LEADING PROXY ADVISORY
FIRM ISS RECOMMENDS VOTE
FOR TRIAN NOMINEES
NELSON
PELTZ AND JOHN H. MYERS
It is clear to us that
change is needed on the DuPont Board, and Trian is deeply gratified that leading
independent proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder
Services Inc. (“ISS”) agrees.
ISS supports Trian’s efforts to hold the Board
accountable for DuPont’s consistent
underperformance, and has recommended that DuPont
stockholders vote
FOR
Trian nominees Nelson Peltz and John H. Myers on the GOLD
proxy card at DuPont’s Annual Meeting on May
13, 2015.
ISS’s
recommendation to vote on the GOLD card underscores
Trian’s view that increased oversight is needed
in the DuPont boardroom to improve
performance and enhance
stockholder value.
ISS...
...CITES DUPONT’S UNDERPERFORMANCE
“[T]here
is compelling evidence that the dissidents are onto something
in their critique. Operating efficiency is not what
it should be, yet instead of
addressing the core issues, the board and management,
at least in their communications
with shareholders, are more inclined to obfuscation
than accountability.”
...CALLS FOR TRIAN TO BRING CHANGE TO THE BOARDROOM
“The
evidence of this contest strongly suggests that the extensive preparation of the Trian method —
providing its executives who go on boards with extensive
analytic support throughout their tenures — may
be not simply desirable, but necessary to drive the
appropriate change. Ultimately this appears to be less
a ‘shadow management team’ than about a
commitment to informed and effective participation in the
boardroom. Peltz’ election thus seems clearly
in the best interest of all shareholders.”
...HIGHLIGHTS THE QUALIFICATIONS OF TRIAN’S
FOUR NOMINEES
“Like
Peltz, [Myers] brings an investor perspective to the boardroom — but he also has significant, long-term
experience managing and growing a business within a
larger conglomerate structure.”
“Both
Zatta and Winkleblack appear well-qualified nominees, particularly given their experience as CFO’s
with significant strategic responsibilities. In an engagement
with the dissident nominees as part of our
research process, their CFO experiences seem sufficiently
diverse to believe they would be
complementary, not duplicative in the boardroom.”
TRIAN BELIEVES ALL FOUR OF ITS HIGHLY QUALIFIED
NOMINEES ARE NEEDED IN THE BOARDROOM
TO HELP DUPONT BE GREAT AGAIN.
PROTECT AND ENHANCE
YOUR INVESTMENT —
VOTE GOLD
TODAY
VOTE THE GOLD PROXY CARD
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of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (the “Company”), together with other Participants (as defined below), filed
a definitive proxy statement and an accompanying proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
on March 25, 2015 to be used to solicit proxies in connection with the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, including
any adjournments or postponements thereof or any special meeting that may be called in lieu thereof (the “2015 Annual Meeting”).
Information relating to the participants in such proxy solicitation (the “Participants”) has been included in that
definitive proxy statement and in any other amendments to that definitive proxy statement. Stockholders are advised to read the
definitive proxy statement and any other documents related to the solicitation of stockholders of the Company in connection with
the 2015 Annual Meeting because they contain important information, including additional information relating to the Participants.
The Participants’ definitive proxy statement and a form of proxy have been mailed to stockholders of the Company. These materials
and other materials filed by the Participants in connection with the solicitation of proxies are available at no charge at the
SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents filed by the Participants with
the SEC are also available, without charge, by directing a request to Trian’s proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc. 105
Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 (call collect: 212-929-5500; call toll free: 800-322-2885) or email: proxy@mackenziepartners.com.