STORE Capital Announces Proxy Advisory Firms ISS and Glass Lewis Recommend Stockholders Vote “FOR” Proposed Acquisition by GIC and Oak Street
29 Noviembre 2022 - 7:00AM
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STORE Capital Corporation (NYSE: STOR) (“STORE Capital”
or the “Company”), an internally managed net-lease real estate
investment trust (REIT) that invests in Single Tenant
Operational Real Estate, today announced that
leading independent proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder
Services Inc. (“ISS”) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”)
have each recommended that stockholders vote “FOR” the
previously announced all-cash acquisition of the Company by
affiliates of GIC, a global institutional investor, and funds
managed by Oak Street, a Division of Blue Owl, at the Company’s
upcoming Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”)
scheduled for December 9, 2022 at 8:00 a.m., Arizona time.
As previously announced, the Company and affiliates of GIC and
Oak Street have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant
to which such affiliates have agreed to acquire the outstanding
shares of common stock of the Company for $32.25 per share. The
transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023,
subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders and the
satisfaction of certain other customary closing conditions.
The Company's Board of Directors recommends that you vote
“FOR” the proposed merger. All stockholders of record as of the
close of business on October 24, 2022 are entitled to vote at the
Special Meeting.
The Company’s stockholders are reminded that their vote is
extremely important, no matter how many shares they own. To follow
the recommendations of ISS, Glass Lewis and the Company's Board of
Directors, stockholders should vote “FOR” the proposed
merger prior to December 9th, 2022.
If you have any questions about the Special Meeting or need
assistance voting your shares, please contact the Company's proxy
solicitor, Alliance Advisors, LLC by phone at (855) 325-6670.
About STORE Capital
STORE Capital is an internally managed net-lease REIT that is a
leader in the acquisition, investment and management of Single
Tenant Operational Real Estate, which is its target market and the
inspiration for its name. STORE Capital is one of the largest and
fastest growing net-lease REITs and owns a large, well-diversified
portfolio that consists of investments in more than 3,000 property
locations across the United States, substantially all of which are
profit centers. Additional information about STORE Capital can be
found on its website at www.storecapital.com.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed transaction, the Company has
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a
definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A and has mailed the
definitive proxy statement and a proxy card to each stockholder
entitled to vote at the special meeting relating to the proposed
transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE
URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY
AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION THAT THE COMPANY FILES WITH THE
SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. The definitive proxy
statement and any other documents filed by the Company with the SEC
(when available) may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov or by accessing the Investor
Relations section of the Company’s website at
https://ir.storecapital.com or by contacting the Company’s
Investor Relations by email at info@storecapital.com.
Participants in the Solicitation
The Company and its directors and certain of its executive
officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of
proxies from the Company’s stockholders with respect to the
proposed transaction. Information about the Company’s directors and
executive officers and their ownership of the Company’s securities
is set forth in the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A for
its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on
April 14, 2022, and subsequent documents filed with the SEC.
Additional information regarding the identity of participants in
the solicitation of proxies, and a description of their direct or
indirect interests in the proposed transaction, by security
holdings or otherwise, has been included in the definitive proxy
statement. Investors should read the definitive proxy statement
carefully before making any voting or investment decisions.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements
relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and
strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions
concerning matters that are not historical facts. In some cases,
you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,”
“expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,”
“estimates,” “predicts,” or “potential” or the negative of these
words and phrases or similar words or phrases which are predictions
of or indicate future events or trends and which do not relate
solely to historical matters. You can also identify forward-looking
statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions.
The forward-looking statements contained in this release are
subject to numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
assumptions and changes in circumstances, many of which are beyond
the control of the Company, that may cause actual results and
future events to differ significantly from those expressed in any
forward-looking statement, which risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to: the ability to complete the proposed
transaction on the proposed terms or on the anticipated timeline,
or at all, including risks related to securing the necessary
stockholder approval and satisfaction of other closing conditions
to consummate the proposed transaction; the occurrence of any
event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the
termination of the merger agreement relating to the proposed
transaction; risks that the proposed transaction disrupts the
Company’s current plans and operations or diverts the attention of
management from ongoing business operations; the risk of
unanticipated difficulties or expenditures relating to the proposed
transaction, including potential difficulties with the Company’s
ability to retain employees and maintain relationships with
customers and other third parties; risks related to the outcome of
any stockholder litigation in connection with the proposed
transaction; and other effects relating to any further
announcements regarding the proposed transaction on the market
price of the Company’s common stock.
While forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s good
faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance or
events. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on
which it was made. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes
in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or
methods, future events or other changes. For a further discussion
of these and other factors that could cause the Company’s future
results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements,
see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed
with the SEC on February 25, 2022, as updated by the Company’s
subsequent periodic reports filed with the SEC
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