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How proxy votes worked at SBUX

15 Apr 2026 · 40 min

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Ann and Mike talk about how proxy votes actually work, using SBUX as an example

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Shareholder Primacy

Free Float Media Inc. · Business · English

From activist investor and advisor Mike Levin and Colorado Law professor Ann Lipton, Shareholder Primacy is a podcast about activist investing, securities law, and all the ways the financial and legal worlds intersect and collide in real life.

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