SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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The Walt Disney Company
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Trian Fund Management, L.P.
Trian Management GP, LLC
Nelson Peltz
Peter W. May
Matthew Peltz
Josh Frank
James A. Rasulo
Trian Partners, L.P.
Trian Partners Parallel Fund I, L.P.
Trian Partners Master Fund, L.P.
Trian Partners Co-Investment Opportunities Fund, Ltd.
Trian Partners Fund (Sub)-G, L.P.
Partners Strategic Investment Fund-N, L.P.
Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G II, L.P.
Trian Partners Strategic Fund-K, L.P.
Isaac Perlmutter
The Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Foundation Inc.
Object Trading Corp.
Isaac Perlmutter T.A.
Zib Inc.
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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In response to numerous inquiries and expressions of support from shareholders of The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”) relating to the involvement of Trian Fund Management, L.P. (“Trian”) with Disney, representatives of Trian have responded, and may in the future respond, with the following statement or substantially similar statements from time to time:
Thank you for your message expressing support of Trian’s nomination of our CEO & Founding Partner, Nelson Peltz, and Jay Rasulo, to the Board of Directors of The Walt Disney Company. We believe there is much that can be done to revive Disney, and we are excited about the opportunity to represent the interests of all shareholders in the boardroom.
