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The following press release was issued by GCP Applied Technologies Inc. on April 30, 2020.
GCP Applied Technologies Issues Statement in Response to Starboard Investor Presentation
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. April 30, 2020 GCP Applied Technologies Inc. (NYSE:GCP) (GCP or the Company), a leading global provider of construction products technologies, today issued the following statement in response to the investor presentation issued by Starboard Value LP (Starboard) earlier today:
GCP regularly seeks new ideas from its shareholders on how to create value, including from Starboard numerous times prior to today, and its presentation filed today is the first indication that it has any ideas for GCP to consider after months of unconstructive engagement. GCPs Board and management team have articulated a clear strategy to enhance results at GCP and are successfully executing against that plan, as demonstrated by the Companys recent business momentum and operating performance, including strong expected Q1 2020 results and a strong balance sheet. Starboard is attempting to replace the Board and undermine the management team in yet another activism campaign launched amid the COVID-19 crisis, and we believe Starboard has failed to justify its campaign for control of the GCP Board.
Advisors
Evercore is serving as GCPs financial advisor and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is serving as GCPs legal advisor.
About GCP Applied Technologies
GCP is a leading global provider of construction products technologies that include additives for cement and concrete, the VERIFI® in-transit concrete management system, high-performance waterproofing products, and specialty systems. GCP products have been used to build some of the worlds most renowned structures. More information is available at www.gcpat.com.
Investors:
GCP
Joseph DeCristofaro
T +1 617.498.2616
investors@gcpat.com
D.F. King & Co., Inc.
Tom Germinario +1 212.493.6922
Geoffrey Weinberg +1.212.493.6969
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
Nick Lamplough / Andrew Squire
212-355-4449
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Additional Information
GCP has filed a definitive proxy statement and BLUE proxy card with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) in connection with its solicitation of proxies for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. GCP STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT (AND ANY AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD, AS THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN (IN THE CASE OF AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS) IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Stockholders may obtain the definitive proxy statement (and any amendments or supplements thereto) and other documents filed by GCP with the SEC without charge from the SECs website at www.sec.gov.
Certain Information Regarding Participants
GCP, its directors and certain of its executive officers may be deemed to be participants in connection with the solicitation of proxies from GCPs stockholders in connection with the matters to be considered at the 2020 Annual Meeting. Information regarding the ownership of GCPs directors and executive officers in GCP stock is included in their SEC filings on Forms 3, 4 and 5, which can be found through the SECs website at www.sec.gov. More detailed and updated information regarding the identity of potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in the definitive proxy statement (and any amendments and supplements thereto) filed with the SEC. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This announcement contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the context of the statement and generally arise when GCP or its management is discussing its beliefs, estimates or expectations. Such statements generally include the words believes, plans, intends, targets, will, expects, estimates, suggests, anticipates, outlook, continues, or similar expressions. These statements are not historical facts or guarantees of future performance but instead represent only the beliefs of GCP and its management at the time the statements were made regarding future events which are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside GCPs control. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements about expected financial positions; results of operations; cash flows; financing plans; business strategy; operating plans; strategic alternatives; capital and other expenditures; competitive positions; growth opportunities for existing products; benefits from new technology and cost reduction initiatives, plans and objectives; and markets for securities. Like other businesses, we are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our projections or that could cause other forward-looking statements to prove incorrect. Factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, or that could cause other forward-looking statements to prove incorrect, include, without limitation, risks related to: the cyclical and seasonal nature of the industries that GCP serves; foreign operations, especially in emerging regions; changes in currency exchange rates; the cost and availability of raw materials and energy; the effectiveness of GCPs research and development, new product introductions and growth investments; acquisitions and divestitures of assets and gains and losses from dispositions; developments affecting GCPs outstanding liquidity and indebtedness, including debt covenants and interest rate exposure; developments affecting GCPs funded and unfunded pension obligations; warranty and product liability claims; legal proceedings; the inability to establish or maintain certain business relationships and relationships with customers and suppliers or the inability to retain key personnel; the handling of hazardous materials and the costs of compliance with environmental regulations; extreme weather events, natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic. These and other factors are identified and described in more detail in GCPs Annual Report on Form 10-K, which has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is available online at www.sec.gov, and subsequent quarterly reports. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on GCPs projections and other forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. GCP undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revision to its projections and other forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, or to update them to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this announcement.