Trian Partners Activist Presentation Deck
A Separation Increases Organizational Capacity to Make Strategic Acquisitions
▪ Shareholders could benefit from two platforms focused on making acquisitions
in their respective industry verticals
Analyst Discussion of M&A Landscape
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"We also believe the r rationale for consolidation in coatings
ngs remains strong (US peers commented on the
need for large scale M&A at GS Basic Materials Conference earlier in May)."
Goldman Sachs research, 6/4/18
"...[we] continue to note that with the coatings industry at the cusp of another round of global consolidation,
Akzo is the key strategic asset.”
Deutsche Bank research, 4/24/18
"The global coatings sector is consolidating and AXTA could be an acquisition candidate, which could be an
upside risk to the shares."
Citi research, 4/19/18
Potential US-Based Strategic Acquisitions
Transformative
Acquisitions
Regional
Paint Shops
BEHR...
A
Benjamin
Moore
Paints
RPM
KELLY-MOOREⓇ
PAINTS
Cloverdale
Paint
JVs /
Partnerships
THE
HOME
DEPOT
Potential Non-US-Based Strategic Acquisitions
AkzoNobel
DuluxGroup
cromoLOGY
k
Kansai Paint
Japan's No.1
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NIPPON PAINT
Suvinil
PAINT
FARROW
& BALL
F&B
PAPER
JOTUN
Brillux
..more than paint
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