.... Icahn is using his 4.2 percent stake in Biogen to nominatethreedirectors to ... board has not yet responded to the nominations. Icahn's lawsuit follows his settlement of a proxy fight... officials weren't immediately available to comment. The Biogen suit, filed in Delaware late Tuesday, ... taking the company off the market in December, Biogensimply stated that it planned to stay independent ...
1 month, 3 weeks ago (2008-05-19 07:53:00)
by Anonymous
... is what he does!!! He is going to do it to Biogen, Amylin is next! Read on... WASHINGTON (Reuters) ...) during that time period, according to documents Icahn filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission... billionaire investor is seeking to nominatethreedirectors to Biogen's board of directors in a proxy fight ... attract bidders. Icahn did not own any shares of Amylin at the end ...
2 months, 3 weeks ago (2008-04-17 10:47:00)
by rickmeoff
...of all shareholders," she said. Officials from Icahn's office weren't immediately available to comment on... Cambridge, Mass., biopharmaceutical company to nominatethreedirectors, a quarter of the board, and has threatened ... disapproval of Biogen's failed sale process last fall, which began atIcahn'... seeking documents related to the sale attempt. Biogen Chief Executive James Mullen contends ...
2 months, 3 weeks ago (2008-04-17 15:46:00)
by investor737
...likely beginning of a proxy fight . [I don't think so] Biogen spokeswoman Naomi Aoki said the board ... Cambridge, Mass., biopharmaceutical company to nominatethreedirectors, a quarter of the board, and has threatened ... disapproval of Biogen's failed sale process last fall, which began atIcahn's...$25 billion needed to complete the deal. Icahn has subsequently filed a lawsuit seeking ...
...: 4 : The number of other 13D filings Icahn has made on companies in the biotechnology and drug industries..., ultimately taking over as chairman. Icahn also persuaded the board of Medimmune to sell ... buyer for Biogen . When none emerged, Icahn commenced a proxy fight to nominatethreedirectors ... likely to make any activist overtures atAmylin in the near future . Moreover, Amylin ...
1 month, 2 weeks ago (2008-05-21 19:25:00)
by ladyariad02
... Pharmaceuticals Tear Sheet Chart News Biogen Idec Tear Sheet Chart News... track record of aggressively pushing for change at the companies he invests in. He typically...proxy fight ensued with Icahn seeking to nominatethreedirectors to Biogen's board...waging a proxy fight over Yahoo!, Icahn released a letter on Thursday listing the ten...
2 months, 3 weeks ago (2008-04-16 07:15:00)
by boooyahhhh
...deal. Mr. Icahn is using his 3.5% stake to nominatethreedirectors to Biogen's ...'s board hasn't yet responded to the nominations and Icahn recently filed a lawsuit seeking documents related ... The length of therapy is important because two of the three patients who acquired the brain infection had...taking Tysabri as a monotherapy. Write to Thomas Gryta at thomas.gryta@dowjones.com
2 months, 3 weeks ago (2008-04-16 05:35:00)
by Stuart Silen
... deal. Mr. Icahn is using his 3.5% stake to nominatethreedirectors to Biogen's board...Biogen's board hasn't yet responded to the nominations and Icahn recently filed a lawsuit seeking documents related to.... The length of therapy is important because two of the three patients who acquired the brain infection had ... taking Tysabri as a monotherapy. Write to Thomas Gryta at thomas.gryta@dowjones.com
1 month, 3 weeks ago (2008-05-15 09:11:00)
by The Cap'm
...DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Billionaire investor Carl Icahn officially launched a proxy contest to unseat Yahoo... Microsoft Corp. (MSFT). In nominating 10 directors, including himself, lieutenant Keith Meister,... Yahoo's prospects on a standalone basis," said Icahn. He went on to write that "it is irresponsible to hide ... nominate more independent directors to its board. Icahn's proxy battle atBiogen ...
1 month, 3 weeks ago (2008-05-15 09:11:00)
by The Cap'm
...DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Billionaire investor Carl Icahn officially launched a proxy contest to unseat Yahoo... Microsoft Corp. (MSFT). In nominating 10 directors, including himself, lieutenant Keith Meister,... Yahoo's prospects on a standalone basis," said Icahn. He went on to write that "it is irresponsible to hide ... nominate more independent directors to its board. Icahn's proxy battle atBiogen ...