| Title: | H&R Block, Inc. (M&A Insight Analysis) |
| Price: | $450.00 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 20, 2007 |
| Company: | H&R Block, Inc. |
| Report Type: | M&A Insight Analysis |
| Brief Excerpt: | ...H&R Block (HRB) provides tax services for individuals, tax servi ces and consulting for small and medium businesses, retail mortga ges and consumer financial products. The Tax Services segment, its largest operation, prov ides tax return preparation and related products and services, as well as digital tax preparation alte rnatives. The company is the largest provider of this service in the United States. The following is a chronological list of key developments: Sept. #### HRB announces weak results in its mortgage operation, a situation that was repeated in February and August #### Nov. #### HRB announces potential sa le of its mortgage operations Feb. #### News of subprime mortgage defaults at major players June ## Breeden Partners nomin ates three dissident candidates Aug. ## HRB announces intention to declassify the board by year end Aug. ## Harris Associates L.P. (#.##% of shares outstanding) files ##D supporting Breeden nominees... |
| Word Count: | 6761 |
| Length: | 16 Pages |
| Ticker: | HRB |
| Related Report(s): | - H&R Block, Inc. (Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ)): $250.00
...The board is controlled by a supermajority of independent outsiders (independent outsiders greater than ##%) The nominating committee is comprised solely of independent outside directors The compensation committee is comprised solely of independent outside directors The company has a committee that oversees governance issues and the committee met in the past year The full board of directors is elected annually There are between nine and ## directors serving on the board The CEO serves on the boards of two or fewer other companies Chairman and CEO are separated and Chairman is an independent outsider The company has governance guidelines that have been publicly disclosed on company website The performance of the board is reviewed regularly Outside directors meet without the CEO present and the number of meetings of the outside directors is specified A board approved CEO succession plan is in place Board members have express authority to retain outside advisors ...
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