TIMELINE-Disney shareholders back CEO Iger and sitting directors, defeating activists' campaign

(Re-casts paragraph 1, 2 to add Disney shareholder meeting vote; adds latest events) Apr 3 (Reuters) - Walt Disney shareholders have backed Chief Executive Bob Iger and other company directors, ending a multimillion-dollar mud-slinging battle launched by activist investors Trian Fund Management and Blackwells Capital. The vote to re-elect all 12 of Disney's current board members , announced at the company's annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, defeated the campaign by the investors who argued the entertainment conglomerate had underperformed in the streaming-television era. Here are the key events in the boardroom saga: Date Event Oct. 7, Activist investor Daniel Loeb urges Disney to 2020 forgo paying a dividend and use the cash to make and buy more programming for Disney+ Oct. 12, Disney restructures its media and entertainment 2020 businesses to accelerate Disney+ growth May 16, Third Point liquidates its position in Disney 2022 during the first quarter, two years after the hedge fund first invested and began urging the media company to spend more aggressively on its streaming platform Aug. 15, Third Point discloses a stake of roughly $1 2022 billion and says it plans to push the media company to make a string of changes Sept. 11, Third Point's Daniel Loeb backs off from 2022 pushing Disney to spin off ESPN Sept. 30, Disney announces a truce with activist investor 2022 Third Point, saying it will appoint tech and media veteran Carolyn Everson to the board Nov. 8, Disney reports higher streaming customers, but 2022 high costs disappoint investors Nov. 21, Bob Iger returns to Disney as chief executive 2022 less than a year after he retired, in a surprise comeback Nov. 28, Iger says one of his top priorities was to make 2022 the company's streaming business profitable Dec. 8, The ad-supported version of the Disney+ service 2022 launches, attracting major advertisers from different sectors Jan. 12, Activist investor Nelson Peltz formally 2023 launches a battle for a board seat at Disney Jan. 17, In a letter to shareholders, Disney defends its 2023 board for denying Peltz a seat, saying he "lacks the skills and experience" to help the company Feb. 8, Disney 2023 announces restructuring; cuts 7,000 jobs as part of its efforts to save $5.5 billion in costs and make its streaming business profitable Feb. 9, Peltz declares that his proxy fight is over 2023 May 15, Trian adds to its stake in Disney by purchasing 2023 roughly 500,000 more shares since the end of March, giving it a total of 6.4 million Nov. 15, ValueAct builds a large stake in Disney and 2023 sees room for the entertainment giant's stock price to roughly double, sources familiar with the investment firm's thinking said. Nov. 30, Peltz pushes ahead with plans to seek at least 2023 three board seats at Disney as Trian is not satisfied with Iger's changes, several people familiar with the matter say Dec 14, Disney braces for a bitter proxy battle as 2023 Peltz nominates himself and former Disney Chief Financial Officer James "Jay" Rasulo to the company's board Jan. 3, ValueAct and Blackwells move to provide backing 2024 to Disney as it defends itself against a board challenge from activist investor Trian Fund Management. Jan. 16, Disney 2024 says it "does not endorse" the candidates nominated by activist shareholders in a preliminary proxy filed with Securities and Exchange Commission. Jan. 31, Trian 2024 urges Disney shareholders not to re-elect two sitting board directors Maria Elena Lagomasino and Michael Froman. Feb. 1, Disney 2024 sets the shareholder meeting for April 3 Feb. 6, Blackwells 2024 urges Disney shareholders to elect its three board candidates, and suggests strategic options including a potential separation of the company into three entities that could eventually become standalone public companies. Feb. 7, Disney announces $1.5 billion stake in Epic 2024 Games, plans to launch an ESPN streaming service in 2025 and a new $3 billion share repurchase plan. Feb. 28, Disney and Reliance Industries 2024 announce $8.5 billion merger of media assets in India. Feb. 29, Grandchildren of Roy and Walt 2024 Disney, founders of Disney, back CEO Iger and the board, opposing activist investors in the proxy fight. Mar. 4, Trian's Peltz 2024 blames "poor oversight" from Disney board for the company's issues, argues Disney was slow to adapt to industry changes including streaming, made errors in its acquisition strategy and bungled succession planning. Mar. 19, Filmmaker George Lucas 2024 backs Disney CEO Iger in the proxy battle Mar. 21, Proxy advisory firm Institutional 2024 Shareholder Services (ISS) recommends shareholders vote to elect Peltz. Mar. 28, Blackwells 2024 sues Disney in a Delaware court for information it says may point to possible disclosure violations in dealings with hedge fund ValueAct Capital. Mar. 29, U.S. pension fund California Public 2024 Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) votes to elect Trian's two director candidates to Disney board. Mutual fund firm and Disney Apr. 1, investor T. Rowe Price 2024 says it has voted for the entertainment giant's directors; BlackRock also backs Disney board, sources tell Reuters. Apr. 2, Vanguard Group, Disney's largest 2024 shareholder votes to elect the entertainment giant's incumbent directors, according to Reuters sources Apr. 3, Disney shareholders back CEO Iger 2024 and other company directors at annual shareholder meeting (Reporting by Yuvraj Malik, Harshita Mary Varghese, Akash Sriram and Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila, Pooja Desai, Shounak Dasgupta and Alan Barona)