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Yahoo fills Icahn board seats

Yahoo has filled the two empty seats on its board of directors by picking former Viacom CEO Frank J. Biondi Jr. and former Nextel CEO John H. Chapple, the company said Thursday.

| News | Business | Internet | 08/14/08 at 7:14 pm |


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Yahoo settles with Icahn on board members

Yahoo has reached an agreement to end a proxy fight with investor Carl Icahn, who will take a seat on the company's board after the annual stockholders' meeting, Yahoo said Monday.

| News | Business | Internet | 07/21/08 at 8:07 am |


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Major investor to back Yahoo board

Legg Mason, one of the largest holders of Yahoo stock, will back the company's recommendations for its board of directors instead of those offered by dissident investor Carl Icahn.

| News | Business | Internet | 07/18/08 at 10:12 am |


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Yahoo rejects MS proposal, seeks bid for entire company

Yahoo Saturday night rejected a joint proposal from Microsoft and investor Carl Icahn that had called for a restructuring and the sale of Yahoo's search business to Microsoft. The Internet company that had fought Microsoft's hostile bid for months has now suggested that the Redmond, Washington, software giant make an offer to acquire all of Yahoo.

| News | Business | Internet | 07/13/08 at 7:27 pm |


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