As expected, some shareholders criticized the extension of the poison pill without a vote, but Mr. Murdoch noted that it faced a challenge in a Delaware court next month.

Many industry analysts and institutional shareholders have criticized the deal as too low, and some have predicted that UAL's stock will trade around $200 a year from now.

Two major shareholders, Olympia & York Developments Ltd., the Canadian developer, and the Henley Group Inc., have criticized the defensive measure.

Shareholders See Tax Loss Several shareholders criticized the special dividend, saying that they would take a large tax loss this year because of the way it was structured.

At the 2009 AGM, shareholders criticised the performance of Auditors, PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Under his leadership, Disney became the target of corporate raiders and takeover attempts, and many influential shareholders criticized Miller's leadership.

And at least one large shareholder is publicly criticizing Ms. Bailey's lack of newspaper publishing experience and calling for a full-scale breakup of the company.

In 2013 shareholders criticized the project for being carbon-intensive.

TCI and Atticus did not make any comments at the Deutsche Börse meeting, and some small shareholders criticized that.

Some shareholders also criticized the management for selling LaSalle without open bidding and without seeking shareholder approval.