The
$HAS stuff is really interesting. I have a smaller, slightly more speculative, position in
$HAS. I believe that despite the board snuffing the proposal (which was shocking), the investor base is going to be woken up and question that decision.
Adirondack Retirement Specialists, a Meaningful Shareholder of Hasbro, had the following statement:
"We were dismayed to see media reports indicating that the current Board of Directors rejected what appears to be a step forward toward adding value for Hasbro shareholders via a very reasonable settlement proposal from Alta Fox. If true, it is troubling to us that the current directors would reject a well-researched 2.5% shareholder’s input and candidates who have records of adding value at a time when Hasbro seems to have lost the market’s confidence. The Company’s shares are at a new 52-week low point, and it has a strategy that has led the business to lag the overall market and its major competitor over the past five years. For shareholders, we insist on a strategy that prioritizes the highest and best long-term allocation of capital and resources. In our view, Alta Fox’s proposal takes shareholders toward that goal. We intend to support the entire dissident slate as we believe that would be in the best long-term interests of shareholders if a contested vote is held at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders."