EBay asks shareholders to reject Icahn nomineesSilicon Valley Business JournalEBay Inc. rejected two nominees to its board who were backed by Carl Icahn in the latest chapter in the protracted fight between the online retailer and the activist investor, according to the Wall Street Journal. San Jose-based eBay said it …
Read More »Why Icahn’s proposed Paypal spinoff from eBay isn’t a good idea
After eBay (EBAY) released the results of its quarterly earnings in late January this year, the company disclosed that Carl Icahn had proposed a spinoff of Paypal from eBay. More: continued here
Read More »EBay CEO Donahoe’s Total Pay for 2013 Sinks 53 Percent
EBay Inc. CEO John J. Donahoe’s total compensation for 2013 plunged 53 percent compared with 2012, when the e-commerce company gave its leader more than $23 million in stock awards. MoreHere's An Updated Tally Of All The People Who Have Ever Died From A Marijuana Overdose Huffington PostThese Disturbing Fast …
Read More »Icahn’s War of Words With eBay – New York Times
New York Times Icahn's War of Words With eBayNew York TimesMr. Icahn asserts that eBay's decision to sell Skype in 2009 for $2.75 billion to a group of investors that included Mr. Andreessen's venture capital firm represented a conflict and a breach of duty to shareholders. Mr. Andreessen fired back …
Read More »eBay Up Despite Carl Icahn Rift
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Carl Icahn's war of words with eBay doesn't look to be ending any time soon. This time Icahn has Silicon Valley golden boy and eBay board member Marc Andreessen in his sights.Icahn has long been critical of the way eBay handled the sale of Skype in …
Read More »EBay CEO Donahoe's total pay for 2013 sinks 53 pct
EBay Inc. CEO John J. Donahoe's total compensation for 2013 plunged 53 percent compared with 2012, when the e-commerce company gave its leader more than $23 million in stock awards. More: continued here
Read More »Ebay to Shareholders: Vote Against Icahn Nominees – Fox Business
Ebay to Shareholders: Vote Against Icahn NomineesFox BusinessThis comes as the eBay board rejected Icahn's two board nominees, employees Daniel Ninivaggi and Jonathan Christodoro, saying both were unqualified and urging shareholders to vote against them at its upcoming annual meeting. eBay founder and … More: continued here
Read More »eBay board to Icahn nominees: Nope – VentureBeat
eBay board to Icahn nominees: NopeVentureBeatThe battle between eBay and investor Carl Icahn continued Monday, with the company rejecting his two nominees to the board and urging investors to vote them down. The nominees are two Icahn Enterprises LP employees, David Ninivaggi and Jonathan … More: continued here
Read More »eBay chief’s pay cut as target missed – Financial Times
Wall Street Journal eBay chief's pay cut as target missedFinancial TimesEcommerce group eBay cut in half the total compensation of its chief executive last year after falling short of its financial goals, the company revealed in a filing with the SEC. Amid a fierce fight with activist shareholder Carl Icahn …
Read More »Carl Icahn criticizes eBay—again – CNBC.com
Carl Icahn criticizes eBay—againCNBC.comCNBC's Scott Wapner speaks with investor Carl Icahn about eBay's decision to reject his proposal to put two of his employees on its board. Icahn also discusses his most recent letter where he accuses eBay CEO John Donahoe of losing its stockholders … More: continued here
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