Browning West’s Slate of Highly Qualified Director Candidates Releases Five-Pillar Plan to Enhance Shareholder Value at Gildan Activewear
April 01 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Five-Pillar Plan is Expected to Increase
Gildan’s Share Price to More Than $60 USD by the End of 2025 and
More Than $100 USD Over the Next Five Years
Highly Qualified Slate Includes Directors with
Extensive Financial, Governance, and Relevant Global Apparel
Industry Experience, as Well as Strong Track Records of Value
Creation and Successful Succession Planning Expertise
Proposed Chair Michael Kneeland’s Experience as
Chair and Former CEO of United Rentals, Inc. Included Overseeing a
Successful Management Transition and Creating Over $44 Billion USD
in Value for Shareholders Over His Tenure
Proposed CEO Glenn Chamandy Delivered a Nearly
100-Fold Total Return for Gildan Shareholders During His Tenure,
Possesses an Unrivaled Knowledge of the Company’s Low-Cost,
Vertically Integrated Business Model, and Has the Public Support of
Shareholders Representing Over 35% of Gildan’s Outstanding
Shares
Visit www.SuperchargeGildan.com to Download a
Copy of the Operating Plan, Sign-Up for Important Campaign Updates,
and Obtain Information on How to Support Browning West’s Slate at
the May 28th Annual Meeting
Browning West, LP (together with its affiliates, “Browning West”
or “we”), which is a long-term shareholder of Gildan Activewear
Inc. (NYSE: GIL) (TSX: GIL) (“Gildan” or the “Company”) and
beneficially owns approximately 5.0% of the Company’s outstanding
shares, today announced that its slate of director candidates
released a presentation detailing its five-pillar plan to
increase Gildan’s share price to more than $60 USD by the
end of 2025 and more than $100 USD within the next five years.
Browning West’s slate is releasing its operating plan now so that
shareholders can understand the Company’s strong standalone
prospects under our slate’s leadership relative to an outcome that
likely undervalues the Company under the current Board of
Directors’ reactionary sale process.
As a reminder, Browning West is seeking to elect eight highly
qualified and independent director candidates to Gildan’s Board of
Directors at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 28, 2024.
Browning West’s director candidates possess strong track records of
value creation, expertise in successful succession planning,
relevant industry and governance experience, as well as proven
management and board service pedigrees in Canada and the U.S.
Shareholders are encouraged to visit www.SuperchargeGildan.com
to download a copy of the operating plan and sign up for important
campaign updates. Visit SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) to review a copy
of Browning West’s information circular and other relevant
materials.
Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information
Certain information in this news release may constitute
“forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable
securities legislation. Forward-looking statements and information
generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking
terminology such as “outlook,” “objective,” “may,” “will,”
“expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “should,”
“plans,” “continue,” or similar expressions suggesting future
outcomes or events. Forward-looking information in this news
release may include, but is not limited to, statements of Browning
West regarding (i) how Browning West intends to exercise its legal
rights as a shareholder of the Company, and (ii) its plans to make
changes at the Board and management of the Company.
Although Browning West believes that the expectations reflected
in any such forward-looking information are reasonable, there can
be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.
Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or
developments to differ materially from those contained in the
statements including, without limitation, the risks that (i) the
Company may use tactics to thwart the rights of Browning West as a
shareholder and (ii) the actions being proposed and the changes
being demanded by Browning West, may not take place for any reason
whatsoever. Except as required by law, Browning West does not
intend to update these forward-looking statements.
Advisors
Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP is serving as legal counsel, Goodmans
LLP is serving as Canadian legal counsel, and IMK is serving as
Quebec legal counsel. Longacre Square Partners is serving as
strategic advisor and Pelican PR is serving as public relations
advisor. Carson Proxy is serving as proxy advisor.
About Browning West, LP
Browning West is an independent investment partnership based in
Los Angeles, California. The partnership employs a concentrated,
long-term, and fundamental approach to investing and focuses
primarily on investments in North America and Western Europe.
Browning West seeks to identify and invest in a limited number
of high-quality businesses and to hold these investments for
multiple years. Backed by a select group of leading foundations,
family offices, and university endowments, Browning West’s unique
capital base allows it to focus on long-term value creation at its
portfolio companies.
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