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Proxy Contest
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]  
Proxy Contest Proxy Contest
In the second quarter of 2018, the Company received notification from Carl C. Icahn and certain affiliated entities (together, "Icahn"), that they intended to nominate a full slate of five candidates for election to the Board at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2018 annual meeting") that was held on June 19, 2018 (the "proxy contest"). The Company and Icahn, together with certain of their Board nominees, each entered into a settlement agreement pursuant to which the size of the Board was expanded to eight directors. The Board now consists of previously incumbent directors Sylvia K. Barnes, David J. Kornder and William M. Griffin, and newly elected members Bob G. Alexander, Jonathan Christodoro, Jonathan Frates, John J. "Jack" Lipinski and Randolph C. Read following the certification of the voting results, which occurred on June 22, 2018. As confirmed by external counsel, the election of a majority of non-incumbent directors nominated in connection with the proxy contest resulted in the accelerated vesting of certain share and incentive-based compensation awards granted to the Company's employees and directors as discussed further in Note 15.

The Company incurred legal, consulting and advisory fees related to shareholder activism and the proxy contest, as well as the review of strategic alternatives of $7.1 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018, which is net of $(0.5) million in fees which were reimbursed to the Company during the three-month period ended September 30, 2018.