Fir Tree Comments on Halcón CEO Departure, Renews Call for Sale of Company
22 Fevereiro 2019 - 2:42PM
Business Wire
Fir Tree Capital Management LP ("Fir Tree"),
manager of certain funds that together have economic exposure to
approximately 7.2% of the common stock of Halcón Resources
Corporation ("Halcón" or "the Company") (NYSE: HK), today
issued the following statement regarding the Company’s February
21st announcement of management and board changes, including the
departure of Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director Floyd
C. Wilson, and commitment to reduce G&A costs:
“We are encouraged that Halcón is following our
recommendations by enacting changes at the senior management and
board level and significantly reducing G&A – with a particular
focus on cutting excessive executive compensation costs. In our
view, these are important first steps towards realizing increased
value for the Company’s shareholders and we commend the Board for
these actions.
However, we continue to believe that there is
more work to do to maximize shareholder value, which is highlighted
by Halcón’s stock trading down since this announcement. These steps
include the addition of new independent directors to help oversee a
strategic process to sell the Company for cash and/or stock, as
outlined in our February 4th letter to the Halcón Board of
Directors and accompanying presentation.
The market’s negative reaction to Halcón’s
announcement, in our view, only underscores the fact that these
additional steps are needed, and reflects worries among investors
that the Company may now be recruiting a new management team
focused on operations instead of pursuing a sale of the Company for
cash or stock. We believe Halcón has an ideal opportunity at this
point to initiate a sale process and we look forward to engaging
with the Company in the near-term to continue to discuss our
perspective and concerns.”
About Fir Tree Partners
Fir Tree Partners, founded in 1994 and located
in New York City (HQ) and Miami, is a value-oriented
investment manager that manages private investment funds for
endowments, charitable and philanthropic foundations, pension funds
and other institutional and private investors.
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