Salvos, Retorts In P&G Board Vote Campaign Continue To Finish Line

Firm's tactics against activist investor Nelson Peltz' bid for a board seat include the unusual step of featuring board member Meg Whitman in an investor briefing. Peltz aired TV ads in explaining his bid P&G's hometown, Cincinnati, before it asked him to pull the ads, claiming they were misleading.

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Procter & Gamble Co. left no stone unturned or inaccuracy unmentioned in the week before its Oct. 10 shareholder meeting to decide whether activist investor Nelson Peltz overcomes the firm's opposition and wins a seat on its board.

The health, personal and household care product manufacturer and marketer continued its all-out campaign against Peltz' bid with the highly...

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