Evansville-based Old National Bancorp on Monday reported a first-quarter profit of $10.1 million, up
84 percent from the prior-year period and a big improvement from the fourth quarter of 2009, when the company posted a loss
of $9.3 million.
The Carmel-based operator of for-profit colleges pulled in profits of $85.7 million, or $2.46 per share, up nearly 44 percent
from the same quarter a year ago.
The proposal to remove an 80-percent approval threshold for takeover bids against the wishes of Lilly’s board received
approval from shareholders holding 74 percent of Lilly’s shares.
Eli Lilly and Co. will repurchase rights to develop and market antidepressant Cymbalta outside the U.S. and Japan from European
partner Boehringer Ingelheim for an initial payment of $400 million.
Lilly shareholders are set to gather Monday in Indianapolis to hear an update on the company’s performance, including
how it will keep paying its generous dividend during the lean years after Zyprexa’s patent expiration.
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker also lowered its forecast for full-year profits because the new health care law grants bigger
rebates on prescription drugs to federal health insurance programs.
Sardar Biglari has copied some of the trademarks of his investing idol, Warren Buffett, including a folksy annual letter to
shareholders. But Biglari is just starting his career and already is showing signs of taking a different approach than that
of the Oracle of Omaha.
As shareholders gather April 19 for Eli Lilly and Co.’s annual meeting, more of them than ever will come with an unusual question:
Will Lilly be able to keep paying its dividend?
CEO Donald Brown saw a 32.4-percent increase in total compensation last year as the software-maker's shares soared 169
percent.
John A. Kite’s total compensation fell to $689,074 last year while the rest of his management team also took deep pay cuts.
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc., owns both Midwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines, says it will begin using
the Frontier name for the operations of both carriers.
Shares in General Growth Properties Inc., the second-biggest U.S. mall owner, fell as much as 6.7 percent Monday morning after
a newsletter report that Simon Property Group Inc. may abandon a takeover bid for its smaller rival.
The company now known as Biglari Holdings Inc. on Thursday unveiled a new prototype for future Steak n Shake restaurants.
CEO Sardar Biglari said the goal is to open about 1,500 new franchise locations in the coming years.
Steak n Shake Co. shareholders on Thursday approved changing the parent company’s name to Biglari Holdings Inc. Shares
begin trading under the new name on Friday.
Steak n Shake Co. doesn't operate a single restaurant in New York City, where it is hosting its annual meeting Thursday.
But the world financial capital is chock full of high-profile investors intrigued by Steak n Shake CEO Sardar Biglari's
plans to harvest cash from the 485-location restaurant chain and deploy it on other investments.
Robert J. Laikin earned $2.2 million in 2009, nearly 35 percent less than in 2008. Several other members of his management
team also took
substantial pay cuts.
James Prieur’s total compensation fell 5 percent last year to $3.3 million, but other Conseco executives saw pay hikes between
25 percent and 54 percent.
ITT Educational Services Inc., 13000 N. Meridian St., Carmel, 46032, www.ittesi.com, provides technology-oriented, post-secondary
education, including associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees as well as non-degree programs.
Duke Realty’s former chief operating officer took home $3.1 million last year. The office, industrial and retail property
owner and manager
also awarded raises to its CEO and the rest of his management team.
