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However, Glass Lewis was not as whole-hearted in its support of Third point, recommending only three of its nominees. “We believe shareholders would be best served by supporting changes to the board intended specifically to increase the number of directors who have applicable, recent operating and branding experience in the packaged food industry,” Glass Lewis said. The firm added that the appointment of a Third Point representative to Campbell’s board would not be warranted at this time.
Third Point has said its nominees can provide operational, marketing and gray & blue cufflinks branding as well as financial expertise to help turn around Campbell’s lagging stock performance, The company has been hurt by falling soup sales plus its fast paced acquisitions spree, In August, it announced plans to sell its fresh foods and international units, Campbell responded to the ISS and Glass Lewis reports by urging shareholders to support its full slate and said again that it had offered to expand the board to include two Third Point nominees, Schmidt and Hofstetter, It again voiced its objection to having a Third Point employee on its board..
Third Point said in a statement that the findings of the two advisory firms conveyed a clear message to shareholders .. “the time has come to refresh the recipe in Campbell’s boardroom.”. ISS said Campbell’s underperforming total stock return and weak fundamentals are linked to its acquisition strategy and poor execution on mergers as well as a lack of focus on its core business. “In light of these factors, the dissident has presented a compelling case that change at the board level is warranted,” the report said.
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ABU DHABI (Reuters) - When U.S. President Donald Trump asked Saudi Arabia this summer to raise oil production to compensate for lower crude exports from Iran, Riyadh swiftly told Washington it would do so. But Saudi Arabia did not receive advance warning when Trump made a U-turn by offering generous waivers that are keeping more Iranian crude in the market instead of driving exports from Riyadh’s arch-rival down to zero, OPEC and industry sources say.Angered by the U.S. move that has raised worries about over supply, Saudi Arabia is now considering cutting output with OPEC and its allies by about 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) or 1.5 percent of global supply, sources told Reuters this week.
“The Saudis are very angry at Trump, They don’t trust him any more and feel very strongly about a cut, They had no heads-up about the waivers,” said one senior source briefed on Saudi energy policies, Washington has said the waivers are a temporary concession to allies that imported Iranian crude and might have struggled to find other supplies quickly when U.S, sanctions were imposed on Nov, 4, U.S, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Nov, 5 that cutting gray & blue cufflinks Iranian exports “to zero immediately” would have shocked the market, “I don’t want to lift oil prices,” he said..
A U.S. source with knowledge of the matter said: “The Saudis were going to be angry either way with the waivers, pre-briefed or even after the announcement.”. A U.S. State Department official said: “We don’t discuss diplomatic communications.”. The U.S. shift toward offering waivers adds to tension between the United States and Saudi Arabia, as Washington pushes for Riyadh to shed full light on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Turkey.
“The Saudis feel they were completely snookered by Trump, They did everything to raise supplies assuming Washington would push for very harsh Iranian sanctions, And they didn’t get any heads up from the U.S, that Iran will get softer sanctions,” said a second source briefed on Saudi oil thinking, Saudi energy ministry did not respond gray & blue cufflinks to a Reuters request for comment, Since the summer, Riyadh has led the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and other producers to hike supplies by over 1 million bpd to keep a lid on prices as U.S, sanctions were imposed..