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CORPORATE STRATEGY
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With fresh food and soup under pressure, Campbell doubled down on snacks
in an expensive "bet the company" transaction that brings significant financial and operational risks
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Acquired Snyder's-Lance, a US snacks business, in March 2018
High purchase price ($6 billion, nearly 20x EBITDA)
All debt transaction saddled the Company with over 5x leverage
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Deal fraught with execution risk
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THIRD POINT
Ill-timed acquisition given issues in rest of portfolio
Acquired assets complicated to integrate with Campbell's legacy Pepperidge Farm snacking
business given complex routes to market (multiple separate direct store delivery systems)
Note: Quotation from UBS report "Will Snyder's-Lance create shareholder value for Campbell" (1.24.18)
Source: Third Point LLC; Company Materials; Google Images; UBS
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66 We believe Campbell's acquisition of Snyder's-Lance adds execution risk across both organizations... Snyder's
integration complexity and lofty cost target guidance leave us skeptical of material stock value creation. 99
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