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发表于 2011-7-20 09:58 AM
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Citadel Asks E*Trade Consider Sale Of Company -Filing
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--E*Trade Financial Corp. (ETFC) received a letter from Citadel LLC, the company's largest shareholder, in which the hedge fund giant requests the online brokerage call a shareholder meeting to maximize shareholder value and explore a possible sale of the company, according to a regulatory filing early Wednesday.
The disclosure sent shares of E*Trade up more than 10% in premarket trading.
E*Trade declined to comment.
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Citadel asked E*Trade to call the stockholder meeting in order to vote on steps including a "non-binding advisory shareholder resolution" that a special committee of the board retain a "nationally recognized investment banking firm--that has not previously advised the company or the board--to undertake a review of its strategic alternatives" including a potential sale.
Citadel also expresses its "continuing and significant dissatisfaction" with E*Trade's performance and its management.
The hedge fund, which owns 9.8% of E*Trade's common stock, also requested the removal of Michael Parks and Donna Weaver as directors of the company and the election of independent replacements |
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