proxy voting probably doesn't work the way you think it does.
CFO June 1, 2007 David M. Katz	Hedge-fund Bullies Activist fund managers can make life miserable for CFOs and other executives as they promote their agendas. They can be brutal, but there are ways to fight back.
BusinessWeek June 14, 2004 Louis Lavelle	Governance: Backlash In The Executive Suite Many in America's business community say reform is going too far, as activists dig in.
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