Disgruntled

ExxonMobil Shareholders Give CEO an Earful

ExxonMobil Corp.’s new CEO Rex Tillerson took it on the chin from disgruntled shareholders Wednesday listening to complaints about high fuel prices, exorbitant executive pay, underfunded pension plans and lack of a clear policy on alternative energy. But in the end, the protests — loud but mostly polite — failed to make much of a difference.

June 1, 2006

Sempra’s LNG Construction Steamroller Hits Bump in Mexican State Government

A disgruntled member of the Baja California Norte state Congress is “no problema” for Sempra Energy’s billion-dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal and related facilities at Energia Costa Azul, about 14 miles north of Ensenada, Mexico, the company said last week. Construction work is continuing and Sempra does not plan to issue any further statements on the Mexican state politician’s call for a halt on construction.

April 11, 2005

Sempra’s LNG Construction Steamroller Hits Bump in Mexican State Government

Sempra Energy said Wednesday that a disgruntled member of the Baja California Norte state Congress was “no problema” for its billion-dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal and related facilities at Energia Costa Azul, about 14 miles north of Ensenada, Mexico. Construction work is continuing and Sempra does not plan to issue any further statements on the Mexican state politician’s call for a halt on construction earlier this week.

April 7, 2005

Shell’s Annual Meeting Draws Some Disgruntled Shareholders

At its annual general meeting last week, Royal Dutch/Shell Group shareholders easily approved all of the resolutions on the group’s ballot, but voting indicated that many would like some management practices to change.

July 5, 2004

Toppling of Board Would Cost El Paso Over $75M

El Paso Corp. could be forced to pay out more than $75 million in severance benefits if disgruntled investors, Selim K. Zilkha and Oscar S. Wyatt, succeed in replacing the company’s existing board of directors with their own slate of candidates at the upcoming stockholders meeting in June.

April 14, 2003

Toppling of Board Would Cost El Paso Over $75M

El Paso Corp. could be forced to pay out more than $75 million in severance benefits if disgruntled investors, Selim K. Zilkha and Oscar S. Wyatt, succeed in replacing the company’s existing board of directors with their own slate of candidates at the upcoming stockholders meeting in June.

April 11, 2003

El Paso Nominates Board With Broader Energy Background

In an attempt to short-circuit a bitter proxy battle by disgruntled investors, El Paso Corp. on Monday nominated a slate of directors that is heavy in energy experience for shareholders to vote on at the company’s upcoming annual meeting in June.

April 8, 2003

Disgruntled El Paso Investor Fuming Over Severance Packages

Selim K. Zilkha, El Paso Corp.’s largest stockholder who is spearheading an effort to unseat the company’s current board of directors, said this week he was troubled about the “severance costs” that shareholders could be burdened with if they succeed in replacing El Paso’s board, particularly the compensation to be paid to Chairman William Wise when he steps down later this year.

March 6, 2003