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The case studies below give you a flavour of the types of companies we have provided a service to, the scope of their business challenge and the solution we delivered.
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| The Right Result (HBOS) | Georgeson completes a proxy solicitation campaign for HBOS plc, resulting in a record voter turnout |  |
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Stand up and be Counted (Unilever) |
Unilever asked Georgeson to provide a Vote Reconciliation service after their 2006 AGM. In doing so, we uncovered the surprising fact that nearly 8% of Unilever's shares did not get counted, got lost or were wrongly executed. |
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A Top-Flight Service (BAA) |
Georgeson mounted a successful BAA shareholder defence campaign in response to a hostile takeover bid by Ferrovial, a Spanish building group. |
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Facing the Music (Sanctuary) |
Georgeson worked closely with the Sanctuary Group to help them to ensure that a crucial resolution went in their favour. |
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Plain Sailing (Aviva) |
Georgeson help to reunite Aviva 'missing' policy holders with windfall payments |
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A Welcome Windfall (Bradford & Bingley) |
Bradford and Bingley used Georgeson’s Asset Reunification service to locate and communicate with missing members who had still not claimed their entitlement, following their demutualisation |
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Europe, Middle East & Asia |
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Against The Odds, Victory Over The Dissidents (EMS) |
Environmental Management Solutions (EMS) was engaged in a “come from behind” proxy contest with a group of dissident shareholders as they attempted to gain control of EMS through the election of the Board of Directors Annual and Special Meeting. |
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Mutual fund proxy solicitation in an M&A (Neuberger Berman) |
Georgeson’s proxy solicitation campaign in a multi-fund M&A transaction
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Saving policyholders from escheatment (The Principal Financial Group) |
Georgeson assisted in reuniting policyholders with their assets in one of the largest demutualisations in recent years. |
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