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UPDATE 1-Proxy adviser ISS backs one of Ancora's board nominees at Blucora

UPDATE 1-Proxy adviser ISS backs one of Ancora's board nominees at Blucora

更新 1-Proxy 顾问 ISS 支持 Ancora 在布鲁科拉的一位董事会候选人
Reuters ·  2021/04/10 00:25

(Recasts to reflect ISS recommendation)

(重铸以反映ISS的建议)

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss

作者:Svea Herbst-Bayliss

BOSTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) on Friday said Blucora Inc BCOR.O shareholders should vote for one of Ancora Holdings Inc&aposs four nominees for the Blucora board after the activist investor urged the company to explore strategic alternatives for the tax services business.

路透波士顿4月9日电-代理顾问机构股东服务公司(ISS)周五表示Blucora Inc.BCOR.O股东应投票支持Ancora Holdings Inc.&aposs的四名董事会候选人,此前这位维权投资者敦促该公司探索税务服务业务的战略替代方案。

"The merits of the issues raised by the dissident lead to a conclusion that change is warranted, specifically in the form of direct shareholder representation in the boardroom," ISS analysts wrote.

ISS分析师写道:“持不同政见者提出的问题的是非曲直导致了一个结论,即改革是必要的,特别是在董事会中以直接股东代表的形式。”

ISS urges shareholders to vote for Frederick DiSanto, who is chairman and CEO of Cleveland-based Ancora, arguing he is the only one of Ancora&aposs four proposed candidates who has experience serving on a public board.

ISS敦促股东投票给弗雷德里克·迪桑托,迪桑托是总部位于克利夫兰的Ancora的董事长兼首席执行官,她辩称,迪桑托是Ancora&aposs四名提名候选人中唯一有在公共董事会任职经验的人。

Ancora owns a 3% stake in Irving, Texas-based Blucora and has urged the company to consider alternatives for its tax services business, including a sale.

Ancora拥有德克萨斯州欧文Blucora 3%的股份,并敦促该公司考虑其税务服务业务的替代方案,包括出售。

The ISS recommendation stands in contrast to a separate recommendation from smaller rival proxy adviser Glass, Lewis and Co, which said on Friday that shareholders should back the company&aposs nominees and reject the dissident&aposs directors.

ISS的建议与规模较小的竞争对手代理顾问Glass,Lewis and Co的另一项建议形成了鲜明对比,后者上周五表示,股东应支持公司&aposs的提名,并拒绝持不同政见者&aposs的董事。

These types of recommendations often guide investors on critical votes for directors or mergers.

这些类型的建议通常会指导投资者对董事或合并进行关键投票。

Glass, Lewis said earlier on Friday that the Ancora candidates "do not clearly offer what we consider to be a superior alternative to the status quo."

格拉斯,刘易斯周五早些时候表示,安科拉的候选人“没有明确地提供我们认为是比现状更好的替代方案。”

ISS meanwhile noted that Ancora should have a voice, in part because its 3.4% stake in Blucora is more than twice that of the board and management combined. The report said Ancora has identified critical issues at the company and presented a solution, adding the company does not appear to have a plan for its net operating loss assets and has a mixed history of meeting acquisition projections.

ISS同时指出,Ancora应该有发言权,部分原因是它在Blucora持有的3.4%的股份是董事会和管理层总和的两倍多。报道称,安考拉已经发现了公司的关键问题,并提出了解决方案,并补充说,公司似乎没有净营业亏损资产的计划,而且在满足收购预测方面的历史喜忧参半。

But ISS also said it is not clear whether Ancora&aposs preferred solution - exploring a sale of its TaxAct unit - is the best fix, or that the time is right to pursue a sale.

但ISS也表示,尚不清楚Ancora&APOSS首选的解决方案--探索出售其TaxAct部门--是最好的解决方案,还是寻求出售的时机合适。

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