William Donaldson
William Donaldson
Charles William Donaldsonwas an English satirist, writer, playboy and, under the pseudonym of Henry Root, author of The Henry Root Letters...
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complete moving separation swiftly tax value year
We are moving swiftly to complete the separation by the end of the year if possible, and to do so in a way that minimizes tax implications and delivers the most value to our shareholders.
legitimate offer open somebody
We don't want somebody else to do what we think we can do for ourselves, ... Having said that, we will always be open to any legitimate offer of interest.
july line
These results, while disappointing, are in line with our announcement on July 18,
power state work
That's very counterproductive. It's unfortunate. We're doing everything in our power ... to work with the state regulators.
arguing charges talking
You can go on and on and on, talking and arguing about it. But at some point, you have to say, there are charges and we'll make the charges,
adopting anticipate commission consider disclosure fee frequent january portfolio require rules
I anticipate that in January the commission will consider adopting rules that would require 'dollars and cents' fee disclosure to shareholders, coupled with more frequent disclosure of portfolio holdings information,
commission confidence continue efforts help increasing investor passage protection restoring
The passage of this legislation will help the commission to continue its efforts aimed at increasing investor protection and restoring confidence in our markets.
agreement businesses definite execute sell terms
There can be no assurances that we will execute a definite agreement to sell these businesses to ING or what the terms of such an agreement would be,
asking based further information
We will be asking the NYSE some further questions, based on information we've received,
accept performance totally
I totally accept accountability for the performance at this company,
area certain decisions expect few final next planned progress reach sale steady
We are (also) making steady progress on the planned sale of certain international operations. We expect to reach some final decisions in this area over the next few months.
was not a ploy to get a better offer.
offices sitting
Those offices have not been sitting on their hands.
acting board details discussed essential last qualities
We discussed the details of last night's NYSE board meeting, as well as what qualities and characteristics are essential for the acting chairman,