Get the latest gossip

Disney D-Day: Bob Iger Celebrates Board Battle Win & End Of “Distracting Proxy Contest”; Nelson Peltz “Disappointed” Then Tries To Spin It Into A Win


In the end, it was a big win for the Disney slate over the activist investor - even Nelson Peltz says so

Once the results were announced in the big bucks corporate battle, 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 businesses to build for the future.” “Now that this distracting proxy contest is behind us, we’re here to focus 100% of our attention on our most important priorities, growth and value creation for our shareholders and creative excellence for our consumers,” the executive added, without ever saying Peltz or Perlmutter or even that other activist investor Blackwells. Owning around $3.5 billion worth of Mouse House stock, some of which they sold not to long ago, neither Peltz not former Disney CFO Jay Rasulo got much traction with their fellow shareholders.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Deadline

Read more on:

Photo of disney d-day

disney d-day

Photo of nelson peltz

nelson peltz

Photo of Bob Iger

Bob Iger

Related news:

News photo

Disney's Bob Iger triumphs over Nelson Peltz in bitter shareholder vote. But big challenges remain

News photo

Disney Shareholders Block Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management Takeover

News photo

Disney Fends Off Nelson Peltz After Bitter Proxy Fight As Shareholders Back Company Board