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Clearwire Shareholders to Press for Higher Buyout

Thomas Gryta, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on May 3 at 1:15 pm PT

The four shareholders intend to act as a group in discussions with Sprint as well as other interested parties, including Dish.

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Dell Board Defends Actions, Looked at Breakup and Leveraged Recap

David Benoit, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 6 at 10:28 am PT

Dell Inc.’s board of directors, facing steady criticism from shareholders, defended its actions in selling the company to founder Michael Dell in a statement Wednesday.

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Greenlight Urges Judge to Block Vote on Apple Proposal

Dan Strumpf, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 20 at 7:00 am PT

Greenlight Capital Inc. urged a federal judge Tuesday to block a coming vote on an Apple Inc. shareholder proposal, accusing the technology giant of forcing Greenlight to vote against its own interests by lumping differing proposals into one.

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T. Rowe Price Opposes Dell Buyout

Telis Demos and David Benoit, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 12 at 10:12 am PT

T. Rowe Price Group Inc., one of Dell Inc.’s largest investors, said Tuesday it won’t support Michael Dell’s proposal to take the computer maker private at the current offer price.

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Apple To Respond to Greenlight Suit by Wednesday

Jessica E. Lessin, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 11 at 3:23 pm PT

The walk-up to Apple’s Feb. 27 shareholder meeting got more interesting last week when shareholder Greenlight Capital sued the company over its proxy as part of an effort to get Apple to return more cash to shareholders.

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ISS Sides With Apple Over Einhorn on “Blank Check” Proposal

Telis Demos, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 8 at 3:44 pm PT

Shareholder adviser ISS Proxy Advisory Services has urged investors to vote for an Apple Inc. proposal to eliminate the company’s power to issue preferred stock without shareholder approval, after hedge-fund manager David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital Inc. challenged Apple’s proposal earlier this week.

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News Corp. Holders Back Board; Murdoch Keeps Dual Role

William Launder, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on October 16, 2012 at 3:08 pm PT

News Corp.’s shareholders backed the company’s board, including two new nominations, and struck down a proposal to elect an independent chairman.

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Microsoft Boosts Dividend by 15 Percent

Steven Russolillo, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 18, 2012 at 2:30 pm PT

Microsoft is getting in on the dividend-raising party.