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News Corp says investors reject proposal to end dual class voting structure

2024.11.20 14:46

NEW YORK (Reuters) – News Corp (NASDAQ:) said on Wednesday that investors rejected a proposal by activist investor Starboard Value to break the Murdoch family’s grip on the publisher by ending a dual class voting structure.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view of the News Corporation building in New York, U.S., September 21, 2023.  REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo

The company said the hedge fund’s non-binding shareholder resolution fell short of securing the number of votes needed to pass at today’s annual meeting. The Murdoch Family Trust owns more than 40% of the voting shares.

Starboard won support from powerful proxy advisory firms and a number of other investors who argued that good corporate governance dictates each share should have one vote.



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