Sentence examples for by mounting a proxy from inspiring English sources

Mr. Icahn, who doesn't even use a personal computer, jumped headfirst into the Microsoft-Yahoo saga by mounting a proxy contest to oust the board members of Yahoo.

Currently, outside groups mounting a proxy contest to elect board candidates must pay for their distribution of materials.

Mr. Icahn is mounting a proxy fight against Yahoo's board, one built on the gamble that he can bring Microsoft back to the negotiating table.

Before this decision, investors could only nominate corporate directors by mounting an arduous and expensive proxy battle.

But they don't have to actually report their holdings -- until they mount a proxy campaign.

He planned to mount a proxy showdown at the annual shareholders' meeting, in May.

A group of shareholders also threatened to mount a proxy fight to oust four independent directors at the company.

Mr. Icahn has mounted a proxy challenge to get himself and three associates elected to the board in June.

A few years later, a pair of hedge funds took a 19percentt stake in the Class A shares and began to mount a proxy fight.

Last week, Carl C. Icahn, the activist investor, mounted a proxy contest to replace Yahoo's entire board, saying the directors had "acted irrationally and lost the faith of shareholders".

The timing of Microsoft's bid could allow the company to mount a proxy contest for control of Yahoo's board should it try to dismiss the offer.