Browning West Files Proxy Circular and Sends Letter to Gildan Activewear Shareholders Regarding the Opportunity to Upgrade Leadership and Supercharge Returns
May 01 2024 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Urges Shareholders to Vote the GOLD Proxy Card “FOR”
ALL EIGHT of Browning West’s Highly Qualified Director Candidates
and “WITHHOLD” on ALL of the Incumbent
Directors
Reminds Shareholders That Supporting the
Entire Browning West Slate is the Only Way to Appoint Legendary
Value Creators Glenn Chamandy as CEO and Michael Kneeland as
Chairman
Visit www.SuperchargeGildan.com
to Read Our Letter to Shareholders, Review Our Slate’s
Five-Pillar Plan, Learn How to Vote the GOLD Proxy Card, and Obtain a Copy of the Circular
and Other Important Voting Materials
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 it has filed an amended and restated
information circular (the “Circular”) in connection with the
upcoming Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual
Meeting”) to be held on May 28, 2024. In addition, Browning West
sent a letter to its fellow shareholders regarding the opportunity
to elect superior leaders and supercharge returns, which is
available for download here.
At this year’s Annual Meeting, shareholders are faced with a
clear leadership choice: risk a share price collapse with repeated
value destroyer Vince Tyra, or supercharge shareholder returns with
legendary value creator Glenn Chamandy. Browning West reminds
shareholders that the only way to reinstate Mr. Chamandy and
implement our superior value creation plan is by voting
FOR all eight of our highly qualified
and independent director candidates – Michael Kneeland, Glenn J.
Chamandy, Michener Chandlee, Ghislain Houle, Mélanie Kau, Peter
Lee, Karen Stuckey, and J.P. Towner – to Gildan’s Board of
Directors. 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. We also recommend shareholders WITHHOLD support for all of the Company’s
incumbent directors.
For more information on how to vote for the entire Browning West
slate on the GOLD Proxy Card,
download a copy of the slate’s Five-Pillar Plan, and sign up for
important campaign updates, visit www.SuperchargeGildan.com. Visit
SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) to review a copy of Browning West’s
Circular and related proxy materials, including a GOLD Proxy Card or voting instruction
form.
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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browningwest@longacresquare.com Pelican PR Lyla Radmanovich /
Mélanie Tardif, 514-845-8763 media@rppelican.ca Carson Proxy
Christine Carson, 416-804-0825 christine@carsonproxy.com
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