UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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SCHEDULE 14A
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CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
(Name of the Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
THIRD POINT LLC
DANIEL S. LOEB
THIRD POINT PARTNERS QUALIFIED L.P.
THIRD POINT PARTNERS L.P.
THIRD POINT OFFSHORE MASTER FUND L.P.
THIRD POINT ULTRA MASTER FUND L.P.
THIRD POINT ENHANCED LP
THIRD POINT ADVISORS LLC
THIRD POINT ADVISORS II LLC
FRANCI BLASSBERG
MATTHEW COHEN
SARAH HOFSTETTER
MUNIB ISLAM
LAWRENCE KARLSON
BOZOMA SAINT JOHN
KURT SCHMIDT
RAYMOND SILCOCK
DAVID SILVERMAN
MICHAEL SILVERSTEIN
GEORGE STRAWBRIDGE, JR.
WILLIAM TOLER
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This filing contains (1) a press release issued by Third Point LLC, (2) a Tweet issued by @ThirdPointLLC and (3) a communication from Third Point LLC, each issued on October 17, 2018.
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Third Point Comments on Unsurprising Announcement that Dorrance Family Members Intend to Vote for
Themselves and Their Own Interests at Campbell’s Annual Meeting
Calls on Entrenched Family Board Members to Listen to the Voices of Shareholders Rather Than Trying to
Intimidate Them with Inherited Voting Bloc
Notes Stock is Down ~4% in Hours Following the Announcement, Suggesting Shareholders’
Dissatisfaction with the Family’s Stunt
Reminds the Board That Shareholders Will Finally Have the Opportunity to Render a Verdict on The Insiders’ Multi-Decade “Reign of Error” at this Year’s Annual Meeting and Their Voices Deserve to be Heard
Urges CPB Shareholders to VOTE the WHITE Proxy Card to Elect the Independent Slate, Which Brings True Shareholder Alignment to the Board and Cares About Shareholder Interests Over Those of Insiders and Heirs
NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Third Point LLC (NYSE: TPRE; LSE: TPOU) (“Third Point”), a New York-based investment firm managing approximately $18 billion in assets and a holder of approximately 7% of the outstanding common shares of Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) (“Campbell” or the “Company”), today responded to the Company’s announcement that the entrenched family Board members intend to vote for themselves at this year’s Annual Meeting, saying:
“It is hardly news that the entrenched family owners, who have long enriched themselves at the expense of shareholders and the Company, seek to preserve their Board seats and reign of error. Instead of patiently listening to shareholder views, waiting for votes to come in, and respectfully awaiting the verdict of shareholder advisory firms, this group of billionaire heirs and heiresses are attempting to intimidate smaller shareholders by flaunting their inherited voting bloc as an impenetrable moat. This stunt shows that Campbell’s is in for more of the same unless the Independent Slate is elected in November. The Independent Slate is not intimidated – indeed, we are running precisely so that shareholders finally have an opportunity to render a verdict on the entrenched insiders’ dreadful tenure at this year’s Annual Meeting. This is a long overdue reckoning that they have no interest in hearing, as their actions today show.
We encourage shareholders to VOTE THE WHITE CARD to #RefreshTheRecipe and end the rule of unqualified heirs and heiresses who do not believe in accountability – but rather in the divine right of inherited power.”
We also encourage all shareholders to review The Independents and our detailed presentation to understand why the Independent Slate will respect Shareholder voices, end the Insiders’ Reign of Error, and set Campbell’s on a new and profitable path. We urge shareholders to VOTE the WHITE Proxy Card to elect the Independent Slate and #RefreshTheRecipe.
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Your Vote Is Important, No Matter How Many or How Few Shares You Own!
PLEASE REMEMBER TO CAN THE COMPANY’S CARD! If you return a Campbell’s proxy card – even by simply indicating “withhold” on the Company’s slate – you will revoke any vote you had previously submitted for Third Point on the WHITE proxy card.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
On September 28, 2018, Third Point LLC filed a definitive proxy statement and on October 1, 2018 filed Supplement No. 1 thereto and on October 9, 2018 filed Supplement No. 2 thereto (collectively, the “Definitive Proxy Statement”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to solicit proxies from stockholders of Campbell Soup Company (the “Company”) for use at the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders. THIRD POINT STRONGLY ADVISES ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT ALSO INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE IDENTITY OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE THIRD POINT SOLICITATION AND A DESCRIPTION OF THEIR DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTERESTS THEREIN. The Definitive Proxy Statement is available at no charge on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and is also available, without charge, on request from Third Point LLC’s proxy solicitor, Okapi Partners LLC, at (855) 208-8902 or via email at CPBinfo@okapipartners.com.
CONTACTS
For Media:
Third Point LLC
Elissa Doyle, 917-748-8533
Chief Marketing Officer
edoyle@thirdpoint.com
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Nothing like stale #corpgov & voter intimidation to get us tweeting! Now that @CampbellSoupCo is set on maintaining its reign of error, we want to ensure ALL shareholders are empowered. Get today’s response to $CPB: http://bit.ly/RefreshCPB (SEC Legend: http://bit.ly/SEC_Legend)
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
On September 28, 2018, Third Point LLC filed a definitive proxy statement and on October 1, 2018 filed Supplement No. 1 thereto and on October 9, 2018 filed Supplement No. 2 thereto (collectively, the “Definitive Proxy Statement”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to solicit proxies from stockholders of Campbell Soup Company (the “Company”) for use at the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders. THIRD POINT STRONGLY ADVISES ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT ALSO INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE IDENTITY OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE THIRD POINT SOLICITATION AND A DESCRIPTION OF THEIR DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTERESTS THEREIN. The Definitive Proxy Statement is available at no charge on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and is also available, without charge, on request from Third Point LLC’s proxy solicitor, Okapi Partners LLC, at (855) 208-8902 or via email at CPBinfo@okapipartners.com.