other_material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.55
Bausch Health enters standstill-like pacts with Icahn, Paulson, Kavanagh limiting activism
Bausch Health Companies Inc.
- Icahn Group, John Paulson, and Sarah Kavanagh each signed letter agreements with Bausch Health on May 20, 2025.
- If a group engages in a 'Specified Action' (proxy contest, solicitation, >19.99% stake), members must resign from both BHC and B+L boards.
- BHC agrees to vote its B+L shares in favor of each group's designee if nominated to B+L board and to offer new committee seats.
- Icahn Group irrevocably waives right to designate replacement directors under B+L DANA upon resignation.
- Agreements terminate upon a director's resignation from BHC board, with some provisions surviving until next B+L annual meeting.
item 1.01item 9.01