Campbell Soup Offers to Add Two Third Point Nominees to Board

Campbell Soup Offers to Add Two Third Point Nominees to Board
The logo and ticker for Campbell Soup Co. are displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 18, 2018. Reuters/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Campbell Soup Co., which is in the midst of a proxy battle with Third Point LLC, said on Nov. 9 it offered to add two of the hedge fund’s nominees to its board, after a similar proposal was rejected by the activist investor.

The soup maker had proposed adding Kurt Schmidt and Sarah Hofstetter from the hedge fund’s slate to the board following its annual meeting. However, Third Point had rejected the offer, Campbell said.