DD DuPont de Nemours Inc

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 14A

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E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

 

Trian Fund Management, L.P.

Trian Fund Management GP, LLC

Trian Partners, L.P.

Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund, L.P.

Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund II, L.P.

Trian Partners Master Fund, L.P.

Trian Partners Parallel Fund I, L.P.

Trian Partners Master Fund (ERISA), L.P.

Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund-A, L.P.

Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund-D, L.P.

Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund-N, L.P.

Trian SPV (SUB) VIII, L.P.

Trian Partners Fund (Sub)-G, L.P.

Trian Partners Fund (Sub)-G II, L.P.

Nelson Peltz

Peter W. May

Edward P. Garden

John H. Myers

Arthur B. Winkleblack

Robert J. Zatta

 

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Trian Fund Management, L.P. placed the following advertisement in the print edition of Barron’s on May 2, 2015 and may from time to time place such advertisement in additional publications:

 

 

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© 2015 Trian Fund Management, L.P. All rights reserved. Trian Fund Management, L.P. (“Trian”) and the investment funds that it manages that hold shares of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (the “Company”), together with other Participants (as defined below), filed a definitive proxy statement and an accompanying proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 25, 2015 to be used to solicit proxies in connection with the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, including any adjournments or postponements thereof or any special meeting that may be called in lieu thereof (the “2015 Annual Meeting”). Information relating to the participants in such proxy solicitation (the “Participants”) has been included in that definitive proxy statement and in any other amendments to that definitive proxy statement. Stockholders are advised to read the definitive proxy statement and any other documents related to the solicitation of stockholders of the Company in connection with the 2015 Annual Meeting because they contain important information, including additional information relating to the Participants. The Participants’ definitive proxy statement and a form of proxy have been mailed to stockholders of the Company. These materials and other materials filed by the Participants in connection with the solicitation of proxies are available at no charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents filed by the Participants with the SEC are also available, without charge, by directing a request to Trian’s proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc. 105 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 (call collect: 212-929-5500; call toll free: 800-322-2885) or email: proxy@mackenziepartners.com.

BOTH LEADING PROXY ADVISORY FIRMS RECOMMEND DUPONT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE ON TRIAN’S GOLD CARD FOR NELSON PELTZ

 

It is clear to us that change is needed on the DuPont Board, and Trian is deeply gratified that the two leading proxy advisory firms, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) and Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (“Glass Lewis”), agree.

 

ISS and Glass Lewis support Trian’s efforts to hold the Board accountable for DuPont’s consistent underperformance – ISS has recommended that DuPont stockholders vote the GOLD proxy card FOR Trian’s nominees Nelson Peltz and John H. Myers, and Glass Lewis has recommended a vote FOR Nelson Peltz at DuPont’s Annual Meeting on May 13, 2015.

 

ISS and Glass Lewis’ recommendations to vote on the GOLD card underscores Trian’s view that increased oversight is needed in the DuPont boardroom to improve performance and enhance stockholder value.

 

ISS...

 

...CALLS FOR TRIAN TO BRING CHANGE TO THE BOARDROOM

 

“The evidence of this contest strongly suggests that the extensive preparation of the Trian method — providing its executives who go on boards with extensive analytic support throughout their tenures — may be not simply desirable, but necessary to drive the appropriate change. Ultimately this appears to be less a ’shadow management team’ than about a commitment to informed and effective participation in the boardroom. Peltz’ election thus seems clearly in the best interest of all shareholders.”

 

...HIGHLIGHTS THE QUALIFICATIONS OF TRIAN’S FOUR NOMINEES

 

“Like Peltz, [Myers] brings an investor perspective to the boardroom – but he also has significant, long-term experience managing and growing a business within a larger conglomerate structure.” “Both Zatta and Winkleblack appear well-qualified nominees, particularly given their experience as CFO’s with significant strategic responsibilities. In an engagement with the dissident nominees as part of our research process, their CFO experiences seem sufficiently diverse to believe they would be complementary, not duplicative in the boardroom.”

 

GLASS LEWIS...

 

...RECOGNIZES THAT THERE IS MUCH MORE VALUE TO BE CREATED AT DUPONT

 

“In this case, we believe Trian has identified legitimate concerns at DuPont, primarily related to operational execution and management accountability, which we believe substantiate the Dissident’s central thesis that the Company is not performing to its full potential -- and that significant value may yet be created by further addressing Trian’s ongoing criticisms. In particular, we believe shareholders should be concerned with management’s inability in recent years to meet its own long-term growth targets or its initial earnings guidance in any of the last three years.”

 

TRIAN BELIEVES ALL FOUR OF ITS HIGHLY QUALIFIED NOMINEES ARE NEEDED IN THE BOARDROOM TO HELP DUPONT BE GREAT AGAIN.

 

PROTECT AND ENHANCE YOUR INVESTMENT — VOTE GOLD TODAY

 

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