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  US:wsc Key Developments: Investing - MSN Money
Wesco Financial Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.375 per share payable June 7, 2007, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 3, 2007.
Wesco Financial Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.375 per share payable March 8, 2007 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 1, 2007.
Wesco Financial Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.365 per share payable December 7, 2006 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 2, 2006.
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  Wesco Financial - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wesco Financial Corporation AMEX: WSC is a diversified financial corporation headquartered in Pasadena, California.
Wesco is chaired by Charlie Munger, who is also vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and the man that Buffett has often publicly referred to as his "partner".
Munger, formerly a practicing attorney, is known for his straight-shooting style and his conduct at the annual Wesco shareholder meetings in Pasadena, where he often interacts with the outside investors at considerable length.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wesco_Financial_Corporation   (244 words)

  
 Letter to Shareholders
WESCO has developed an operations style and customer service standard that is often referred to as our “extra effort” approach.
WESCO routinely demonstrates that we can provide exceptional local service while also meeting the sophisticated and highly diverse systems and reporting needs of corporate customers.
WESCO’s management team and its Board of Directors are fully committed to the highest standards of corporate governance, business conduct and financial reporting.
www.wescodist.com /annualreport02/letter.htm   (826 words)

  
 WESCO International, Inc.: For Our Investors
WESCO encourages employees to communicate violations or suspected violations of this Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (the "Code"), and will not tolerate any form of retaliation against individuals who in good faith report possible misconduct even if, upon investigation, their suspicions prove to be unwarranted.
WESCO's officers, directors and employees have a duty to be free of conflicting interests that might influence their decisions when representing WESCO.
WESCO will not contribute anything of value to political parties, candidates for public office or elected officials, except in jurisdictions where such contributions are legal and approved by WESCO's CFO and CEO.
www.wescodist.com /governance/ethics.asp   (1746 words)

  
 WSC Recent stock news - MSN Money
Wesco Financial Corporation's (AMEX:WSC) Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.375 per share payable June 7, 2007 to shareholders of record at the close of business on...
Consolidated net income of Wesco Financial Corporation (AMEX:WSC) and its subsidiaries for the fourth quarter of 2006 amounted to $21,358,000 compared with $239,106,000 for the fourth quarter of...
Wesco Financial Corporation's (AMEX:WSC) Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.375 per share payable March 8, 2007 to shareholders of record at the close of business on...
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 Wesco Financial Corporation Completes Cash Tender Offer
Wesco, through its wholly owned subsidiary making the offer, has accepted for purchase all shares validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the offer.
Wesco and CORT expect to consummate the merger as soon as practicable.
Wesco is a holding company engaged principally, through its subsidiaries, in the property and casualty insurance and the steel service center businesses.
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 AMEX Securities
Westfield Financial, Inc. ("Westfield Financial," the "Company," "us," "our," or "we") is a Massachusetts-chartered stock holding company organized in November 2001 in connection with the reorganization of Westfield Mutual Holding Company, a federally-chartered mutual holding company which owns 57.5% of the outstanding common stock of Westfield Financial.
Westside Energy Corporation, f/n/a "Eventemp Corporation" (the "Company"), was incorporated on November 30, 1995 under the laws of the State of Nevada.
IPL is a public utility engaged principally in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy; and the purchase, distribution, transportation and sale of natural gas in selective markets in Iowa and Minnesota, as well as the utility operations of Illinois properties that Alliant Energy is divesting.
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Transnational Financial Network Inc...holesale and retail mortgage banker which originates, funds and sells mortgage loans secured by one to four family residential properties, principally..
Wesco Financial Corporation..ed in Delaware on March 19, 1959.
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 AMEX Securities
Wesco Financial Corporation (“Wesco”) was incorporated in Delaware on March 19, 1959.
Westfield Financial, Inc. ("Westfield Financial," the "Company," "us," "our," or "we") is a Massachusetts-chartered stock holding company organized in November 2001 in connection with the reorganization of Westfield Mutual Holding Company, a federally-chartered mutual holding company which owns 57.5% of the outstanding common stock of Westfield Financial.
Westside Energy Corporation, f/n/a "Eventemp Corporation" (the "Company"), was incorporated on November 30, 1995 under the laws of the State of Nevada.
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 Charlie Munger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
January 1, 1924, Omaha, Nebraska) is Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Corporation, the diversified investment corporation chaired by investor Warren Buffett.
Munger is also the chairman of Wesco Financial Corporation, an 80.1%-owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.
Wesco is based in Pasadena, California, Munger's adopted hometown and the site of the company's annual shareholders' meeting.
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 COMPANY NEWS; BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY UNIT TO ACQUIRE FURNITURE CONCERN - New York Times
The Wesco Financial Corporation said yesterday that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire the Cort Business Corporation, a provider of rental furniture, for about $384 million in cash, plus the assumption of about $83 million in debt.
Wesco, which is based in Pasadena, Calif., is a holding company with operations in insurance and steel services.
Wesco said the deal is scheduled to close by the second quarter.
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 List of Companies: WSC, WCC, WTBA, WCBO, WSTC, WMAR, WST, WSTF, WEDX, WABC
Wesco Financial Corporation Wesco Financial Corporation ("Wesco") was incorporated in Delaware on March 19, 1959.
WESCO International Inc. In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, "WESCO" refers to WESCO International, Inc., and its subsidiaries and its predecessors unless the context otherwis...
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 Investor's Business Daily: Breaking News
Wesco's capital stock will continue to be listed on the American Stock Exchange.
Wesco has decided to withdraw its listing from NYSE Arca, Inc. to streamline operations and eliminate duplicative administrative requirements inherent with dual listings as a result of the NYSE Group's recent merger with Archipelago Holdings, the parent company of NYSE Arca.
Wesco does not believe that withdrawing its listing from NYSE Arca, Inc. will significantly impact the liquidity of its stock.
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 Wesco Financial Corporation Completes Acquisition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
The merger follows a cash tender offer by C Acquisition Corp. for all of the outstanding shares of CORT at $28.00 per share which was completed on February 17, 2000.
As a result of the merger, which was effective today, each share of common stock of CORT not owned by Wesco or its subsidiaries was converted into the right to receive $28.00 per share in cash, subject to dissenter’s rights.
It is a publicly traded, 80.1% subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A and BRK.B), which is a holding company whose subsidiaries engage in a number of diverse businesses.
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 Wesco Financial Corporation information and related industry information from Hoover's
Wesco Financial is sort of like Berkshire Hathaway Lite.
But Wesco gets most of its sales through CORT Business Services, one of the largest provider of rental furniture in the US.
Wesco also holds investments in many of the same firms as Berkshire, including Coca-Cola and American Express.
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Wesco Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the property and casualty insurance, furniture rental, and steel service center businesses.
Its product line for financial institutions includes policies for crime insurance, check kiting fraud indemnification, Internet banking catastrophe theft insurance, directors and officers liability, bank employment practices, and bank insurance agents professional errors and omissions indemnity, as well as deposit guaranty bonds.
Wesco Financial Corporation is an indirectly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
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 Executive PayWatch Database
The proxy statement for Wesco Financial Corporation uses the new SEC executive compensation rules.
Under this change, companies are required only to include the value of equity awards that vest during the fiscal year instead of the full value that are granted to executives.
The SEC Total follows the approach used by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in determining the amount of options to be expensed in a company's financial statements.
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 Wesco Financial Corp (WSC) Stock Quote | Stocks | Reuters.com
There are no recent News Headlines for Wesco Financial Corp.
Wesco Financial Corporation engages in three principal businesses: insurance, furniture rental and industrial.
Wesco operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries: Wesco-Financial Insurance Company (Wes-FIC), CORT Business Services Corporation, Precision Steel Warehouse, Inc. and MS Property Company.
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As of October 29, 2005, 73% of these offices were owned by the Company and 27% were operated by franchise agents and a licensee.
The name and address of our registered agent in the United States is CT Corporation, located at 1350 Treat Blvd., Suite 100, Walnut Creek, California 94596.
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 Company Profile
Wesco Financial Corporation engages in three principal businesses: the insurance business, the furniture rental business and the steel service center.
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Users should always check with their licensed financial advisor and their tax advisor to determine the suitability of any investment.
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 Wesco Financial Corporation Company Profile - News, Press Releases, Key Numbers & Summary
Wesco Financial Corporation Issues Third Quarter 2006 Earnings
Wesco Financial is sort of like Berkshire Hathaway Lite.
Wesco also holds investments in many of the same firms as Berkshire, including Coca-Cola and American Express.
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 WESCO FINANCIAL CORP - WSC Unscheduled Material Events (8-K) EXHIBIT 99.1
Unaudited consolidated net income of Wesco Financial Corporation and its subsidiaries for the first quarter of 2004 amounted to $12,198,000 compared with $12,504,000 for the first quarter of 2003.
Improved results of the furniture rental and industrial businesses were almost entirely offset by reduced investment income of the insurance businesses that resulted from a shift from long-term to short-term fixed-maturity investments bearing lower interest rates.
Wesco's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 is expected to be filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2004, and we invite shareholders and the financial media to access it through Wesco's website (www.wescofinancial.com).
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 Investor's Business Daily: Breaking News
PASADENA, Calif., Nov 03, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Unaudited consolidated net income of Wesco Financial Corporation (WSC) and its subsidiaries for the third quarter of 2006 amounted to $23,513,000 compared with $17,866,000 for the third quarter of 2005.
Wesco's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 is expected to be filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2006, and we invite shareholders and the financial media to access it through Wesco's website (www.wescofinancial.com).
The Form 10-Q will contain unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, and other information.
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 Company History - Precision Steel Warehouse
Although we have maintained the same corporate name throughout the years; Precision, in the service center business, is much more than just a warehouse.
In the late sixties, a new two story office addition was erected in Franklin Park to house corporate staff and the expanded data processing operation.
During 1979, Precision Steel and subsidiaries were sold to Wesco Financial Corporation that is located in Pasadena, California.
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 Datamonitor ComputerWire - Wesco Financial Corporation - Company News & Research
Wesco Financial provides insurance and reinsurance through its subsidiaries Wesco-Financial Insurance (Wes-FIC) and Kansas Bankers Surety.
Wesco also operates Precision Steel Warehouses, which operates steel service centers in Chicago and Charlotte, North Carolina.
The net profit was $92 million in fiscal year 2006, a decrease of 68.8% as compared to 2005.
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 KANSAS BANKERS SURETY COMPANY Insurance
Wesco Financial is the poor man's Berkshire Hathaway: Like Warren Buffett's Berkshire, it provides insurance and reinsurance; in Wesco's case, through subsidiaries Wesco-Financial Insurance Company...
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 Wesco Financial Corporation Information | Business.com
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