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Activist Peltz Makes Nice With Disney, Ends Board Challenge

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Activist Peltz Makes Nice With Disney, Ends Board Challenge

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This is a win for all shareholders,&#34; a spokesperson for Peltz&#39;s Trian Fund Management said.</p><p>The decision came only hours after Disney reported earnings that topped Wall Street expectations and Iger outlined a corporate restructuring that included 7,000 job cuts and addressed many of Peltz&#39;s criticisms.</p><p>After weeks of trading increasingly personal barbs, Peltz extended an olive branch to Disney saying he congratulated the company and its CEO on new &#34;operating initiatives&#34; that dovetail with his thinking.</p><p>Disney issued a statement applauding Peltz&#39;s decision to end the board challenge. &#34;We have tremendous faith in Bob Iger’s leadership and the transformative vision for Disney’s future he set forth yesterday,&#34; the board said.</p><p>Trian owns a stake of nearly $1 billion in Disney and hadcriticized the companyfor bungled succession planning, overpaying for new assets and runaway costs.</p><p>Disney provided more details on Thursday about its restructuring, which returns control over business units to the company’s creative executives.</p><p>Disney shares closed lower 1.3% at $110.36 on Thursday. The stock has risen 27% since the start of the year.</p><h2>DISNEY&#39;S REORGANIZATION</h2><p>For Peltz&#39;s Trian Fund Management the board challenge appears to have paid off with an estimated 20% gain on his investment. Based on public filings, Peltz paid an average $94.09 per share for his initial investment.</p><p>As recently as last week Peltz was trying to rally shareholders to vote him onto Disney&#39;s board, arguing that he had the experience, after sitting on 11 boards, to help turn the company around. Disney disagreed and said he lacked necessary skills.</p><p>The proxy contest was shaping up as one of the year&#39;s most contentious, pitting a billionaire investor against a chief executive who was widely admired in Hollywood.</p><p>Iger, who came out of retirement in November to return to Disney, on Wednesday dazzled Wall Street on his first earnings call since replacing Bob Chapek, who was fired last year after the company in November reported a 66% drop in quarterly profit.</p><p>The CEO addressed issues Peltz had raised in his proxy battle and said Disney was reorganizing into three divisions: an entertainment unit encompassing film, television and streaming, a sports-focused ESPN unit and one with parks, experiences and products.</p><p>&#34;Our new structure is aimed at returning greater authority to our creative leaders and making them accountable for how their content performs financially,&#34; Iger told investors on Wednesday. &#34;Our former structure severed that link, and it must be restored.&#34;</p><p>Disney Entertainment co-Chairmen  Alan Bergman and Dana Walden will be responsible for global entertainment content, including streaming. 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This is a win for all shareholders,\" a spokesperson for Peltz's Trian Fund Management said.The decision came only hours after Disney reported earnings that topped Wall Street expectations and Iger outlined a corporate restructuring that included 7,000 job cuts and addressed many of Peltz's criticisms.After weeks of trading increasingly personal barbs, Peltz extended an olive branch to Disney saying he congratulated the company and its CEO on new \"operating initiatives\" that dovetail with his thinking.Disney issued a statement applauding Peltz's decision to end the board challenge. \"We have tremendous faith in Bob Iger’s leadership and the transformative vision for Disney’s future he set forth yesterday,\" the board said.Trian owns a stake of nearly $1 billion in Disney and hadcriticized the companyfor bungled succession planning, overpaying for new assets and runaway costs.Disney provided more details on Thursday about its restructuring, which returns control over business units to the company’s creative executives.Disney shares closed lower 1.3% at $110.36 on Thursday. 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Disney disagreed and said he lacked necessary skills.The proxy contest was shaping up as one of the year's most contentious, pitting a billionaire investor against a chief executive who was widely admired in Hollywood.Iger, who came out of retirement in November to return to Disney, on Wednesday dazzled Wall Street on his first earnings call since replacing Bob Chapek, who was fired last year after the company in November reported a 66% drop in quarterly profit.The CEO addressed issues Peltz had raised in his proxy battle and said Disney was reorganizing into three divisions: an entertainment unit encompassing film, television and streaming, a sports-focused ESPN unit and one with parks, experiences and products.\"Our new structure is aimed at returning greater authority to our creative leaders and making them accountable for how their content performs financially,\" Iger told investors on Wednesday. \"Our former structure severed that link, and it must be restored.\"Disney Entertainment co-Chairmen  Alan Bergman and Dana Walden will be responsible for global entertainment content, including streaming. 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