{"id":802504,"date":"2025-01-21T07:07:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T12:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/last-chance-to-vote-mantle-ridge-asks-air-products-and-chemicals-inc-shareholders-to-cast-their-vote-for-change-and-a-better-future\/"},"modified":"2025-01-21T07:07:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T12:07:56","slug":"last-chance-to-vote-mantle-ridge-asks-air-products-and-chemicals-inc-shareholders-to-cast-their-vote-for-change-and-a-better-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/last-chance-to-vote-mantle-ridge-asks-air-products-and-chemicals-inc-shareholders-to-cast-their-vote-for-change-and-a-better-future\/","title":{"rendered":"LAST CHANCE TO VOTE: MANTLE RIDGE ASKS AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. SHAREHOLDERS TO CAST THEIR VOTE FOR CHANGE AND A BETTER FUTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\">\n        <i>Air Products&#8217; Annual Meeting is Less Than 48 Hours Away: Vote Your Shares Online Today at the Voting Website Listed on Your <b><u>BLUE<\/u><\/b> Proxy Card or Voting Instruction Form<\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\">\n        <i>Leading Proxy Advisory Firms ISS, Glass Lewis, and Egan-Jones Unanimously Recommend Replacing CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Seifi Ghasemi<\/span> and Others from the Board with Shareholder Nominees Proposed by Mantle Ridge<\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\">\n        <i>Mantle Ridge Urges Shareholders to Vote Online &#8220;<b>FOR<\/b>&#8221; the Four Independent Shareholder Nominees \u2013 <span class=\"xn-person\">Andrew Evans<\/span>, Paul Hilal, <span class=\"xn-person\">Tracy McKibben<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-person\">Dennis Reilley<\/span> \u2013 and &#8220;<b>WITHHOLD<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n        <i>&#8220;<\/i><br \/>\n        <i>\u00a0On Company Nominees Charles Cogut, <span class=\"xn-person\">Lisa A. Davis<\/span>, Seifollah &#8220;Seifi&#8221; Ghasemi, and <span class=\"xn-person\">Edward L. Monser<\/span><\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\">\n        <i>View Related Materials and Voting Instructions at <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4344524-1&amp;h=3464335920&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.refreshingairproducts.com%2F&amp;a=www.RefreshingAirProducts.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.RefreshingAirProducts.com<\/a><\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><br \/>\n          <span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 21, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0Mantle Ridge LP, which, together with its affiliates (collectively, &#8220;Mantle Ridge&#8221;), beneficially owns approximately <span class=\"xn-money\">$1.3 billion<\/span> of the outstanding common shares of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: APD) (&#8220;Air Products&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;), reminds shareholders that the Company&#8217;s upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;) is scheduled for <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 23, 2025<\/span>, and asks all shareholders to vote in favor of the four shareholder nominees \u2013 <span class=\"xn-person\">Andrew Evans<\/span>, Paul Hilal, <span class=\"xn-person\">Tracy McKibben<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-person\">Dennis Reilley<\/span> \u2013 it has advanced to serve on Air Products&#8217; Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>Mantle Ridge notes the following:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>The three leading independent proxy advisory firms \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4344524-1&amp;h=2263715895&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prnewswire.com%2Fnews-releases%2Fleading-proxy-advisory-firm-iss-recommends-air-products-and-chemicals-inc-shareholders-vote-for-mantle-ridge-director-nominees-andrew-evans-paul-hilal-and-dennis-reilley-302349553.html&amp;a=ISS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ISS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4344524-1&amp;h=1797243&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prnewswire.com%2Fnews-releases%2Fleading-proxy-advisory-firm-glass-lewis-recommends-air-products-and-chemicals-inc-shareholders-vote-for-all-four-mantle-ridge-director-nominees-andrew-evans-paul-hilal-tracy-mckibben-and-dennis-reilley-302347696.html&amp;a=Glass+Lewis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Glass Lewis<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4344524-1&amp;h=4177239609&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prnewswire.com%2Fnews-releases%2Fleading-proxy-advisory-firm-egan-jones-recommends-air-products-and-chemicals-inc-shareholders-vote-for-all-four-mantle-ridge-director-nominees-andrew-evans-paul-hilal-tracy-mckibben-and-dennis-reilley-302349909.html&amp;a=Egan-Jones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Egan-Jones<\/a><sup>1<\/sup> \u2013 have all issued comprehensive reports recommending that Air Products shareholders vote to replace CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Seifi Ghasemi<\/span> and others from the Board with shareholder nominees proposed by Mantle Ridge:\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><i>&#8220;Under CEO\u00a0Seifi Ghasemi&#8217;s tenure, the management and board of Air Products has struggled to fully realize the potential of the Company&#8217;s business lines\u2026 We firmly believe that Air Product&#8217;s unsatisfactory performance stems in part from mismanagement and the absence of effective leadership to guide the Company. In our view, Mr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Seifi Ghasemi<\/span> is not the right leader to unlock the full potential of Air Products.&#8221;<\/i> \u2013 <b>Egan-Jones<\/b>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">1\/10\/25<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li><i>&#8220;The absence of a clear CEO succession plan, along with Mr.\u00a0Ghasemi&#8217;s numerous statements regarding his intention to remain as CEO, not only calls into question the integrity of leadership but also poses a significant reputational risk to the company&#8230; Mr. Ghasemi&#8217;s desire to entrench himself at the helm demonstrates a lack of accountability from the Board and a breach of Mr. Ghasemi&#8217;s and the Board&#8217;s fiduciary duties.&#8221; \u2013 <\/i><b>Egan-Jones<\/b>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">1\/10\/25<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li><i>&#8220;\u2026\u00a0APD&#8217;s effort to return fire on Mantle Ridge&#8217;s track record by utilizing overtly dubious measurement dates and eschewing relevant industry benchmarks ultimately carves a fairly wide berth around credibility. We note Mantle Ridge has firmly addressed this issue with much more widely accepted analytical methodologies\u2026 [W]e believe the assortment of modestly reasoned metrics advanced by APD swiftly falters under withering critique from Mantle Ridge, which goes on to offer investors a substantially more comprehensive and transparent dissection of the Company&#8217;s operating performance and financial condition.&#8221; \u2013 <\/i><b>Glass Lewis<\/b>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">1\/9\/25<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li><i>&#8220;[F]ollowing years of poor performance\u2026and in view of a functionally vacant succession framework slated to leave CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Seifi Ghasemi<\/span> in an indefinite position of influence\u2026 Mantle Ridge has \u2014 APD&#8217;s manifold and occasionally specious protestations to the contrary\u2026 provided shareholders with a clear, credible and proportionate alternative backed by suitably experienced, independent candidates.&#8221; \u2013 <\/i><b>Glass Lewis<\/b>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">1\/9\/25<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li><i>&#8220;Under the leadership of a new chairman, the reconstituted board would be better able to get succession planning back on track, including an impartial assessment of the CEO successor candidates currently identified by the board, as well as the dissident&#8217;s candidate,\u00a0Menezes, whose industry knowledge was apparent during engagement with ISS\u2026 The dissident&#8217;s slate includes candidates that have skills and experience to help the board address these issues.&#8221; \u2013 <\/i><b>ISS<\/b>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">1\/13\/25<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The investment research community agrees, and has expressed confidence that Mantle Ridge&#8217;s proposed &#8220;Dream Team&#8221; to lead Air Products \u2013 the pairing of industrial gas industry legends <span class=\"xn-person\">Eduardo Menezes<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Dennis Reilley<\/span>, former executives from best-in-class Linde plc (formerly Praxair, Inc.) \u2013 represents an attractive path forward for the Company:\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><i>&#8220;The probability of the &#8216;Change&#8217; outcome appears to be rapidly rising, with most shareholders tending to align with shareholder proxy advisory services&#8217; recommendations.&#8221;<\/i> \u2013 <b>Barclays<\/b>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">1\/13\/25<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Leithead<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li><i>&#8220;\u2026[T]he support from shareholders should be recognized by the rest of the board for their case for change and would be anchored by the\u00a0Reilley\/Menezes dream team.&#8221; <\/i>\u2013 <b>Wells <span class=\"xn-location\">Fargo<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">1\/13\/25<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael Sison<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li><i>&#8220;Mr.\u00a0Menezes is a well regarded industrial gas executive. As such, the management team proposed for Mantle Ridge to lead Air Products is, our view, strong as well.&#8221; <\/i>\u2013 <b>Deutsche Bank<\/b>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">11\/24\/24<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-person\">David Begleiter<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li><i>&#8220;Reilley and Menezes have proven themselves as excellent industrial gas executives\u2026 If Seifi Ghasemi were to stand aside, it would be difficult to imagine a stronger pair of candidates to take his place.&#8221;<\/i> \u2013 <b>JP Morgan<\/b>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">10\/18\/24<\/span> \u2013 Jeffery J. Zekauaskas\n<\/li>\n<li><i>&#8220;We would urge the board (in current form and\/or as reconstituted in coming days) to reconsider Mr.\u00a0Menezes&#8217; candidacy, among others as appropriate, since we continue to believe it to be in the best interest of shareholders.&#8221;<\/i> \u2013 <b>Vertical Research Partners<\/b>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">1\/14\/25<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-person\">Kevin W. McCarthy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n        <b>Please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4344524-1&amp;h=3464335920&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.refreshingairproducts.com%2F&amp;a=www.RefreshingAirProducts.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.RefreshingAirProducts.com<\/a> to see for yourself what ISS, Glass Lewis and Egan-Jones have to say and to learn more about Mantle Ridge&#8217;s highly qualified nominees and its case for change at Air Products.<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\">\n        <b>To Enhance Air Products&#8217; Performance and Create the Long-Term Value that You Deserve, Mantle Ridge Urges You to Vote Online at the Voting Website Listed on Your <u>BLUE<\/u> proxy card or voting instruction form &#8220;FOR&#8221; Mantle Ridge&#8217;s Four Highly Qualified Director Nominees \u2013 <span class=\"xn-person\">Andrew Evans<\/span>, Paul Hilal, <span class=\"xn-person\">Tracy McKibben<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-person\">Dennis Reilley<\/span> \u2013 and &#8220;WITHHOLD&#8221; on the Company Nominees Charles Cogut, <span class=\"xn-person\">Lisa A. Davis<\/span>, Seifollah &#8220;Seifi&#8221; Ghasemi, and <span class=\"xn-person\">Edward L. Monser<\/span>.<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>To ensure your votes are counted, we urge you to vote online today via the voting website located on your <u>BLUE<\/u> Proxy Card or Voting Instruction Form.<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About Mantle Ridge<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2016, Mantle Ridge LP is an engaged, long-term owner-steward that works closely and constructively with company boards to create durable long-term value for all stakeholders. None of Mantle Ridge&#8217;s affiliated entities is a hedge fund or other investment vehicle with a structurally short-term incentive.\u00a0 Mantle Ridge engages with the expectation of maintaining an ownership position over the very long-term. Mantle Ridge has raised separate, single-investment, five-year special purpose vehicles to support its previous engagements with companies including CSX Corporation, Aramark, and Dollar Tree. For more information, visit\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4344524-1&amp;h=2406517644&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mantleridge.com%2F&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mantleridge.com%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.mantleridge.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS<\/p>\n<p>The information herein contains &#8220;forward-looking statements.&#8221; Specific forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and include, without limitation, words such as &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;anticipates,&#8221; &#8220;plans,&#8221; &#8220;estimates,&#8221; &#8220;projects,&#8221; &#8220;potential,&#8221; &#8220;targets,&#8221; &#8220;forecasts,&#8221; &#8220;seeks,&#8221; &#8220;could,&#8221; &#8220;should&#8221; or the negative of such terms or other variations on such terms or comparable terminology. Similarly, statements that describe our objectives, plans or goals are forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and assumptions. There can be no assurance that any idea or assumption herein is, or will be proven, correct. If one or more of the risks or uncertainties materialize, or if any of the underlying assumptions of Mantle Ridge LP and its affiliates (collectively, &#8220;Mantle Ridge&#8221;) or any of the other participants in the proxy solicitation described herein prove to be incorrect, the actual results may vary materially from outcomes indicated by these statements. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by Mantle Ridge that the future plans, estimates or expectations contemplated will ever be achieved. Certain statements and information included herein may have been sourced from third parties. Mantle Ridge does not make any representations regarding the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of such third party statements or information.\u00a0 Except as may be expressly set forth herein, permission to cite such statements or information has neither been sought nor obtained from such third parties, nor has Mantle Ridge paid for any such statements or information. Any such statements or information should not be viewed as an indication of support from such third parties for the views expressed herein. Mantle Ridge disclaims any obligation to update the information herein or to disclose the results of any revisions that may be made to any projected results or forward-looking statements herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such information, projected results or statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Investor Contact<br \/><\/b>D.F. King &amp; Co., Inc.<br \/>Edward McCarthy\u00a0<br \/>Tel: (212) 493-6952<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Media Contacts<br \/><\/b><br \/>\n        <span class=\"xn-person\">Jonathan Gasthalter<\/span> \/ <span class=\"xn-person\">Nathaniel Garnick<\/span><br \/>Gasthalter &amp; Co.<br \/>Tel: (212) 257-4170<br \/>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:RefreshingAPD@gasthalter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">RefreshingAPD@gasthalter.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n        <sup>1<\/sup> The full names of the proxy advisory firms referenced include: Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.; Glass Lewis &amp; Co.; and\u00a0Egan-Jones Proxy Services.<\/p>\n<p id=\"PURL\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cision\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" alt=\"Cision\" src=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=NY00486&amp;sd=2025-01-21\" \/> View original content:<a id=\"PRNURL\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/last-chance-to-vote-mantle-ridge-asks-air-products-and-chemicals-inc-shareholders-to-cast-their-vote-for-change-and-a-better-future-302355761.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/last-chance-to-vote-mantle-ridge-asks-air-products-and-chemicals-inc-shareholders-to-cast-their-vote-for-change-and-a-better-future-302355761.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Mantle Ridge LP<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=NY00486&amp;Transmission_Id=202501210700PR_NEWS_USPR_____NY00486&amp;DateId=20250121\" style=\"border:0px;width:1px;height:1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PR Newswire Air Products&#8217; Annual Meeting is Less Than 48 Hours Away: Vote Your Shares Online Today at the Voting Website Listed on Your BLUE Proxy Card or Voting Instruction Form Leading Proxy Advisory Firms ISS, Glass Lewis, and Egan-Jones Unanimously Recommend Replacing CEO Seifi Ghasemi and Others from the Board with Shareholder Nominees Proposed by Mantle Ridge Mantle Ridge Urges Shareholders to Vote Online &#8220;FOR&#8221; the Four Independent Shareholder Nominees \u2013 Andrew Evans, Paul Hilal, Tracy McKibben, and Dennis Reilley \u2013 and &#8220;WITHHOLD &#8220; \u00a0On Company Nominees Charles Cogut, Lisa A. 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