it s over now as i ve been reporting. dupont has one, the proxy fight with trion and four potential directors being nominated. we talk to ellen coalman on the interview later this morning s. april retail sales coming in flat. macy quarter results miss. danaher s deal valued at almost $14 million and they re also splitting into two. big deals this morning. we ll start with dupont. something we ve followed closely since it began. trion has owned the stock for quiet some time. dupont prevails. i was listening to others on squawk box who don t believe. how much efforts they ve put into this and were very articulate arguments that they would win at least one seat going in perhaps as many as two. i would argue it s a win for dunopt here. whether it s a turning point for activism, we cannot say. very interesting to note that the index funds voted were dupont and again trion. have typically had a great deal of influence. they recommended where the index funds didn t listen to them.
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