Starboard Value LP, the activist hedge fund leading an investor revolt against Yahoo Inc's management team, will push for control of the company's board in talks scheduled for next week, according to people familiar with the matter. The talks between the two sides represent an effort by the Internet company to avoid a proxy contest just weeks before a March 26 deadline for Starboard and other shareholders to submit board of director nominees.
Starboard is seeking at least four board representatives in order to gain control of Yahoo's seven-member board, the people said this week. Yahoo's board has been weighing whether to offer two or more seats to Starboard, the New York Post has reported.
Should talks fail, Starboard previously said it was prepared to submit a slate of directors.
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