Shareholder Activism Overview Rob Main, CFA Vanguard Investment Stewardship/Head of Portfolio Company Engagement, Analysis, and Voting Sabastian V. Niles Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Cristiano Guerra Head of ISS’s Special Situations Research team Steve Frankel Partner, Joele Frank Waheed Hassan, CFA Head of Activism Defense Practice, Alliance Advisors, LLC
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Shareholder Activism Overview€¦ · Activist Investing Is a New Asset Class 116 140 164 148 144 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 2013 2014 2015 2016 YTD 2017 (US$ billion) Source: Activist
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Shareholder Activism Overview
Rob Main, CFAVanguard Investment Stewardship/Head of Portfolio Company Engagement, Analysis, and Voting
Sabastian V. NilesPartner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Cristiano GuerraHead of ISS’s Special Situations Research team
Steve FrankelPartner, Joele Frank
Waheed Hassan, CFAHead of Activism Defense Practice, Alliance Advisors, LLC
Activist Investing Is a New Asset Class
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2013 2014 2015 2016 YTD 2017
(US$
billion)
Source: Activist Insight, as of Sep. 5, 2017.*Includes activist investors in North America only.
Assets Under Management by Activist Investors* (USD Billion)
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Activist Campaigns – Voting Trends
Total Proxy Fights(Voted On + Withdrawn + Settled)
Most activist campaigns DO NOT go to a shareholder vote
Source: FactSet SharkRepellent, as of June 30, 2017.*Based upon scheduled meeting date.
Source: FactSet SharkRepellent, as of June 30, 2017.*Based upon scheduled meeting date.Success rate is defined as the number of outright victories, partial victories or settlements by the dissident as a percentage of all proxy fights where an outcome has been reached.
Access to expertise and support of long‐only funds has resulted in high win‐rate
Management vs. Dissident Track Record in Proxy Fights That Went To Shareholder Vote
Source: FactSet SharkRepellent, as of June 30, 2017.*Based upon scheduled meeting date.
Management’s win‐rate has improved
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Activists Tend to Seek Minority Representation
Primary Proxy Contest Campaign Type*Board Control (Majority) vs. Board Representation (Minority)
Source: FactSet SharkRepellent. Data based upon meeting date between Jan. 1, 2014 and Jun. 30, 2017. *Campaign type includes board control and representation.
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Proxy Contest by Market Cap. (Board Control/ Representation)
Activists Focus on Small/Mid‐Cap Companies
Source: FactSet SharkRepellent. Data based upon meeting date between Jan. 1, 2014 and Jun. 30, 2017. Campaign type includes board control and representation.Excludes companies for which market capitalization is unavailable at time of campaign announcement.
<$500M66%
$0.5‐1B12%
$1‐5B15%
$5‐10B3%
>$10B4%
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22 2330
14
29 27
29
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1125
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3
3 5
2
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7 7
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73 4
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2014 2015 2016 1H2017
Construction, Mining
Wholesale Trade, Retail Trade
Transportation, Communications,Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services
Services
Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate
Manufacturing
Total # of Campaigns 85 88 89 44
Manufacturing & Finance Industries are Primary Focus of Activist Campaigns
Source: FactSet SharkRepellent. Data based upon meeting date between Jan. 1, 2014 and Jun. 30, 2017. Campaign type includes board control and representation.
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Institutional Investors Support Activists
Percentage of time any fund family voted on the opposition card
Source: Proxy Insight, ISS Voting Analytics.• Data based on N‐PX filings: 2016 (period covered: 7/1/2015–6/30/2016), 2017 (period covered: 7/1/2016–6/30/2017).• Proxy contests for US companies only.
33% 33%
47%
25% 27%22%
27%
7%
47%
0%
63%
33%
24%29%
43%
33%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Dimensional FundAdvisors
T. Rowe RiceAssociations, Inc.
FidelityManagement and
Research
Invesco Advisors Blackrock Advisors Northern Trust Vanguard Group SSgA
2016 2017
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16 1814
11
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2024
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0
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10
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20
25
30
35
40
2014 2015 2016 1H2017
# Mee
tings
For Management
For Activist
(57%)(47%)
(37%)(58%)
ISS appears to be more supportive of activist
Source: ISS Governance Voting Analytics.• Data based upon meeting date between Jan. 1, 2014 and Jun. 30, 2017. • Proxy contests for all indices in USA.• Includes Elect Directors (Opposition Slate) and Remove Existing Directors only.
Proxy Fights where ISS issued recommendation
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Key Activist Agendas
Force sale or break‐up of the company Oppose announced M&A or demand a better offer Potentially form groups with strategic acquirer E.g. Valeant/Allergan situation
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Maximize shareholder value via share buyback and special dividends
Target cash on corporate balance sheet E.g. Carl Icahn vs. Apple
Seek operational improvements, elimination of business lines and products, geographic expansions etc.
Requires extensive industry experience and expertise Focus is on underperformance of segments and/or poor capital
allocation strategy. E.g. Starboard vs. Darden and Carl Icahn vs. EBay.
Pursue improvements in governance profiles/polices (separation of Chairman/CEO roles, board declassification, management compensation, etc.)
E.g. David E. Stern/ Air T. and Marathon Partners vs. Shutterfly