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Twitter keeps Musk ally Durban on board, rejects resignation

Published 05/27/2022, 09:15 AM
Updated 05/27/2022, 01:28 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's twitter account is seen on a smartphone in front of the Twitter logo in this photo illustration taken, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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(Reuters) - Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) said in a filing on Friday it will not accept Egon Durban's resignation from the board, two days after shareholders blocked his re-election at an annual meeting.

Durban is an ally of Elon Musk, who has offered to take Twitter private in a $44 billion deal.

Twitter said Durban failed to receive the support of a majority of the votes in the re-election held earlier this week due to "voting policies of certain institutional investors regarding board service limitations".

Durban, who serves on the boards of six other companies, has agreed to reduce his board service commitments to no more than five public company boards by May 25, 2023, Twitter said.

The social media company added that Durban was an "effective member" of the board and brings "an unparalleled operational knowledge of the industry".

The vote on Wednesday against the re-election could indicate skepticism among shareholders of Musk's plan or his willingness to pay what he offered, but investors are expected to overwhelmingly approve the deal at another meeting yet to be scheduled.

Silver Lake Partners, where Durban is co-CEO, helped put together Musk's $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. In 2018, Silver Lake offered to help finance Musk's contemplated $72 billion bid to take electric-car maker Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Inc private.

Musk tweeted on May 13 that the Twitter deal was "temporarily on hold" while he sought more information about the proportion of fake accounts on Twitter.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Chelsea - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - November 23, 2019 - Silver Lake Managing Director Egon Durban in the stands    REUTERS/Andrew Yates

Separately, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday it was looking into Musk's disclosure of his Twitter stake in April.

Shares of Tesla Inc, where Musk serves as the chief executive officer, were up nearly 5%, while Twitter rose marginally in early trading.

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