Saba Capital Sends Letter to Impax Environmental Markets PLC’s Board of Directors Regarding its Intention to Requisition a General Meeting to Replace the Board and Deliver Long-Term Value to Shareholders
Believes a New Board Is Needed to Implement Necessary Strategic Changes to Improve the Status Quo
Highlights that IEM’s Share Price Performance Has Lagged its Benchmark by More Than 75% Over the Past Five Years
Urges Incumbent Directors to Resign from the Board Following Outcome of the Exit Tender Offer
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EC4M 7WS
(the “Company”)
Attention: The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board” or “you”)
Dear Members of the Board,
Based on the results of the Exit Tender Offer elections, as disclosed by the Company1,
As you are aware, we have been profoundly disappointed with the Company’s performance and the Board’s inability to implement necessary strategic changes to improve the status quo.
Over the past five years, IEM’s share price return (-3.3%) massively lagged its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index2 (+72.4%), by more than 75%.3 On a three-year basis, IEM’s share price return (+7.5%) lagged the benchmark (+58.8%) by more than 51%.4
Against this backdrop, the scale of the shares tendered5 (77.83%) in the recent Exit Tender Offer makes clear there is little demand for this Company to continue in its current state. In our view, any board would ordinarily step aside following this result. In light of this, we respectfully request that you resign.
As the Company's largest shareholder, we therefore feel a duty to advocate for a necessary change. As a result, we intend to requisition a general meeting of the Company to remove the entire Board and, in its place, appoint a new board composed solely of qualified, independent directors who are committed to delivering long-term value for all shareholders.
Formal requisition documents will be sent to you imminently.
Yours sincerely,
Partner
For and on behalf of
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1 https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/IEM/result-of-exit-tender-offer-elections/17553292. |
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2 The MSCI ACWI Index is the benchmark cited in the Company’s latest factsheet dated |
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3 Source: Bloomberg. Data is in GBP and as of |
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4 Source: Bloomberg. Data is in GBP and as of |
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5 https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/IEM/result-of-exit-tender-offer-elections/17553292. |
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