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appleinsider.com - 2/25/2009
Apple shareholders re-elect board of directors
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Despite concerns over the way it handle disclosures relating to the health of chief executive Steve Jobs, Apple's current board of directors were re-elected Wednesday by investors at the company's annual shareholders meeting.

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marketwatch.com - 2/25/2009
Apple shareholders re-elect board, vote no on resolutions
— marketwatch.com — SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shareholders of Apple Inc. ( AAPL : , , ) voted to re-elect the company's slate of directors and also voted down several shareholder-sponsored resolutions regarding executive pay, sustainability and healthcare reform. ... (more) Apple shareholders re-elect board, vote no on ...

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reuters.com - 2/25/2009
UPDATE 2-Apple assures shareholders Jobs is still involved | Markets | Markets News
— reuters.com — * Apple says Jobs still involved in company decisions * Shareholders serenade Jobs day after his birthday (Adds details on the meeting, executive's comments) By Gabriel Madway CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb 25 (Reuters) - Apple Inc ( AAPL.O ) Chief Executive ... (more) UPDATE 2-Apple assures shareholders Jobs is still ...

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Shareholders vote to re-elect Apple board
macnn.com - 2/26/2009
Shareholders vote to re-elect Apple board
— macnn.com — Choosing at an annual meeting, Apple shareholders have voted to re-elect all members of the company's current board of directors. These include Al Gore, Intuit CEO Bill Campbell, J. Crew CEO Millard Drexler, Avon CEO Andrea Jung, Genentech head Arthur ... (more) Shareholders vote to re-elect Apple board

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Apple shareholders re-elect board, vote no on several resolutions
MacDailyNews — ... Inc. voted to re-elect the company's slate of directors and also voted down several shareholder-sponsored resolutions regarding executive pay, sustainability and healthcare reform," Dan Gallagher reports for MarketWatch. Apple CEO Steve Jobs "is on medical leave and was not at the event," Gallagher reports. "Shareholders also declined to pass several shareholder-sponsored resolutions," Gallagher reports. Full article here . More details formt he meeting via AppleInsider here .

Apple board of directors re-elected; shareholders told Jobs still involved in company decisions
Macsimum News — ... Investment Management, and Current TV), Steve Jobs (Apple’s CEO), Andrea Jung (CEO of Avon), Arthur Levinson (CEO of Genentech), Eric Schmidt (CEO of Google), and Jerome York (CEO of Harwinton Capital). Shareholders also voted down all four proposals drafted by groups of investors who retain enough shares in Apple to suggest changes to the way the company approves executive compensation, discloses information to its investors, and manages health care. You can read all about the four proposals here . 
Regarding Jobs, who began a five-month medical leave of absence in January, ...

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At meeting, they also re-elect all of the company's sitting directors. But during a question-and-answer session, some criticize its environmental policies and how it handled disclosures on Jobs' health.