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Macy's flagship store in Herald Square in New York, Dec. 23, 2021.
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Department store Macy's on Wednesday said it had settled its proxy fight with an activist group led by Arkhouse Management, and that it would add two new directors to its 15-person board.
The reshuffle moves Macy's closer to a deal that would take the 165-year-old department store private.
Ric Clark, a former executive at Brookfield, and Rick Markee will join Macy's board effective immediately. Markee is also on the board of discount retailer Five Below. Both Clark and Markee were Arkhouse nominees.
"The Board is open-minded about the best path to create shareholder value," the company said.
Macy's also said it had provided the Arkhouse-led investor group with confidential business information as the two sides negotiated the terms of a possible sale.
Arkhouse first submitted an offer to take the retailer private in 2023. The investor, which is working in concert with Brigade Management, has since increased its offer multiple times. The investment-firm-turned-activist then launched a proxy fight at the company in February, putting up a nine-director slate.
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