Xerox wants to replace HP board that rejected takeover bid

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Xerox wants to replace HP board that rejected takeover bid

In Xerox's latest effort to get HP to bend to its will and combine the two companies, it announced its intent today to try and replace the entire HP Board of Directors at the company's stockholder's meeting in April. That would be the same board that unanimously rejected Xerox's takeover bid.

Xerox and HP have been playing a highly public game of tit for tat in recent months. Xerox wants very much to take to combine with HP, and offered $34 billion, an offer HP summarily rejected at the end of last year. Xerox threatened to take it shareholders.

Xerox tells HP it will bring takeover bid directly to shareholders

Now it wants to take over the board, announcing today that it had nominated 11 people to replace the current slate of directors.

As you might imagine, HP was none too pleased with this latest move by Xerox. "We believe these nominations are a self-serving tactic by Xerox to advance its proposal, that significantly undervalues HP and creates meaningful risk to the detriment of HP shareholders," HP fired back in a statement today emailed to TechCrunch.

It went onto blame Xerox shareholder Carl Icahn for the continued pressure. "We believe that Xerox's proposal and nominations are being driven by Carl Icahn, and his large ownership position in Xerox means that his interests are not aligned with those of other HP shareholders. Due to Mr. Icahn's ownership position, he would disproportionately benefit from an acquisition of HP by Xerox at a price that undervalues HP," the company stated.

The two companies exchanged increasingly harsh letters in November as Xerox signaled its intent to take over the much larger HP. HP questioned Xerox's ability to raise the money, but earlier



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