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  • HP CEO claims win in Compaq vote; results still pending

    03/19/2002 7:06:02 PM PST · by Jack Black · 238+ views
    China Daily ^ | (03/20/2002) | from news agencies
    (Agencies) Hewlett Packard chairwoman and chief executive Carly Fiorina quickly claimed victory Tuesday in her company's bitter proxy battle to buy Compaq Computer Corp., saying a preliminary estimate of shareholder votes shows enough support to approve the merger. "It appears that our shareholders made a choice today, not only to embrace change, but to lead it," Fiorina said after the two-hour meeting. "We think we have a slim but sufficient margin, and we think it's important to let people know that." Fiorina spoke at the conclusion of a meeting of more than 1,000 Hewlett-Packard Co. shareholders who crowded into a...