Chapter 441 Striking Similarity
In the conference room of the Sinclair Group headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the members of the board of directors gathered again to elect the chairman of Sinclair Group according to David Smith's proposal.
As Ivanta said, during the previous break, David Smith had made a lot of efforts for the afternoon board meeting - when during the morning board meeting, he When he proposed to elect a new chairman, but was opposed by shareholders including Vanguard Group and IC Capital, he already understood that some exchange of interests was needed before he could truly gain the support of the other party.
He did indeed do this, so now, with a calm smile on David Smith's face, the situation is under his control.
Not just him, almost all other board members completed a lot of contacts during that break...
"Gentlemen and ladies, everyone has now arrived as per the agreed time, Mr. Amber Sheehan, the representative of DS Capital, has also come online remotely, and we are starting the afternoon board meeting..."
It is still Xin Ms. Debbie Hogan, the chief legal officer of Clay Group, came to preside. Seeing that everyone had no objections, she continued:
"According to the proposal of the acting chairman, Mr. David Smith, we We have to elect the chairman, so who should start first?"
After her words fell, David Smith said directly:
"I recommend that I serve as the chairman of Sinclair Group. I think the current company needs a convincing person to lead Sinclair Group to continue and gain the recognition of investors. I am I have been serving as CEO in the group since before Sinclair Group went public. I believe everyone knows what kind of person I am. Therefore, I think that if there is one person who can make Sinclair Group become the largest in the United States or even the world, Radio and Television Group, it can only be me!”
There is no such thing as China’s habit of “humility” in the United States, so David Smith directly nominated himself to serve as chairman.
After he finished speaking, Debbie Hogan continued to ask according to the process:
"Mr. David Smith becomes the first candidate for chairman. Are there any others? "What about the participation of candidates?"
After she asked this question, almost everyone in the conference room looked at John Smith, the man who had previously challenged his eldest brother. Member of the Clay family.
Sure enough, John Smith did not disappoint everyone.
Compared with the despair at the last moment of the morning, John Smith seems to have regained his strength at this time, but I don’t know whether his current state is really something to rely on, or is it a bluff?
“I hope to become chairman of Sinclair Group, although in terms of qualifications, as my dear eldest brother, David Smith said, he has more experience, but now Sinclair Group’s Everyone should be aware of the situation. Although the scale has been expanding, at the same time, it has accumulated high debts and has been under heavy pressure, but there has been no corresponding improvement in revenue. Understand that the company has reached a time when it needs to change. The traditional The TV business is constantly sluggish, and we need to increase profitability in emerging businesses, such as the currently booming Internet industry... The so-called experience often means the limitations of old ideas! ”
"You fart, put away your bastard thoughts..."
Just when David Smith couldn't help spitting out the fragrance, Debbie Hogan coughed twice and interrupted the two of them. During the verbal spat, she said:
"Now that there are two candidates for chairman, are there any candidates who have not been nominated?"
After waiting for two minutes, Debbie Hogan said:
"So today The purpose of this board meeting is to elect the chairman. The candidates are David Smith and John Smith. Now please write the name of the candidate you want to vote for, as well as your own name, on the letter issued to you. piece of paper. As for Mr. Amber Sheehan, who participated in the board meeting via remote telephone, you need to be the first to name the candidate you want to vote for after I get these ballots back. If there is no problem, then we Let’s start voting now.”
Next, Debbie Hogan distributed the prepared white paper and pens to the 10 board members present, and Amber Xi represented DS Capital. Well, after everyone writes their votes and is taken back, he will first say who he voted for on the phone...
For a while, the conference room fell into unspeakable silence, and someone He was writing on the paper with a pen, and there were people watching everyone's movements or expressions from left to right.
Finally, after a few minutes, everyone’s folded “ballots” were received into the hands of Ms. Debbie Hogan.
“Now that I have got ten ‘ballots’, and the board members present have completed their selections, then Mr. Amber Sheehan, please announce who you will vote for? Mr. David Smith, or Mr. John Smith? "
"It is an honor to participate in the meeting that determines the future of Sinclair Group. On behalf of DS Capital, I will vote for..." On the phone, Amber Sheehan said the name after a brief pause:
"Mr. John Smith."
The moment his vote was announced, John Smith had an uncontrollable smile on his face, while David Smith frowned slightly, then relaxed and looked at the others.
"Congratulations, Mr. John Smith, for getting one vote. Then, I will read out your votes now..."
Debbie Hogan picked up a "ballot" and unfolded it, He said:
"Vote for David Smith, by David Smith."
Well, that was no surprise, just like the next ballot.
"Vote for John Smith, from John Smith."
Go on, pick up the "ballot", unfold it, and read it.
“Vote for David Smith, via Duncan Smith.”
“Vote for John Smith, via Barbara Smith.”
… …
When Debbie Hogan read the votes of all members of the Sinclair family, it could be said that their preferences remained the same as they had been in the morning.
In the votes at this time, John Smith leads David Smith 4:3. The leading vote came from the original vote cast by Amber Sheehan on behalf of DS Capital.
“Vote for David Smith, from Corliss Bowman.”
Tie again, 4:4, David Smith got the vote from the BNY Mellon representative One vote.
“Vote for John Smith, via Julie Berry.”
The young black female representative of Fidelity Investments is still on the side of John Smith...
“Vote for David Smith, from Joyce Lane.”< br>
But this time, the Pilot Group chose David Smith...
It seems that they got a commitment from David Smith that satisfied them.
The history is surprisingly similar. Among the 10 public votes now, John Smith and David Smith have reached a tie.
5:5!
Now only Ivanta's vote is left, and it is still the vote that determines the outcome of both parties.
(End of this chapter)