Make no mistake about it, Friday's News Corp AGM was a big protest against Rupert Murdoch's undemocratic gerrymander. This is part of what was sent to Mayne Report subscribers shortly after the meeting finished.
Rupert Murdoch played a tough game at the News Corp AGM. He went straight to the shareholder resolutions at the start of the meeting and placed a 3 minute limit on speaking time. I ended up making some off the cuff comments, rather than reading these prepared notes about the dual class voting structure, but the flavour was similar.
This is Stephen Mayne's shareholder resolution and supporting statement contained in the proxy statement for the 2007 News Corporation annual meeting which will be held in New York on 19 October. For the first time, shareholders will be able to vote on whether they want to retain Rupert Murdoch's undemocratic gerrymander over voting control of the company.
This is the full statement from the News Corp board defending Rupert Murdoch's gerrymander over News Corp and urging shareholders to vote against Stephen Mayne's shareholder resolution at the forthcoming annual meeting in New York on 19 October.
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This is the full text and links of an email sent by Stephen Mayne to the thirteen News Corporation analysts listed on the company's website.