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Mitchell said that the pension funds would be invited to nominate candidates for a new independent director, to be named by year's end board Friday to become more independent and be more aggressive in finding a successor for chief executive Michael Eisner 68 on Friday on the New York Stock Exchange Specifically, Harrigan questioned the company's los of its relationship with Pixar Animation Studios, which has produced Disney's most successful animated films in recent years Disney Urged to Become More Independent May 21, 6:50 PM EST Leaders of six large state pension funds urged the Walt Disney Co "What happened on March 3 was that the focus changed from Michael Eisner to the board," Harrigan said " But he emphasized that the board has been meeting with other shareholders who, in some cases, have expressed opposite views from those expressed Friday " The pension funds stopped short of asking for the immediate resignation of Eisner "The room was dark and I could not see the board members," Nappier said of the 2002 shareholders meeting held in Hartford, Conn " Connecticut State Treasurer Denise Nappier said Friday's meeting was a welcome contrast to a shareholders meeting she spoke at several years earlier The pension funds met for 2 1/2 hours in New York Friday with six Disney board members in what both sides described as a frank and thorough exchange on a variety of issues, including problems at the ABC Television network and the company's troubled relations with Pixar Animation Studios and Miramax Pictures After the meeting, the pension fund representatives from California, Connecticut, North Carolina, New York and Ohio called their meeting "fruitful," but said they would wait for actions that showed Disney's board was listening to their concerns "Today there was light " Disney shares fell 37 cents to $22 He also gave yet another strong endorsement of Eisner, Disney President Robert Iger and the current management team which, he said, is delivering improved performance and has pledged double-digit earnings increases through 2007 Disney board Chairman George Mitchell said he and the other five directors who attended Friday's meeting would consider all the suggestions, except for one asking for a special committee on the issue of succession Iger, who is also a board member, did attend, along with Chief Financial Officer Thomas Staggs, who made a presentation on the company's finances Mitchell said the board is taking succession planning seriously and is considering candidates for chief executive and the next 10 top positions in the company Eisner did not attend the meeting But they made it clear they expected Disney's board to seriously consider whether Eisner is the best person to lead the company going forward Disney has already separated the duties of chairman and chief executive officer, a key demand of the pension funds Our task is to sort through all those views and make the judgments we think are in the best interests of the shareholders "There are some serious problems with regard to his leadership," said Sean Harrigan, president of the California Public Employees Retirement System, the nation's largest public employees pension fund "It's the board's responsibility to decide whether they will go through a search and selection process to replace Michael Eisner "What needs to happen in the future is that some of the talk is backed up by appropriate action "We simply want them to understand that they don't speak for all shareholders While the pension funds together represent less than 2 percent of Disney's outstanding shares, they wield tremendous influence over corporate boards and led an effort that resulted in Disney shareholders withholding 45 percent of votes cast for the re-election of Eisner to the board at a March 3 annual shareholders meeting Soon after that vote, the pension funds requested Friday's meeting to pressure Disney's board to adopt more extensive corporate governance measures, including establishing a committee devoted to regular communications with the funds "Every board member should participate fully and actively" on the topic of succession planning, Mitchell said during a press conference "They did an outstanding job today of saying all the right things and quite honestly I'm not surprised at that," North Carolina State Treasurer Richard Moore said at a press conference He also questioned reports of Disney's deteriorating relationships with Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the founder of Miramax, which is owned by Disney "We didn't sit at that meeting and ask 'Are you firing Eisner today, next week or some time certain?'" New York State Treasurer Alan Hevesi said " In addition to demanding improved fiscal performance in the coming years, the pension fund leaders asked Disney that all future executive compensation agreements be sent to investors for comment 30 days before being adopted â€â€? a step that exceeds any current corporate governance standards "We are trying extremely hard to listen to everybody's views," Mitchell said He said the planning includes all contingencies, including the sudden death or disability of an executive or a vacancy "created by an executive leaving voluntarily or by the board creating a vacancy " Mitchell called the discussion, which was requested by the state pension funds, "cordial, civil, frank, and thorough The star said he wanted lawyers who could devote full attention to his case " The police chief, meanwhile, said he continued to receive mixed signals from the Jackson camp about who will be guarding the superstar Mesereau took over the case last weekend after Jackson decided to remove Mark Geragos and Benjamin Brafman, the two high-profile lawyers who had been directing his defense The indictment could expand on the original charges: lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under the age of 14 and giving an intoxicant, reportedly wine, to a youth under 14 "It started off bizarre with (District Attorney Tom) Sneddon's press conference, the massive search of Neverland and then Jackson dancing on an SUV and inviting everyone to party at Neverland " Inside the courtroom, Jackson's new legal team will stand beside him to hear details of a grand jury indictment But reading of the indictment is expected to be the first matter taken up "They're being so negative about it Police officers placed orange traffic cones to stop parking in front of the courthouse where the superstar is set to appear for arraignment Friday on a grand jury indictment charging him with child molestation Jackson's new lead lawyer, Thomas Mesereau Jr , declined to comment on the upcoming events, saying he had been on the case only four days and wanted to show respect for the judge by not speaking to the media Forty-two of Santa Maria's 107 police officers will be at the courthouse, along with about 50 sheriff's deputies "Hey listen, we're here to provide security for you," Macagni said Geragos is busy defending Scott Peterson in northern California The entry of Mesereau, who previously represented actor Robert Blake, may signal a change in the direction of a case that has drawn worldwide attention He planned to be at the courthouse by 7 a â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? Associated Press Writer Ryan Pearson contributed to this report " Thomas said he told his college he was sick for the week and estimated that he spent about $700 on the trip "It's been bizarre from the start," said Loyola University law professor Laurie Levenson But the firm told Macagni early Thursday that it had been fired "They called us this morning and said, 'We're out Jackson can plead innocent or he can decline to enter a plea if his lawyer says he needs more time to study the document I don't think you're going to see that kind of behavior this time This is not the place "I think it's an injustice the way the media is portraying him," said Paul Thomas, 25, a design and technology student from London who arrived in California on Wednesday Don't put yourself in harm's way by grandstanding to the crowd Jackson Set for Arraignment on Charges Apr 29, 11:08 PM EST The Santa Maria courthouse had the look Thursday of a fortress ready for a siege, with chain link fences and metal barricades to hold back an expected invasion of Michael Jackson fans A private security team notified city police earlier in the week that they â€â€? and not Nation of Islam members â€â€? were guarding Jackson The indictment returned last week is so secret that the court schedule doesn't even list an arraignment m The indictment means things are getting serious "Go into the courtroom, conduct your business Friday More than 1,000 fans and at least 130 members of the media were expected Late Thursday, dozens of fans gathered outside the singer's Neverland Ranch about 30 miles from the courthouse for a candlelight vigil We don't know who's in, but we won't be there,'" Macagni said Police Chief Danny Macagni's advice to Jackson was to avoid a repeat of his first court appearance in January, when the singer got atop the sport utility vehicle that brought him to court, waved to fans and did a few dance steps |
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