GHC News and Press, Graham Holdings Company From 06/08/21

SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leaf Group Ltd. (NYSE: LEAF) (“Leaf Group” or the “Company”), a diversified consumer internet company, today announced that Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (“Glass Lewis”), a leading proxy advisory...

College students eager for a return to normalcy overwhelmingly support colleges making the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory, according to a new Student Voice survey, conducted by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse, and presented by Kaplan*. Of the more than 2,000 college students across the U...

Regional bank consolidation continues with three new bank deals announced last week. Extended Stay America catches a higher bid. Chamath Palihapitiya files for four new biotech-focused SPACs. For further details see: Merger Arbitrage Mondays: Extended Stay America Receiv...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leaf Group Ltd. (“Leaf Group” or the “Company”) (NYSE: LEAF), a diversified consumer internet company, today announced that it received the following letter from Graham Holdings Company (“Graham Holdi...

Institutional Shareholder Services ((ISS)) recommended Leaf (LEAF) shareholders vote  to approve its merger agreement with Graham (GHC).The Leaf board reminds its shareholders that their vote is essential and EVERY vote counts."Leaf Group is pleased that ISS has recognized the ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leaf Group Ltd. (NYSE: LEAF) (“Leaf Group” or the “Company”), a diversified consumer internet company, today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) has recommended shareh...

Sam Zell's Equity Commonwealth (EQC) wins bidding war for Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (MNR) but arbitrageurs are expecting more. Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Company bumps up its offer price for FBL Financial Group (FFG) to $61 per share from its previ...

The board at Leaf Group (LEAF -0.5%) has unanimously recommended that its shareholders approve its acquisition by Graham Holdings (GHC +1.1%). The two in early April entered into a purchase deal for $8.50 per Leaf Group share, or about $323M. And Leaf traded at a premium to that price until t...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leaf Group Ltd. (NYSE: LEAF), a diversified consumer internet company, today sent the following letter to shareholders regarding its Board’s recommendation that shareholders approve its recently announced merger agreement with Gr...

A weekly summary of dividend activity for Dividend Challengers. Companies which changed their dividends. Companies with upcoming ex-dividend dates. Companies with upcoming pay dates. For further details see: Dividend Challenger Highlights: Week Of May 9