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Aegis Shareholders Snub Bolloré’s Board Nominees

BOSTON Aegis Group last week said shareholders at its annual meeting in London rejected Vincent Bolloré’s bid to name two members to its board. Of the 75 percent of eligible votes cast, 94 percent of those not controlled by Bolloré called for the rejection of the French financier’s proposed appointments, Aegis said. All told, 58 percent of the votes cast went against Bolloré (above), who’s chairman of Paris-based holding company Havas and also owns more than 29 percent of U.K.-based

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