Not exact matches
In a statement, Viacom lead director Salerno, among the directors targeted for removal, called Thursday's action a «brazen and demonstrably invalid attempt» by Shari Redstone «to gain control of Viacom and its management in
disregard of Sumner Redstone's wishes,» at odds with the board's efforts «to represent the best
interests of all of the
shareholders of Viacom.»
The York University professor write that a board of directors can not
disregard the
interests of one class of
shareholders in favour of another.
CDC's stake and dominance of the board would seem to preclude any outcome against their
interests, but their brazen
disregard for other
shareholders could act as mobilising force for a resistance.
«If it does, voting
shareholders may properly claim that their
interests have been unfairly
disregarded or prejudiced under what is known as the «oppression remedy.»
We are writing to express our frustration with recent developments at Avigen, particularly with what we perceive to be this Board's self - serving actions and
disregard of
shareholder interests.