Alere diagnostic news

Diagnostic company Alere said it recommends shareholders vote for four new director nominees - Hakan Bjorklund, Stephen MacMillan, Brian Markison and Thomas McKillop - at the company's annual meeting scheduled for Aug. 7. Coppersmith Capital, which owns 5.5 million, or 5.8%, of the outstanding shares of Alere, on June 28 filed a proxy statement urging shareholders to vote for its three director nominees - Curt Hartman, Theodore Martin, and Jerome Lande - in opposition to three of Alere's four director nominees. ...