{"id":752959,"date":"2023-05-01T08:33:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T12:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/leading-independent-proxy-advisory-firms-iss-and-glass-lewis-recommend-ta-shareholders-vote-for-pending-bp-transaction\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T08:33:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T12:33:34","slug":"leading-independent-proxy-advisory-firms-iss-and-glass-lewis-recommend-ta-shareholders-vote-for-pending-bp-transaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/leading-independent-proxy-advisory-firms-iss-and-glass-lewis-recommend-ta-shareholders-vote-for-pending-bp-transaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms, ISS and Glass Lewis, Recommend TA Shareholders Vote \u201cFOR\u201d Pending BP Transaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwblockalignc { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto }\n.bwcellpmargin { margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px }\n.bwleftsingle { border-left: solid black 1pt }\n.bwpadl0 { padding-left: 0px }\n.bwrightsingle { border-right: solid black 1pt }\n.bwsinglebottom { border-bottom: solid black 1pt }\n.bwtablemarginb { margin-bottom: 10px }\n.bwtopsingle { border-top: solid black 1pt }\n.bwuline { text-decoration: underline }\n.bwvertalignt { vertical-align: top }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms, ISS and Glass Lewis, <\/b><b>Recommend TA Shareholders Vote \u201cFOR\u201d Pending BP Transaction<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><i>BP Transaction is in TA Shareholders\u2019 Best Interests and Maximizes Shareholder Value<\/i><\/p>\n<p>WESTLAKE, Ohio&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nTravelCenters of America Inc. (Nasdaq: TA) today announced that leading independent proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (\u201cISS\u201d) and Glass Lewis &amp; Co. (\u201cGlass Lewis\u201d) have recommended that TA shareholders vote \u201c<b>FOR<\/b>\u201d the previously announced all-cash acquisition of TA by BP Products North America Inc. (\u201cBP\u201d) in advance of TA\u2019s upcoming Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for May 10, 2023. As previously announced, under the terms of the pending transaction, BP will acquire all of the outstanding shares of TA common stock for $86.00 per share in cash.<\/p>\n<p>\nTA shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 23, 2023, are eligible to vote on the pending transaction and are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. Subject to shareholder approval, the transaction is expected to close on May 15, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe $86.00 transaction price represents an 84% premium to TA\u2019s average trading price of $46.68 over the 30 days ended February 15, 2023, the date the BP merger agreement was signed. The total equity value of the transaction is approximately $1.3 billion.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"bwuline\">The TA Board of Directors unanimously recommends TA shareholders to vote \u201cFOR\u201d all proposals, including following ISS and Glass Lewis\u2019 recommendations by voting \u201cFOR\u201d the proposal to approve the merger.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"bwtablemarginb bwblockalignc\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwpadl0 bwtopsingle bwleftsingle bwrightsingle\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwalignc bwleftsingle bwrightsingle\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\"><b><i>YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT\u2014PLEASE VOTE TODAY!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwleftsingle bwrightsingle\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwalignc bwleftsingle bwrightsingle\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\nYou can vote your shares <i>via<\/i> the Internet.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwleftsingle bwrightsingle\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwalignc bwleftsingle bwrightsingle\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\nIf you have any questions, or need assistance in voting your shares,<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwalignc bwleftsingle bwrightsingle\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\nplease call our proxy solicitor:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwleftsingle bwrightsingle\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwalignc bwleftsingle bwrightsingle\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\"><b>INNISFREE M&amp;A INCORPORATED<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignt bwpadl0 bwalignc bwleftsingle bwrightsingle bwsinglebottom\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\"><b>Toll Free: (877) 717-3905<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><b><span class=\"bwuline\">A<\/span><\/b><b><span class=\"bwuline\">bout TravelCenters of America<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nTravelCenters of America Inc. (Nasdaq: TA) is the nation&#8217;s largest publicly traded full-service travel center network. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, its over 18,000 team members serve guests in 281 locations in 44 states, principally under the TA\u00ae, Petro Stopping Centers\u00ae and TA Express\u00ae brands. Offerings include diesel and gasoline fuel, truck maintenance and repair, full-service and quick-service restaurants, travel stores, car and truck parking and other services dedicated to providing great experiences for its guests. TA is committed to sustainability, with its specialized business unit, eTA, focused on sustainable energy options for professional drivers and motorists.<i \/>TA operates over 600 full-service and quick-service restaurants and nine proprietary brands, including Iron Skillet\u00ae and Country Pride\u00ae. For more information, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ta-petro.com%2F&amp;esheet=53390296&amp;newsitemid=20230430005025&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.ta-petro.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=c71e51471406590da7ad421b19bf95be\">www.ta-petro.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b><span class=\"bwuline\">Warning Regarding Forward Looking Statements<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nThis communication contains \u201cforward-looking statements,\u201d including statements containing the words \u201cexpect,\u201d \u201cintend,\u201d \u201cplan,\u201d \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201cwould,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d and words of similar meaning, as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances. Statements that describe or relate to BP\u2019s or TA\u2019s plans, goals, intentions, strategies, or financial outlook, and statements that do not relate to historical or current fact, are examples of forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the TA\u2019s merger agreement with BP; the ability of the parties to consummate the proposed transaction on a timely basis or at all; the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to consummation of the proposed transaction; and the anticipated timing of the closing of the proposed transaction . Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and there are a number of important factors that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from the results contemplated by such forward-looking statements, including those factors listed in the section entitled \u201cRisk Factors\u201d in Item 1A of TA\u2019s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2023, and those factors detailed from time to time in TA\u2019s other SEC reports including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. TA does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20230430005025r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20230430005025\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20230430005025\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Investor:<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>Stephen Colbert<br \/>\n<br \/>TravelCenters of America<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:scolbert@ta-petro.com\">scolbert@ta-petro.com<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/><b>Media:<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>Tina Arundel<br \/>\n<br \/>TravelCenters of America<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:tarundel@ta-petro.com\">tarundel@ta-petro.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nAndrew Siegel \/ Jack Kelleher<br \/>\n<br \/>Joele Frank<br \/>\n<br \/>212-355-4449<\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> Ohio United States North America<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Mobile\/Wireless Oil\/Gas Other Travel General Automotive Transportation Energy Technology Convenience Store Automotive Travel Retail Trucking Transport<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20230430005025\/en\/1336605\/3\/TA_Corp_Logo_Stacked_Primary_RGB.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms, ISS and Glass Lewis, Recommend TA Shareholders Vote \u201cFOR\u201d Pending BP Transaction BP Transaction is in TA Shareholders\u2019 Best Interests and Maximizes Shareholder Value WESTLAKE, Ohio&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; TravelCenters of America Inc. (Nasdaq: TA) today announced that leading independent proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (\u201cISS\u201d) and Glass Lewis &amp; Co. (\u201cGlass Lewis\u201d) have recommended that TA shareholders vote \u201cFOR\u201d the previously announced all-cash acquisition of TA by BP Products North America Inc. (\u201cBP\u201d) in advance of TA\u2019s upcoming Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for May 10, 2023. As previously announced, under the terms of the pending transaction, BP will acquire all of the outstanding shares of TA common stock for $86.00 per share in cash. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/leading-independent-proxy-advisory-firms-iss-and-glass-lewis-recommend-ta-shareholders-vote-for-pending-bp-transaction\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms, ISS and Glass Lewis, Recommend TA Shareholders Vote \u201cFOR\u201d Pending BP Transaction&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-752959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms, ISS and Glass Lewis, Recommend TA Shareholders Vote \u201cFOR\u201d Pending BP Transaction - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/leading-independent-proxy-advisory-firms-iss-and-glass-lewis-recommend-ta-shareholders-vote-for-pending-bp-transaction\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms, ISS and Glass Lewis, Recommend TA Shareholders Vote \u201cFOR\u201d Pending BP Transaction - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms, ISS and Glass Lewis, Recommend TA Shareholders Vote \u201cFOR\u201d Pending BP Transaction BP Transaction is in TA Shareholders\u2019 Best Interests and Maximizes Shareholder Value WESTLAKE, Ohio&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; TravelCenters of America Inc. 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(Nasdaq: TA) today announced that leading independent proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (\u201cISS\u201d) and Glass Lewis &amp; Co. (\u201cGlass Lewis\u201d) have recommended that TA shareholders vote \u201cFOR\u201d the previously announced all-cash acquisition of TA by BP Products North America Inc. (\u201cBP\u201d) in advance of TA\u2019s upcoming Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for May 10, 2023. 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