AGREEMENTProxy Solicitation Agreement • October 11th, 2007 • Lancaster Colony Corp • Canned, frozen & preservd fruit, veg & food specialties • Delaware
This Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2007 (“Agreement”), is by and among Lancaster Colony Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), and the other persons and entities that are signatories hereto (collectively, the “Barington Group,” and each, individually, a “member” of the Barington Group) which are or may be deemed to be members of a “group” with respect to the common stock of the Company, without par value (the “Common Stock”), pursuant to Rule 13d-5 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
LANCASTER COLONY CORPORATION AND BARINGTON GROUP ANNOUNCE AGREEMENTAgreement • October 11th, 2007 • Lancaster Colony Corp • Canned, frozen & preservd fruit, veg & food specialties
COLUMBUS, Ohio and NEW YORK, New York – October 9, 2007 – Lancaster Colony Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LANC) and a group of investors led by Barington Capital Group, L.P. (the “Barington Group”), which has reported beneficial ownership of approximately 5.6% of the Company’s outstanding shares, announced today that they have reached an agreement that will avoid a proxy contest at the Company’s 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
