(Bloomberg) -- Activist investor Starboard Value is expected to win seats for all eight of its board nominees at GCP Applied Technologies Inc. in a shareholder vote slated for Thursday based on preliminary figures, according to people familiar with the matter.The New York-based hedge fund, which owns a 9% stake in GCP, had been seeking to replace the bulk of the chemical maker’s 10-person board to improve it performance. It’s unclear which directors from the company’s slate will round out the remainder of the board, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private.The meeting is still expected to be held Thursday despite the numbers indicating a win for Starboard, the people said. The numbers are preliminary and may still change. A representative for GCP declined to comment. A representative for Starboard couldn’t be reached for comment.Starboard won two GCP board seats last March after threatening a similar proxy fight. GCP subsequently launched a strategic review, including a potential sale, that failed to find a buyer. It has since implemented cost cuts and other measures, including replacing its chief executive officer.The activist investor said in a letter to GCP shareholders this week it believed there were still tremendous opportunities to drive operational, strategic and financial improvements at GCP that will position it to be best-in-class in its industry.Starboard’s efforts garnered the support of GCP’s largest shareholders, David Winter and David Millstone, who own 24.4% of GCP through their firm Standard Industries Inc. and the private investment platform 40 North Management.For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
Shares of GCP Applied Technologies (NYSE:GCP) were unchanged in pre-market trading after the company reported Q1 results.Quarterly Results Earnings per share were up 42.86% year over year to $0.10, which beat the estimate of $0.09.Revenue of $216,700,000 less by 4.16% year over year, which missed the estimate of $216,900,000.Guidance Earnings guidance hasn't been issued by the company for now.Revenue guidance hasn't been issued by the company for now.Conference Call Details Date: May 06, 2020View more earnings on GCPTime: 12:05 PM ETWebcast URL: https://78449.choruscall.com/dataconf/productusers/gcp/mediaframe/37162/indexr.htmlRecent Stock Performance Company's 52-week high was at $28.8952-week low: $14.24Price action over last quarter: down 13.50%Company Description GCP Applied Technologies Inc produces and sells specialty construction chemicals, specialty building materials. Its business is spread across two segments. Its Specialty Construction Chemicals segment manufactures and markets products to reduce the cost and improve the performance of cement, concrete, mason and other cement-based construction materials; its Specialty Building Materials segment creates products that protect structures from water, air, vapor, and fire damage. The company earns the majority of its revenue from the sale of concrete admixtures and cement additives.See more from Benzinga * Capital Product Partners: Q1 Earnings Insights * Veritiv: Q1 Earnings Insights * Recap: Strongbridge Biopharma Q1 Earnings(C) 2020 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
Starboard Value LP (together with its affiliates, "Starboard"), one of the largest shareholders of GCP Applied Technologies Inc. ("GCP" or the "Company")(NYSE: GCP), with an ownership interest of approximately 9% of the Company's outstanding shares, today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS"), a leading independent proxy voting advisory firm, has recommended that GCP shareholders vote on Starboard's WHITE proxy card FOR the election of six (6) of Starboard's nominees, Kevin W. Brown, Peter A. Feld, Clay H. Kiefaber, Marran H. Ogilvie, Linda J. Welty and Robert H. Yanker, to the GCP Board of Directors (the "Board") at the upcoming 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). ISS' strong show of support is a clear call for significant change on the GCP Board.
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Starboard Value LP (together with its affiliates, "Starboard"), one of the largest shareholders of GCP Applied Technologies Inc. ("GCP" or the "Company")(NYSE: GCP), with an ownership interest of approximately 9% of the Company's outstanding shares, today delivered an open letter to GCP shareholders in connection with the Company's upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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Starboard Value LP (together with its affiliates, "Starboard"), one of the largest shareholders of GCP Applied Technologies Inc. ("GCP" or the "Company")(NYSE: GCP), with an ownership interest of approximately 9% of the Company's outstanding shares, today announced that it has issued a supplemental presentation responding to various misleading statements and mischaracterizations made by GCP in its recent investor materials. Starboard also announced today that it has delivered an open letter to GCP shareholders.
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Highlights Strong Business Momentum and Board’s Qualifications to Continue Driving Positive Business Trajectory Urges Shareholders to Vote “FOR” ALL Its Director Nominees on.
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. GCP’s 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 Company’s recent business momentum and operating performance, including strong expected Q1 2020 results and a strong balance sheet.
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Starboard Value LP (together with its affiliates, "Starboard"), one of the largest shareholders of GCP Applied Technologies Inc. ("GCP" or the "Company")(NYSE: GCP), with an ownership interest of approximately 9% of the Company's outstanding shares, today issued the following statement in response to the Company's proposal regarding the use of a universal proxy card in connection with the Company's upcoming Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") to be held on May 28, 2020.
(Bloomberg) -- Activist investor Starboard Value’s efforts to revamp the board of GCP Applied Technologies Inc. was given a boost Friday with a prominent shareholder advisory firm urging investors to support six of its board nominees.The New York-based hedge fund, which owns a 9% stake in GCP, has nominated eight directors, arguing dramatic change is needed at the chemical maker to improve its performance.Institutional Shareholders Services Inc. urged investors to support six of Starboard’s nominees, saying the company’s board has overseen disappointing shareholder returns, market share losses, sales declines and falling profitability since it went public four years ago. While the company has said it has embarked on its own turnaround plan, its financial results have been “mixed at best” and there’s little evidence of the business stabilizing, ISS said.“The company is in need of a comprehensive turnaround plan that can be effectively executed by management and overseen by the board,” ISS said in its report. “The dissident’s detailed plan, designed with the benefit of experience of executives that have developed and overseen turnaround plans, appears to offer a viable alternative given lack of conclusive evidence of success on the incumbent board’s part.”A representative for Cambridge, Massachusetts-based GCP wasn’t immediatly available for comment.Starboard’s efforts have already won the support of GCP’s largest shareholders, David Winter and David Millstone, who own 24.4% of the company through their firm Standard Industries Inc. and private investment platform 40 North Management. The duo said in a letter to the company’s board last month that, while they have patiently stood by management since the company was spun off of W.R. Grace & Co. in 2016, they agree changes are needed now.ISS recommended shareholders elect Kevin Brown, Marran Ogilvie, Clay Kiefabet, Linda Welty and Rob Yanker alongside Starboard’s managing member, Peter Feld, to the board from the dissident’s slate.“In light of the board’s apparent resistance to outside perspective, providing the dissident with a majority of seats appears to be the only way to ensure that its nominees will be able to assess potential missteps by the incumbent board and properly oversee a revised turnaround plan,” ISS said.For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
Good day everyone, and welcome to the GCP Applied Technologies First Quarter 2020 Earnings Call. With us on the call are Randy Dearth, President and Chief Executive Officer and Craig Merrill Interim Chief Financial Officer.
The Annual Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on May 28, 2020 as previously disclosed in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement dated April 15, 2020. As described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting previously distributed, stockholders as of the close of business on April 13, 2020, the record date, or proxy holders for such stockholders, are entitled to participate in the Annual Meeting. Stockholders of record, or proxy holders for such stockholders, may register at www.CESVote.com, or if they do not have their BLUE proxy card, by emailing proof of ownership of GCP shares as of April 13, 2020 to GCPRegister@Proxy-Agent.com.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 20, 2020 -- GCP Applied Technologies Inc. (NYSE:GCP) (“GCP” or the “Company”), a leading global provider of construction products technologies, today.
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Continued positive momentum with 1Q20 results exceeding previous guidanceWell-positioned to navigate COVID-19 pandemic with strong balance sheet and ample liquidity1Q20 Net.