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Transocean chairman voted out, $2.24/share dividend backed

ZUG, Switzerland (Reuters) - Transocean Ltd <RIG.N> shareholders voted out Chairman Michael Talbert at the annual meeting on Friday and backed a nominee of activist investor Carl Icahn to replace him on the board of the world's largest offshore drilling contractor. Full story

Transocean shareholders oust chairman

Transocean Ltd. shareholders have voted out the oil drilling company's chairman and backed one of Carl Icahn's director nominees. Full story

Transocean chairman to step down after Icahn attack

(Reuters) - Transocean Ltd <RIG.N> said on Monday that Chairman Michael Talbert will step down later this year, in a move that comes just days before the culmination of a fight between the offshore driller and investor Carl Icahn in which Talbert was a target. Full story

Transocean cuts 2013 capital expenditures outlook

Offshore rig owner Transocean lowered its full-year capital expenditures forecast on Thursday, because of a change in the timing of payments on rigs being built. Full story

Macondo rig fire was too big to fight: Transocean officer

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The officer in charge of safety on Transocean's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, destroyed in a BP well accident that caused the worst-ever U.S. offshore oil spill, said the post-blowout fire was too big to fight and the evacuation saved lives. Full story

Transocean board hits back at Icahn's strategy proposals

(Reuters) - The board of Transocean Ltd <RIG.N> hit back at billionaire Carl Icahn in response to the activist investor's demands for a larger dividend and directors charged with pursuing what the offshore driller called his "short-term strategy." Full story

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  Is Icahn Gearing Up For Another Fight?

CNBC's Scott Wapner reports the billionaire investor plans to put up a slate on the board of Transocean.