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Yahoo, Icahn Settle: Carl Gets 3 Seats, Agrees To Shut Up

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2008-07-21 07:50:00 by Peter Kafka in Silicon Alley Insider
Here's the official end of the Yahoo-Icahn proxy war: Yahoo will give the corporate raider 3 seats on its board (one for himself, plus two more), and Carl agrees stop fighting. The basics Yahoo will keep 8 of its 9 existing directors; Activision/Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick will leave The board gets expanded to 11 seats. Carl gets one, and the...
 
Tags: yahoo, carl, icahn, yahoo board, carl explain, carl icahn, proxy vote, vote, proxy
 
 
 
 
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Carl Icahn To Start Blogging More Now That Yahoo Proxy Fight Over

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2008-07-23 15:21:00 by Michael Learmonth in Silicon Alley Insider
Now that his proxy fight against Yahoo management is over, Carl Icahn says he's going to become a much more prolific blogger . Next post: lobbing a brick back at the Wall Street Journal over a piece suggesting Yahoo "may come to regret its move" to bring Icahn on the board. Blogs Icahn As some of you may have noted there was an article on the...
 
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Carl Icahn Refuses To Attend Yahoo Shareholder Meeting

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2008-07-31 16:05:00 by Michael Learmonth in Silicon Alley Insider
He's about to become a Yahoo (YHOO) board member. He owns 5% of the company. Yet Carl Icahn, who led a proxy fight to replace Yahoo board and management, won't be attending the annual shareholder meeting tomorrow. Why? In a blog post , he says "it will not do shareholders or Yahoo any good to have the annual meeting turn into a media event for...
 
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Carl Icahn Hires A Reporter Away From Reuters To Write For His Blog

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2008-08-05 18:33:00 by Vasanth Sridharan in Silicon Alley Insider
Carl Icahn's new to the blogosphere, but the legendary raider's rants already generate a bunch of interest. Enough interest, apparently, that Carl thinks it's necessary to hire a reporter away from Thomson Reuters to provide original reporting for The Icahn Report , according to NYT's Andrew Ross Sorkin We're not sure how hedge fund reporter...
 
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Circuit City Opens Books To Blockbuster, Icahn - And Investors Still Hate The Deal

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2008-05-09 13:25:00 by Michael Learmonth in Silicon Alley Insider
It looks like Blockbuster (BBI) is going to get a shot at Circuit City (CC)--for better or for worse. The consumer electronics retailer has retained Goldman Sachs to explore options, including Blockbuster's offer to acquire the company for $1.3 billion Circuit City says it's satisfied with a pledge from Carl Icahn, Blockbuster's largest...
 
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Carl Icahn, Comedian (YHOO)

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2008-05-14 19:50:00 by Peter Kafka in Silicon Alley Insider
Does Jerry Yang know who he's up against in Carl Icahn? Jerry's been busy lately, so he may not have had time to read a comprehenisve dossier on the famed greenmailer (or to get through this awesome retelling of Icahn vs. Dick Parsons, courtesy of the New Yorker Update: Looks like Icahn will make a run for Yahoo . Look out But here's a nice set...
 
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Yahoo, Icahn settle proxy fight: Assessing winners and losers

2008-07-21 18:38:43 by HASH0x8926a9c in iPhone Cheats
 
Updated below: Yahoo and billionaire investor Carl Icahn have settled their looming proxy war According to a statement Monday, Yahoos board of directors will be expanded to 11 members and one of those seats will go to Icahn. The two remaining seats will be filled based on recommendations from Icahn. In return, Icahn will drop his
 
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Yahoo, Icahn settle proxy fight: Assessing winners and losers

2008-07-22 00:39:38 by HASH0x8b44008 in iPhone Cheats
 
Updated below: Yahoo and billionaire investor Carl Icahn have settled their looming proxy war According to a statement Monday, Yahoos board of directors will be expanded to 11 members and one of those seats will go to Icahn. The two remaining seats will be filled based on recommendations from Icahn. In return, Icahn will drop his
 
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Icahn: Corporate Boards Are Incompetent And Journalists Their Lapdogs

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