Mar 29, 2009 19:48
15 yrs ago
English term

vote to withhold

English to Russian Law/Patents Law (general)
Majority Vote Resignation Policy for Directors

In an uncontested election where the number of director nominees is equal to the number of directors to be elected, director nominees who receive votes to withhold, at a meeting in which a quorum is present, by the holders of at least a majority of the votes cast for the election of directors, shall promptly offer his or her written resignation to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee..
vote to withhold = to abstain from voting or a negative vote?
Proposed translations (Russian)
5 +7 воздержаться

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Angela Greenfield Apr 4, 2009:
Thank you, Responder.

Proposed translations

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воздержаться

Одно и то же.
You can abstain from voting by putting a cross in the “Vote Withheld” http://www.family.co.uk/MemberInformation/MemberVoting.pdf

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http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:90DLzM5FDv4J:www.alphati...

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The vote withheld option is provided to enable you to abstain on any particular resolution http://www.lsreit.co.uk/upload/FinancialReports/LSR_AR2008_P...

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В ситуации, когда держатели большинства голосов воздерживаются от голосования за кандидатуру директора, это практически означает "против". Т.е. демонстративное нежелание голосовать - это де факто то же самое, что вотум недоверия. Поэтому, как ни крути, в таком контектсе, это будет иметь негативную окраску. Как, например, акционеры газеты Нью-Йорк Таймз: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ny-times-shareholders-...
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