No less than 24-times did the New York Times proxy refer to Harbinger Capital Partners by name in a prelminary proxy filed on Thursday.

In case one wonders how the Ochs-Sulzberger family-owned enterprise feels about the barbarians at the gate, this should clear things up:

Our Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote for the election of each of our Board’s nominees on the enclosed WHITE proxy card. Even if you have previously signed a proxy card sent by Harbinger, you have every right to change your vote by telephone, by Internet or by signing, dating and returning the enclosed WHITE proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. We urge you to disregard any proxy card that you may receive from or on behalf of Harbinger.

Still, Times spokeswoman Catherine Mathis tells us the company plans to review the slate of four director nominees proposed by the dissident shareholders group.

Just moments after the proxy was made public, Harbinger forced its first likely rewrite. The hedge fund disclosed it had snapped up even more shares of the publisher, rendering the 11.8 percent it is listed as owning inaccurate. It is now the biggest shareholder with 15.61 percent.

Friday, Feb. 22 is the date of record to vote in the annual meeting, giving the shareholders group one last shot at buying more. And the day is not over yet.