Dec 15 (Reuters) - 
    Activist investor Nelson Peltz nominated himself and former
Walt Disney executive James "Jay" Rasulo to the board of
the 100-year-old media company on Thursday, his second attempt
this year to gain sway over the firm's strategy.
  
        Peltz's Trian Fund Management, which owns roughly $3
billion worth of Disney shares, had called off an earlier proxy
campaign against the conglomerate in February after CEO Bob Iger
unveiled sweeping restructuring plans and promised billions in
cost cuts.
  
        However, the New York-based fund is unsatisfied with
Iger's changes, saying Disney has "woefully underperformed its
peers and its potential".
  
    
    Here is what happened since Iger retired in 2020 and after
his return as CEO in 2022:
 Date         Event
 Feb. 25,     Iger retires after 15 years as CEO, handing the
 2020         reins to Disney Parks head Bob Chapek; Iger
              assumes post of executive chairman
 Sept. 29,    Disney says it will lay off about 28,000 parks
 2020         unit employees due to coronavirus hit
 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 
 Feb. 28,     Disney pauses film releases in Russia over
 2022         Ukraine invasion     
 March 4,     Disney says it will offer a cheaper,
 2022         ad-supported version of Disney+ 
 March 10,    Disney pauses all business in Russia
 2022         
 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
 May 16,      Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says he wants the
 2022         state to take control of Disney's special
              district when it is scheduled to be dissolved
              in June 2023
 June 9,      Chief Executive Bob Chapek announces a major
 2022         leadership shift, promoting Dana Walden to
              chairman of general entertainment content
 June 28,     Disney board unanimously votes to extend Chief
 2022         Executive Officer Bob Chapek's contract for
              three years
 Aug. 15,     Third Point discloses a stake of roughly $1
 2022         billion and said 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 Walt Disney Co to spin off ESPN
 Sept. 14,    Comcast Corp           Chief Executive Brian
 2022         Roberts signals to Disney the company will seek
              market value for its minority stake in Hulu
 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. 11,     The company plans to freeze hiring and cut some
 2022         jobs, according to a memo seen by Reuters
 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 announces a restructuring, 7,000 job
 2023         cuts, 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         
                          Disney 
 March 27,                begins
 2023                      7,000 layoffs as it seeks to
              control costs and create a more "streamlined"
              business, according to a letter Iger sent to
              employees, seen by Reuters
              
                          Trian 
 May 15,                  adds
 2023                      to its stake in Disney by
              purchasing roughly 500,000 more shares since
              the end of March, giving it a total of 6.4
              million
              
                          Peltz is 
 Oct. 9,                  expected to ask
 2023                      Disney for "multiple" board seats,
              including one for himself, according to a
              person familiar with the matter 
              
                          Iger 
 Nov. 28,                 tells employees
 2023                      he faced a "myriad of challenges"
              upon returning to the company, but remained
              upbeat about its prospects
              
                          Peltz pushes ahead with plans to
 Nov. 30,     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 
              
                          Disney braces for a bitter proxy
 Dec 14,      battle as Peltz 
 2023                     nominates himself
                           and former Disney Chief Financial
              Officer James "Jay" Rasulo to the company's
              board
              
    

 (Reporting by Akash Sriram, Tiyashi Datta and Jaspreet Singh in
Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Pooja Desai)