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Boaz R. Weinstein retweeted the following message to his X account:

As I have stated before, the two crazy parts of this is

1) BlackRock has a fiduciary to do what is best for fund shareholder but they keep fighting in court proposals that actually benefit shareholders

2) this is common sense. Shareholders rights are not some holistic practice. It’s the underlying foundation that makes American markets better than any other countries. BlackRock is literally creating obstacles that squash shareholders rights