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Icahn Drops Proxy Fight Over Pig Treatment at Kroger

Icahn Drops Proxy Fight Over Pig Treatment at Kroger

Investor says in letter to shareholders he has concluded he was likely to lose the campaign, as he did with McDonald’s

Kroger Co’s headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo: Reuters)

Carl Icahn is dropping a proxy fight focused on the treatment of pregnant pigs at grocery-chain Kroger Co. after concluding he is likely to lose as he did a similar fight at McDonald’s Corp. last month.

“I congratulate the McDonald’s team on their victory in this proxy engagement and, after much contemplation, given the company’s financial position, I believe the same outcome will result at Kroger,” he said in a letter he plans to send to Kroger…

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