2003 Disney's Shareholder Meeting

Coverage of Disney's March 19th shareholder meeting in Denver

• Pirates DVD Sells 11 Mil in First Week - (12/10/2003)
  Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl sold 11 million DVD and VHS units in its first week of sales, becoming the largest opening week live-action home entertainment title in history.
• My Peoples News, Eisner Comments on Sequels - Animated-Movies (3/20/2003)
  Various comments from the 2003 Annual Shareholders meeting.
• Disney cools growth prediction - FT.com (3/20/2003)
  The March 19th FT.com offers brief highlights from the 2003 annual shareholders meeting.
• Disney May Fall Short of Fiscal 2003 Profit Goal - Wall Street Journal (3/20/2003)
  The March 19th Wall Street Journal reports the Disney Company is no longer expecting to increase its earning by more than 25% in fiscal 2003 due to the conflict in Iraq.
• Webcast Replay of 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders - Disney.com (3/20/2003)
  The re-play of the Company's 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, from March 19, 2003 at the Colorado Convention Center is available on Disney.com until March 26, 2003.
• Eisner, Staggs and Iger's Presentation at the 2003 Shareholders Meeting - (3/19/2003)
  Transcript of the introductory presentations at the 2003 Disney shareholders meeting.
• ABC May Be On Minds of Shareholders Today - Orlando Sentinel (3/19/2003)
  A review of ABC's performance over the past year as it struggles to gain ground in the ratings.
• Disney shareholders reject pay issues - CBS MarketWatch (3/19/2003)
  Disney Co. shareholders rejected two proposals to limit executive compensation.
• Disney Warns on 2003 growth - Reuters (3/19/2003)
  CFO Tom Staggs remarks on the Company's adjusted profit target as war fears have stalled tourism and general economic growth.
• Disney Meeting on as Planned in Denver - Reutesr (3/19/2003)
  Walt Disney Company's shareholders meeting scheduled to begin at 10a local time as planned despite the area's severe weather.
• Snow grounds some Disney shareholders - Orlando Sentinel (3/19/2003)
  The blizzard that hit the Denver area Tuesday has caused cancelled flights making it impossible for some shareholders to reach the annual meeting.
• Snow, wind wallop state - Denver Post (3/19/2003)
  Several stories of the severe weather that has hit the area which hosts Disney's 2003 Annual Shareholders. The weather caused flight cancellations which has stranded shareholders leaving them unable to attend the meeting.
• Minimal Attendance at Disney Shareholder Mtg - Dow Jones (3/19/2003)
  The severe weather in Denver kept attendance at the shareholders meeting to about 50.
• Disney tries to work magic with new board lineup - USA Today (3/19/2003)
  Changes in Disney's corporate governance.