US Foods (USFD) to look at options

POTENTIAL DEAL DETAILS

On April 2, 2022, Mr. Dutkosky and Ms. Bachelder had a call with Mr. Ferguson, who reiterated the terms of his March 30 Offer, and further elaborated that the Company had three options:

(i) sell the Company to a private equity firm by the end of the year,

(ii) in the event that a sale of the Company (USFD) is not pursued, begin an immediate search for a new CEO, or

(iii) in the event that the Company decides not to pursue either of the previous two options, Sachem Head should be given control through a majority of the seats on the Board. Mr. Ferguson asked for a counteroffer by Friday, April 8, 2022.

Update(s):

May 9, 2022: Hedge fund Sachem Head Capital Management is in advanced talks to drop a board challenge against US Foods Holding Corp (USFD) in exchange for three seats on the food distributor’s board of directors and the replacement of Chief Executive Officer Pietro Satriano, people familiar with the matter said

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