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  <rdfs:label>Proxy Contest</rdfs:label>
  <skos:altLabel>Proxy Battle</skos:altLabel>
  <skos:altLabel>Proxy Fight</skos:altLabel>
  <skos:altLabel>Proxy War</skos:altLabel>
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  <skos:prefLabel>Shareholder Voting Contest</skos:prefLabel>
  <skos:definition>A proxy contest is a struggle for control of a company where opposing factions of shareholders seek to gather enough proxy votes to win a corporate election or effect significant corporate decisions. This often occurs during annual meetings when shareholders vote on the election of directors or other major corporate issues.</skos:definition>
  <skos:example>The 2008 proxy contest between activist investor Carl Icahn and Yahoo's board of directors.</skos:example>
  <skos:example>The 2009 proxy fight at Canadian Pacific Railway led by hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management.</skos:example>
  <skos:example>The battle for control of Procter &amp; Gamble in 2017, where Trian Fund Management sought to place its nominee on the board.</skos:example>
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