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<title><![CDATA[Transocean chairman voted out, $2.24/share dividend backed]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 16:24:06 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ZUG, Switzerland (Reuters) - Transocean Ltd shareholders voted out Chairman Michael Talbert at the annual meeting on Friday and backed a nominee of activist investor Carl Icahn to replace him on the board of the world's largest offshore drilling contractor.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Proxy Clash Over at Hess]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 08:56:26 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Activist investor Elliott Management will settle for three seats on the board of Hess and support the oil producer's director nominees.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Transocean chairman to step down after Icahn attack]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 13:19:16 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Transocean Ltd said on Monday that Chairman Michael Talbert will step down later this year, in a move that comes just days before the culmination of a fight between the offshore driller and investor Carl Icahn in which Talbert was a target.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hedge fund nominees to Hess board forgo controversial pay scheme]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 11:52:36 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An activist hedge fund's nominees to the Hess Corp board of directors said they were waiving their right to receive a controversial pay package under which the fund will pay them extra if the oil and gas company outperforms its peers under their watch.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Elliott's Nominees to Hess Board Abandon Compensation Plan]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 10:14:30 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Five potential Hess directors nominated by the activist shareholder Elliott Management waived their right to receive payments from the hedge fund, just three days before Hess's annual meeting.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hess to split chairman, CEO roles as vote looms]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 09:15:52 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hess Corp plans to split the roles of chief executive and chairman and appoint a former General Electric executive to head its board, countering efforts by an activist investor to shake up management at the oil and gas producer.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hess to Separate Chairman, CEO Roles]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 07:54:32 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hess Corp, under pressure from major shareholder Elliott Management, said it will separate the role of chairman and chief executive following its annual meeting next Thursday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ISS backs hedge fund's nominees to Hess board]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 May 2013 12:29:59 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Influential proxy advisory firm ISS recommended that Hess Corp shareholders elect five new board members nominated by activist hedge fund Elliott Management, arguing that those nominees are best qualified to effect a turnaround at the oil and gas company.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hess 1st-Quarter Profit Doubles on Asset-Sales Gains]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:47:45 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hess Corp.'s (HES) first-quarter earnings more than doubled on gains from asset sales and got a boost from higher oil and natural gas prices as the company prepares to go head to head with a dissident investor at the shareholder meeting next month.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hess and Its Activist Shareholder Trade Barbs As Meeting Nears]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:16:37 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As Hess Corp.'s (HES) annual meeting approaches, a proxy battle between the company and a dissident hedge fund investor is heating up.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hess Cites Potential Governance Issues in Dissident Holder's Plan]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:19:50 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hess Corp. (HES) again urged shareholders to support its slate of board candidates as the exploration-and-production company continued its criticism of dissident investor Elliot Management Corp.'s efforts to elect five board members and directly pay them bonuses based on how Hess shares perform.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hess to Shareholders: Elliott Board Nominees Won't Be Independent]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:27:34 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hess is urging shareholders to support its slate of board candidates, criticizing an activist shareholder for proposing to directly give bonuses to its own nominees.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Elliott Management Says Hess CEO Sought Support in Proxy Fight From Relational Investors]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/03/06/elliott-management-says-hess-ceo-sought-support-in-proxy-fight-from-relational/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:21:24 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elliott Management Corp. said it is surprised Hess Corp.'s (HES) directors would allow Chairman and Chief Executive John Hess to seek activist investor Relational Investors LLC's help with defeating the hedge fund's efforts to replace much of the board.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Elliott Management: Hess CEO Sought Support in Proxy Fight From Relational Investors]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:03:20 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Elliott Management Corp. said it is surprised Hess Corp.'s (HES) directors would allow Chairman and Chief Executive John Hess to seek activist investor Relational Investors LLC's help with defeating the hedge fund's efforts to replace much of the board.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hess to Exit Downstream Business, Raise Dividend]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:02:21 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hess Corp. (HES) announced Monday it is further whittling its operations as it aims to turn itself into a pure exploration and production company amid growing shareholder pressure to focus on its fast-growing North America oil shale business.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hess to Exit Businesses, Focus on Exploration]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:38:11 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Oil and gas company Hess, which announced an increase in its annual dividend, will exit its retail, marketing and energy trading businesses to focus on exploration and production.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hess to Exit Downstream Business; Unveils Share Buyback, Dividend Increase]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:16:41 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hess Corp. (HES) said it is exploring options for its entire downstream business and pruning its Asian portfolio, while also unveiling a share buyback program of up to $4 billion and more than doubling its quarterly dividend.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hess Swings to Profit on Refining Operations]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:25:05 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hess Corp. (HES) swung to fourth-quarter profit as the oil-and-gas producer's refining and marketing operations returned to the black, but the announcement wasn't enough to quell a brewing battle with an activist investor seeking to replace much of Hess's board and restructure the company.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hess Has 4th-Quarter Profit; Refining Operations Turn Profitable]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:14:19 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hess Corp. (HES) swung to fourth-quarter profit as the oil-and-gas producer's refining and marketing operations returned to the black, but the announcement wasn't enough to quell a brewing battle with an activist investor seeking to replace much of Hess's board and restructure the company.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hess CEO: Will Respond to Activist Investor Ideas Soon]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:42:16 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hess Corp. (HES) chief executive John Hess said the company would soon have a response to proposals put forward by an activist investor, but defended the company's global strategy during a conference call with analysts Wednesday.]]></description>
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