DHI Group, Inc. and Barington Group Reach Agreement
EXHIBIT 99.2
DHI Group, Inc. and Barington Group Reach Agreement
New York, New York, February 26, 2016 - DHI Group, Inc. (formerly known as Dice Holdings, Inc.) (NYSE: DHX) (“DHI” or the “Company”) and an investor group led by Barington Capital Group, L.P. (“Barington”) today announced that they have reached an agreement in connection with the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and certain related matters.
Under the terms of the agreement, Barington has withdrawn the two nominees that it had previously proposed for election to DHI’s board of directors (“Board”) at the 2016 Annual Meeting and agreed to vote its shares in support of all four of DHI’s director nominees up for reelection. Further, the Company has agreed to add a new Board member mutually acceptable to DHI and Barington to fill the vacancy created by the recent resignation of long-time Board member Xxxxx Xxxxxxx. The Company has begun the search process to find such additional Board member.
Xxxx Xxxxxx, DHI’s Chairman of the Board, said: “The DHI Board is committed to ensuring there is continued alignment between our strategy, our clients’ needs and the best interests of our shareholders. Over the past two years, we have added four high-quality new directors to further strengthen our Board. Our conversations with Barington have been constructive and we are pleased that we have reached this agreement. We are confident all members of our board of directors will help guide DHI as we pursue profitable growth opportunities and enhanced shareholder value.”
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Barington, stated, “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with DHI and we look forward to working together with the Board and management team to enhance long-term value for all DHI shareholders.”
The 2016 Annual Meeting is expected to be convened at the Marriott Residence Inn Times Square, 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, on Friday, April 22, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., local time.
About DHI Group, Inc.
DHI Group, Inc. (NYSE: DHX) (formerly known as Dice Holdings, Inc.) is a leading provider of data, insights and connections through our specialized services for professional communities including technology and security clearance, financial services, energy, healthcare and hospitality. Our mission is to empower professionals and organizations to compete and win through expert insights and relevant employment connections. Employers and recruiters use our websites and services to source and hire the most qualified professionals in select and highly-skilled occupations, while professionals use our websites and services to find the best employment opportunities in and the most timely news and information about their respective areas of expertise. For 25 years, we have built our company on providing employers and recruiters with efficient access to high-quality, unique professional communities, and offering the professionals in those communities access to highly-relevant career opportunities, news, tools and information. Today, we serve multiple markets located throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region.
About Barington Capital Group, X.X.
Xxxxxxxxx Capital Group, L.P. is an investment firm that, through its affiliates, manages a value-oriented, activist investment fund that was established by Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx in January 2000. Barington and its principals are experienced value-added investors who have taken active roles in assisting companies in creating or improving long-term shareholder value.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and oral statements made from time to time by our representatives contain forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on those statements because they are subject to numerous uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Forward-looking statements include information without limitation concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business strategy. These statements often include words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate” or similar expressions. These statements are based on assumptions that we have made in light of our experience in the industry as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect our actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from
those in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, competition from existing and future competitors in the highly competitive market in which we operate, failure to adapt our business model to keep pace with rapid changes in the recruiting and career services business, failure to maintain and develop our reputation and brand recognition, failure to increase or maintain the number of customers who purchase recruitment packages, cyclicality or downturns in the economy or industries we serve, failure to attract qualified professionals to our websites or grow the number of qualified professionals who use our websites, failure to successfully identify or integrate acquisitions, U.S. and foreign government regulation of the Internet and taxation, our ability to borrow funds under our revolving credit facility or refinance our indebtedness and restrictions on our current and future operations under such indebtedness. These factors and others are discussed in more detail in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are available on the Investors page of our website at xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, under the headings “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
You should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement made by the Company or its representatives herein, or elsewhere, speaks only as of the date on which it is made. New risks and uncertainties come up from time to time, and it is impossible to predict these events or how they may affect us. We have no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date hereof, except as required by applicable law.
Contact: DHI Group, Inc.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Director, Corporate Communications
000-000-0000
xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
CONTACT: Barington Capital Group, L.P.
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Chief Operating Officer
000-000-0000
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
