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Scoring a big and costly win Wednesday against Nelson Peltz’s second attempt to get on the Disney board‚ Bob Iger was both gracious and a little biting in victory. Once the vote results were announced this morning during Disney’s annual meeting of shareholders‚ the past and present CEO address the virtual meeting to thank “shareholders for your trust and confidence in the Disney board and management and the ambitious strategy we’re implementing across our...

For more than a year‚ activist investor Nelson Peltz has tussled with Disney executives in an effort to gain more influence over the company‚ culminating in an all-out proxy battle to secure two seats on the board. Based on preliminary results released on Wednesday‚ shareholders rejected Peltz’s advance‚ the company said. They also rejected Peltz’s attempt to win a seat for former Disney executive James Rasulo. Peltz’s firm‚ Trian‚ argued that Disney CEO Bob Iger has...

Disney chief Bob Iger prevailed in a bitter proxy battle with activist investors over the company’s board members Wednesday. The Mouse House garnered a “substantial margin” of support at its annual shareholders’ meeting‚ keeping its board of directors from relinquishing a board seat to Nelson Peltz‚ head of Trian management‚ and former Disney chief financial officer Jay Rasulo. Blackwells Capital‚ another hedge fund that nominated three board director candidates‚ was also unsuccessful in...

Wisconsin voters approved an amendment on Tuesday night‚ banning the private funding of elections in the swing state. The amendment directs that “donations and grants may not be applied for‚ accepted‚ expended‚ or used in…connection with the conduct of any primary‚ election‚ or referendum‚” according to the question phrasing that the Wisconsin State Legislature listed. Associated Press election results showed the ballot question passed by a 54.4 percent to 45.6 percent vote....