Messrs. Intrieri and Merksamer will be members of the five-person search committee, chaired by Independent Non-Executive Chair Linda Fayne Levinson, leading the process to find a permanent Chief Executive Officer of Hertz.
NAPLES, FLA. – Hertz Global Holdings Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Carl C. Icahn and affiliated entities under which Vincent J. Intrieri, Samuel Merksamer and Daniel A. Ninivaggi have been appointed to the Hertz Board of Directors as Class II, Class I and Class I directors, respectively. Messrs. Intrieri, Merksamer and Ninivaggi have also been appointed as directors to The Hertz Corporation Board of Directors. Messrs. Intrieri and Merksamer will be members of the five-person search committee, chaired by Independent Non-Executive Chair Linda Fayne Levinson, leading the process to find a permanent Chief Executive Officer of Hertz. As previously announced on September 11, 2014, Hertz had reached an agreement-in-principle with Mr. Icahn.
In addition, Henry C. Wolf, Barry H. Beracha and Philippe P. Laffont have retired from the Board. The Hertz Board now comprises nine independent directors and will expand to ten directors upon the appointment of a permanent Chief Executive Officer.
Linda Fayne Levinson, Independent Non-Executive Chair of the Hertz Board of Directors, said, “We have a talented Board with diverse skills and strong voices, all intent on improving Hertz’s performance and creating value for all shareholders. We welcome Messrs. Intrieri, Merksamer and Ninnivaggi to the Board. We are sure their experience and skill will add value, and we look forward to working with them constructively.”
Ms. Levinson continued, “While we welcome our new Board members, we will sorely miss Hank, Barry and Philippe. They are all very talented business leaders who have made valued contributions to the performance of Hertz. On behalf of the whole Board, I would like to thank them for their service.”
Carl C. Icahn commented, “This is a great outcome for Hertz and its shareholders and I thank the Hertz Board for taking this important step in putting the company back on track. Our director designees look forward to working with Linda and the other Board members to identify a permanent CEO. I’m confident our designees will quickly prove their value to the Board and the company, as they have done on numerous occasions in the past in creating value for all shareholders.”
Carl C. Icahn, together with his affiliates, beneficially owns approximately 38.8 million shares of Hertz common stock, which represents approximately 8.48% of Hertz’s outstanding shares. Mr. Icahn has also agreed to vote the shares he controls in support of Hertz’s slate of director nominees at the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting. Mr. Icahn and his affiliates have also agreed to other customary standstill provisions. In addition, the Company’s shareholder rights plan has been amended to increase the triggering percentage to 20%. The complete agreement with Mr. Icahn will be filed on a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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