11.  The nominees represent a marked departure from the typical slate of dissident directors, who are often friends or colleagues of the shareholders seeking change.

12.  The three dissident directors abstained from voting on the revised Carson proposal.

13.  Walter Hewlett, the dissident HP director who is waging the proxy fight to block the merger, argues that it would be a financial disaster for HP.

14.  Dissident director Walter Hewlett, who led the campaign against the deal, had maintained the vote was too close to call.

15.  However, dissident HP director Walter Hewlett has sued to stop the deal, saying company officials improperly coaxed favorable votes.