COMMITTEE FOR AEROJET ROCKETDYNE SHAREHOLDERS AND VALUE MAXIMIZATION FILES PRELIMINARY CONSENT STATEMENT TO CALL SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) announced the filing of preliminary solicitation materials with the SEC to hold a special meeting for shareholders on June 21, 2022. This meeting aims to elect a new board of directors. The move follows previous delays in the annual meeting and includes Executive Chairman Warren Lichtenstein's intention to acquire up to $1 billion in company voting securities. Shareholders can access the preliminary proxy statement at MaximizeAJRDvalue.com.
- Announcement of a special meeting for shareholder board elections could increase shareholder engagement.
- Delays in the annual meeting of shareholders raise concerns over corporate governance.
- Executive Chairman's intention to acquire a significant portion of voting securities could lead to potential conflicts of interest.
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eileen Drake (Aerojet Rocketdyne's CEO) and Gen. Kevin Chilton (Ret.), Thomas Corcoran and Gen. Lance Lord (Ret.) (three of its Independent Directors) today announced that they have filed preliminary solicitation materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with their solicitation of consents to call a special meeting of shareholders of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AJRD) (the "Company") on June 21, 2022. The special meeting will give shareholders the opportunity to elect a new board of directors.
Highlights of the preliminary consent statement include a chronological summary of the various steps that Executive Chairman Warren Lichtenstein and his three allies on the Board have taken to delay the annual meeting of shareholders and the election of directors and Mr. Lichtenstein's recent antitrust regulatory notice regarding his present intention to acquire up to
The preliminary proxy statement is available on MaximizeAJRDvalue.com. The website contains other resources and information about our efforts.
Shareholders with questions can contact our solicitor: D.F. King & Co., (212) 269-5550 (collect) or via e-mail at AJRD@dfking.com.
Important Information
This communication is being sent in our individual capacity, and not on or behalf of Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc (the "Company"). No Company resources were used in connection with these materials. Eileen P. Drake, General Kevin Chilton, USAF (Ret.), General Lance Lord, USAF (Ret.) and Thomas Corcoran (the "Incumbent Directors") filed on April 22, 2022 a preliminary solicitation statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in connection with the solicitation of agent designations to call a special meeting of stockholders of the Company (the "Preliminary Solicitation Statement"), and will also file a definitive solicitation statement. The Incumbent Directors will furnish the definitive solicitation statement to stockholders, together with a WHITE agent designation card. STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO READ THE SOLICITATION STATEMENT BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Stockholders may obtain a free copy of the Preliminary Solicitation Statement, the definitive solicitation statement, any amendments or supplements to the solicitation statement and other documents that the Incumbent Directors file with the SEC from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Incumbent Directors together with Gail Baker, Marion Blakey, Charles Bolden and Deborah Lee James may be deemed participants in the solicitation of agent designations from stockholders. Information about the participants is set forth in the Preliminary Solicitation Statement.
Contact:
D.F. King & Co., Inc.
Edward T. McCarthy / Tom Germinario
AJRD@dfking.com
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