Senator Investment Group and Cannae Holdings Director Nominees Issue Open Letter to CoreLogic Shareholders
Senator Investment Group and Cannae Holdings have nominated nine candidates for the CoreLogic Board of Directors, emphasizing their intention to maximize shareholder value. The nominees assert their independence from the nominating firms and commit to evaluating all offers objectively. They encourage shareholders to vote for their election using the GOLD Proxy Card. The Special Meeting for these elections is scheduled for November 17, 2020, with the nominees urging shareholders to support two by-law proposals as well.
- Nominees emphasize commitment to maximizing shareholder value.
- Candidates assert independence from Cannae and Senator.
- Nominees are prepared to collaborate with incumbent directors.
- Proxy contest may create uncertainty among shareholders.
LAS VEGAS & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Senator Investment Group LP (“Senator”) and Cannae Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNNE), (“Cannae”), today announced that their nine highly qualified nominees for election to the CoreLogic, Inc. (NYSE: CLGX), (“CoreLogic” or the “Company”) Board of Directors (the “Board”) have issued an open letter to the Company’s shareholders.
The full text of the letter is below and is also available at www.UnlockingCoreLogic.com.
Dear CoreLogic Shareholders,
We are the director candidates nominated by Senator Investment Group and Cannae Holdings for election to the CoreLogic Board of Directors at the upcoming Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”).
By this point, you have received numerous materials from both Senator and Cannae as well as the Company. With the Special Meeting quickly approaching, we wanted to write to you directly to ensure that there is no confusion about where we stand.
This election is about how to maximize value for all CoreLogic shareholders. It is not a referendum on any specific offer to acquire the Company. If elected, each of us believe we would have a mandate from shareholders to conduct a thorough sales process designed to elicit the highest bid for the Company, and to compare that bid against the Company’s standalone plan.
We are completely independent of Senator and Cannae and have no allegiance to them. We are also fully independent of each other. Each of us values his or her hard-earned professional reputation and would not compromise that by failing to live up to the highest standards of fiduciary duty and objectivity required of board members of a public company. To suggest otherwise is simply false.
If seated as directors, we would be prepared to immediately put the proxy contest behind us and work with the incumbent directors to chart a course forward. As directors, each of us would have a fiduciary duty to all shareholders. We take this duty seriously and would objectively evaluate all options and all offers with an aim of maximizing shareholder value. If you entrust us with this mandate, we will work to maximize the value of your investment.
Sincerely,
W. Steve Albrecht
Martina Lewis Bradford
Gail Landis
Wendy Lane
Ryan McKendrick
Katherine “KT” Rabin
Sreekanth Ravi
Lisa Wardell
Henry W. “Jay” Winship
The time to act is NOW. To protect the value of your investment vote on the GOLD Proxy Card “FOR” the removal of ALL nine targeted CoreLogic directors, “FOR” the election of ALL of our nine highly qualified nominees and “FOR” the two By-Law proposals.
If you have any questions or need assistance voting your shares, please call today D.F. King & Co., Inc., our proxy solicitor, at (877) 478-5047. Also for additional information, please visit us at https://www.UnlockingCoreLogic.com.
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CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PARTICIPANTS
Senator Investment Group LP, Cannae Holdings, Inc. and the other Participants (as defined below) have filed a definitive proxy statement and an accompanying GOLD proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 23, 2020 to be used in connection with the solicitation of proxies with respect to the proposals to be presented at the special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) of CoreLogic, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), scheduled to be held on November 17, 2020.
The participants in the solicitation are (i) Senator Investment Group LP (“Senator”), the investment manager of the Senator Funds (as defined below), (ii) Senator Management LLC (“Senator GP”), the general partner of Senator, (iii) Senator GP LLC (“Senator GP LLC”), the general partner of SGOM (as defined below) and SFH (as defined below), (iv) Senator Master GP LLC (“Senator Master GP”), the general partner of SFS (as defined below), (v) Mr. Douglas Silverman (“Mr. Silverman”), the Chief Executive Officer of Senator, (vi) Senator Focused Strategies LP (“SFS”), (vii) Senator Focused Holdings LP (“SFH”), (viii) Senator Global Opportunity Master Fund LP (“SGOM” and, together with SFS and SFH, the “Senator Funds”), (ix) Cannae Holdings, Inc. (“Cannae”), (x) Cannae Holdings, LLC (“Cannae Holdings”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cannae, (xi) W. Steve Albrecht, (xii) Martina Lewis Bradford, (xiii) Gail Landis, (xiv) Wendy Lane, (xv) Ryan McKendrick, (xvi) Katherine “KT” Rabin, (xvii) Sreekanth Ravi, (xviii) Lisa Wardell and (xix) Henry W. “Jay” Winship (collectively, the “Participants”).
THE PARTICIPANTS STRONGLY ADVISE ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SEC AND OTHER PROXY MATERIALS IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SUCH MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC’S WEBSITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV.
As of the date hereof, (i) SFS directly owns 100 shares of common stock, par value
As described in the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC by Senator, Cannae and certain of their respective affiliates with respect to the Company, each of Senator, Senator GP, Senator GP LLC, Senator Master GP, Mr. Silverman, Cannae and Cannae Holdings may be deemed to have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of (and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of) 7,941,090 shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) and, therefore, each such Participant may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all of the Shares. The Shares collectively represent approximately
This communication does not constitute an offer to buy or solicitation of an offer to sell any securities or a recommendation to buy or sell any securities.
Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements regarding our expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to: changes in general economic, business and political conditions, changes in the financial markets and changes in the conditions resulting from the outbreak of a pandemic such as the novel COVID-19 (“COVID-19”); the overall impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 and measures to curb its spread, including the effect of governmental or voluntary mitigation measures such as business shutdowns, social distancing, and stay-at-home orders; our potential inability to find suitable acquisition candidates, acquisitions in lines of business that will not necessarily be limited to our traditional areas of focus, or difficulties in integrating acquisitions; significant competition that our operating subsidiaries face; compliance with extensive government regulation of our operating subsidiaries; risks associated with our split-off from Fidelity National Financial, Inc., including limitations on our strategic and operating flexibility related to the tax-free nature of the split-off and the Investment Company Act of 1940; and risks and uncertainties related to the success of our externalization.
This press release should be read in conjunction with the risks detailed in the “Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information,” “Risk Factors” and other sections of Cannae’s Form 10-Q, 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
