H Partners Obtains Clear Referendum for Change at Harley-Davidson’s 2025 Annual Meeting
14 Maio 2025 - 7:10PM
Business Wire
Highlights that H Partners’ Campaign Compelled
Harley’s Board to Make Commitments to Numerous Shareholders,
Effectively Acquiescing to H Partners’ Demands That 1) Mr. Zeitz,
Mr. Linebarger, and Ms. Levinson Resign from the Board, 2) a New,
External CEO be Appointed, and 3) Any Consideration of Mr. Zeitz
Remaining on as Executive Chair be Eliminated
Calls on the Board to Follow Through on the
Commitments Made to Numerous Shareholders
Nearly Half of the Overall Shares Voted
Withhold on the Three Targeted Directors, and Almost 90% of the
Non-Passive Institutional Shares Voted Withhold, Making Clear That
Shareholders Want New Leadership
H Partners Management, LLC (“H Partners” or “we”), one of the
largest shareholders of Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG)
(“Harley-Davidson”, “Harley”, or the “Company”), which beneficially
owns approximately 9.3% of the outstanding shares of the Company,
today commented on the preliminary results of the Company’s 2025
Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).
“We thank our fellow shareholders and all other stakeholders,
including dealers, riders, and employees, for their outpouring of
support during this campaign for change at Harley. While we are
disappointed with the state of the Company under the leadership of
Mr. Zeitz, Mr. Linebarger, and Ms. Levinson, we believe that this
shareholder mandate can create a brighter future for
Harley-Davidson.
We are encouraged that this campaign compelled Harley’s Board to
commit to numerous shareholders that Mr. Zeitz, Mr. Linebarger, and
Ms. Levinson will resign from the Board before the 2026 Annual
Meeting, that it will appoint a new, external CEO, and that it will
eliminate any consideration of Mr. Zeitz remaining on in an
Executive Chair role. With such a large withhold vote, we call on
the Board to follow through on these promises.
We believe the outcome of today’s Annual Meeting sends a clear
message that the direction of the Company needs to change. We are
pleased that our campaign forced the Board to engage directly with
stakeholders that they had long ignored, including dealers,
employees, and shareholders. We encourage all stakeholders to
continue to voice their perspectives on what is required to fix
this great company.”
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About H Partners
Management
H Partners Management, LLC is an independent investment firm
founded in 2005 based in New York City.
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