Thursday, September 9, 2010

Constellation Energy CEO Shattuck gets pay cut in half - Baltimore Business Journal:

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In all, the amount Constellation’sz compensation committee is granting Shattuck basedd on his 2008 performanceris $7.8 million, down from $15.23 million in 2007. His cash compensation will dipfrom $6.8 million for 2007 to $1.3 millio n for 2008. His salary will remaim flat. The compensation was detaileds inthe company's annual proxy statement filedc with the U.S. Securitiesa and Exchange Commission. Robert Lawless, the former McCormick Co.
CEO who heads Constellation’ s compensation committee, said the numbers reflect both the steel decline instock value, which started during what he callec “a disastrous week in but also the management team’s navigation of that turmoilo to a $4.6 billion deal with Frencuh company The company ran into a cash cruncj in August in its commodity tradinf business that sent its stock tumblinbg and led to a $4.7 billiom emergency takeover bid by , an Iowa firm owned by billionairwe investor Warren Buffett. Constellation (NYSE: CEG) later rejected that deal in favord ofselling 49.99 percent of its nuclearf business to EDF.
It also sold off severapl of its riskier commodities tradinbg business units and replacexseveral executives. Shattuck’s pay cut comes amid an increased focuws onexecutive compensation. None of the top executives who were in place at the start of 2008 receivedca bonus. Those who were hiredd over the course of the year and did get bonusese include new Chief Financial OfficerJonathan W. Chief Risk Officer Brenda L. and Henry B. the top executive for Constellation EnergyNucleaer Group. Shattuck is also receiving an annuakl long-term incentive package that could be worthb upto $6.5 million, $2 million less than the package he receive d for 2007.
The actual valuee depends on the company’s stockk performance over the nextthree years. According to the compensatiob tables the company filed according toSEC guidelines, Shattuck made $15.78 million. But that includes an increase in the amoung he would take home if he were to cash out his retirementy pension and take it as alump sum. Shattuck'sx pension grew from $23 millionn to $33 million from 2007 to 2008.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

JPMorgan Chase, other creditors agree to Raymond James changes - Nashville Business Journal:

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The amendment eliminates approval to participated inthe ’s TARP Capitall Purchase Program as a condition to borrowin under the agreement, a releass from the company said. Raymond James RJF), a financial servicese company headquarteredin St. Petersburg, withdrew its applicationn for TARP funds onMay 19. Other revisions were made to covenantzs related to the useof proceeds, additional financial ratios and restricted payments, the release said. The administrative agent for the Feb. 6 credi t agreement is . Chase also is one of six lenderxs underthe agreement. Others are Regions Bank, , , and The .
The credi t amendment improved liquidity, Raymond James said in a separate release announcing Mayoperating results. Commissions and fees, assetse under management, underwritings and assets under administration all improvesin May, although volume remained low, Thomas James, chairman and chief said in that release.

Monday, September 6, 2010

TeleTech in danger of delisting - Denver Business Journal:

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The Englewood-based, 51,000-employee call center operator (NASDAQ: TTEC) said Wednesdau that it received a third delisting warning from NASDAQ which required thefast response. After receiving a firs t delisting warningin March, TeleTecu had agreed earlier this year to file its missed quarterlu financial statements by May 12. The companyu issued a statement saying it plans to providew NASDAQ with information about its plan to file its overduw financialsMay 30. The company failed to file its last two quarterly financial statements because it is in the midsyt of restating its results backto mid-2005 as a resultr of stock option backdating that occurred at the company over severa years.
The company's internal investigatiojn found no illegalities in the backdatinh but did find that the options awars errors required recalculatingfinancial earnings.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Prime Minister who lacked moral courage versus a 'malign' Chancellor - Telegraph.co.uk

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Friday, September 3, 2010

BlackRock Announces Investment Policy Changes for Certain Insured Municipal ... - MarketWatch (press release)

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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Debra Williams - Marion County Record

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Debra Williams

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Born Aug. 19, 1951, to Richard G. and Virginia R. (Winter) Schulz in Benning, Ga., she lived most of her life in McPherson, graduating from McPherson High ...



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