In the nine months ending December 2023, the country s biggest share market investor showed dissent in around 2% of the board proposals it had to decide on as a shareholder.
Subhash Chandra, chairman emeritus of Zee Entertainment Enterprises, has alleged that Sony intentionally prevented a merger despite the Zee promoters offer — during extended negotiations — to have Punit Goenka step aside from the chief executives post.
As part of its ongoing investigation against key management personnel of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL), including CEO and MD Punit Goenka, SEBI has questioned some former directors regarding their steps to protect minority shareholder rights amid the failed Sony merger.
A number of domestic and overseas institutional shareholders in ZEEL are also in discussions backchannel to coordinate on future course of action, multiple people involved in the discussions said. Large domestic institutions are also engaging with one proxy advisory firm to explore a common course of action that might be palatable to a broader base of investors.