CIRI shareholders call for $63 million payout

THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2003

Shareholders of Cook Inlet Region Inc., an Alaska Native regional corporation, voted last Saturday for each to receive an average of $10,000 in special dividends.

The vote is only advisory but came over the objections of the corporation's leadership. Shareholders want to tap a $63 million fund.

CIRI is the second-largest Alaska Native corporation in terms of revenue.

Get the Story:
CIRI investors demand payout (The Anchorage Daily News 6/12)

Relevant Links:
Cook Inlet Region Inc - http://www.ciri.com

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