13 for Dinner – Charter Gets Pushier with Its Slate of Directors
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| February 12, 2014
You know that dinner guest that shows up you wish didn’t? Well, Time Warner Cable has 13 of them, with Charter officially putting forth its slate of independent directors to be voted on at TWC’s annual shareholder this spring. It’s just the latest step in Tom Rutledge & Co’s attempt to ratchet up the pressure for a combination, hostile or otherwise. Here’s more about the nominees and statements from both companies’ chiefs.
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