🎥 WGA’s Proxy Moves
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Brainfood
- Dollar General shareholders demand report on worker safety – Conditions are so bad that a majority of shareholders voted last week for a third-party investigation.
- Illumina expands board after losing seat to Icahn – Carl's bid to unwind Illumina's antitrust quagmire probably won't be helped by the new appointments.
- Freshpet postpones shareholder meeting under activist legal pressure – Jana Partners won a battle, but the proxy war continues at this embattled pet food peddler.
Shareholder Meeting Calendar
June 13: Block Inc.
June 14: Target Corp.
June 15: GameStop Corp.
June 15: Lyft Inc.
June 16: T-Mobile US Inc.
Big Votes
- Should streaming companies agree to writers' contract demands? – Striking screenwriters successfully pushed Netflix shareholders to vote against the streamer's executive compensation packages, worth more than double what WGA's contract demands would cost.
- Should Block replace Jack Dorsey as CEO? – The payment company's controversial leader isn't up for reelection, but shareholders still have other ways to weigh in next week on leadership's oversight of the alleged rampant fraud that recently tanked Block's share price.
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