Icahn Says He Will Try To Oust Yahoo Chief

theledger.com     May 16, 2008            

SAN FRANCISCO | Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang spent months fending off Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited takeover bid. Now he may only have a few weeks to persuade the software maker to revive its last offer of $47.5 billion, or risk being fired in a shareholder mutiny led by activist... [read full story]                    

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Yahoo Fires Back at Icahn

redorbit.com     May 16, 2008          

Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 09:00 CDT SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Yahoo fired back Thursday at activist investor Carl Icahn, claiming he misunderstood the talks the company had with Microsoft and that its board of directors, not Icahn, was looking out for shareholders. The letter from Yahoo chairman...                    

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Yahoo boss attacks shareholder shuffle

theinquirer.net     May 16, 2008          

Nick Farrell the Inquirer, Friday 16 May 2008. 10:32:00 You don't understand the facts YAHOO'S chairman has decided that patronising a shareholder revolt is the best way to end it. After all, it worked really well for Marie Antoinette. Roy Bostock has lashed out at billionaire investor Carl...                    

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Yahoo's Bostock Bristles at Icahn's Intervention

ecommercetimes.com     May 16, 2008          

Yahoo fired back Thursday at activist investor Carl Icahn, claiming he misunderstood the talks the company had with Microsoft and that its board of directors, not Icahn, was looking out for shareholders. The letter from Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock came hours after Icahn unveiled his proposed...                    

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Icahn to battle Yahoo to accept Microsoft bid

tgdaily.com     May 15, 2008          

Financier Carl Icahn on Thursday launched a proxy battle to force Yahoo to reopen buyout talks with Microsoft, saying the Yahoo board had acted "irrationally" in refusing its $47.5 billion offer. Icahn harshly criticized Yahoo for the breakdown in talks, and said he had accumulated 59 million...                    

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Yahoo! Tells Icahn to Buzz Off (at TheStreet.com)

yahoo.com     May 16, 2008          

Yahoo! YHOO warned investor Carl Icahn late Thursday to drop his plans for a proxy fight to force the sale of the company. In a sternly worded letter, Yahoo! Chairman Roy Bostock said, "We do not believe it is in the best interests of Yahoo! stockholders to allow you and your hand-picked nominees...                    

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Icahn Vs. Yahoo: Activist, Company in Heated Debate on Who Knows Best

redorbit.com     May 16, 2008          

By Elise Ackerman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. May 16--Yahoo fired back Thursday at activist investor Carl Icahn, claiming he misunderstood the talks the company had with Microsoft and that Yahoo's board, not Icahn, was looking out for shareholders.                    

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Icahn to Yahoo Board: Bring Back Microsoft

go.com     May 16, 2008          

Icahn sets out to replace 'irresponsible' Yahoo board in move to renew Microsoft talks By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO May 15, 2008 (AP) In this Oct. 11, 2007 file photo, private equity investor Carl Icahn speaks at the World Business... (Mark Lennihan, file/AP Photo) Yahoo...                    

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Yahoo tells Icahn that its own board knows best

macworld.com     May 16, 2008          

by James Niccolai, IDG News Service, IDG News Service Yahoo has responded to investor Carl Icahn’s threat to take control of Yahoo’s board and force it back to the negotiating table with Microsoft. The search company said Icahn’s proposal shows “a significant misunderstanding” of how it handled...                    

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Yahoo rejects Icahn ultimatum - signs deal with ad giant

earthtimes.org     May 16, 2008          

San Francisco - Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock has stridently rejected Carl Icahn's attack on the company, charging the corporate raider with significantly misunderstanding the facts of Microsoft's spurned takeover proposal. The rebuttal coincided with...                    

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Icahn begins move on Yahoo

baltimoresun.com     May 16, 2008          

Total replacement sought of directors who 'botched' offer from Microsoft Saying Yahoo Inc.'s board "completely botched" takeover talks with Microsoft Corp., billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn launched a bid yesterday for control of the Internet giant by nominating a slate to unseat the board of...                    

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