Impactive Capital Files Proxy Materials for Wex Shareholder Meeting
Impactive Capital, which together with its affiliates is one of the largest shareholders of Wex with an ownership interest of approximately 4.9%, announced that it has filed definitive proxy materials in connection with the company's annual meeting of stockholders, currently scheduled for May 5, and sent a letter to shareholders in which the firm says it details "how the WEX Board of Directors has failed to respond to clear investor discontent, neglected to exercise adequate oversight of management, and taken desperate steps to entrench itself." In its letter, Impactive also says it "highlights that Board change is needed to course correct and stem the years-long tide of underperformance by the Company, which has led to a severe undervaluation by the market. As Impactive points out, there is no reason why Wex, with the right strategy and operational execution, could not close the valuation gap to its closest competitor, Corpay."