Canyon Partners Sends Letter to Berry Global's Board of Directors
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Canyon Capital Advisors LLC, the investment advisor to funds and accounts (together with Canyon Capital Advisors LLC, "Canyon") that beneficially own, in the aggregate, over 9 million shares, or almost 7.0% of the outstanding common stock of Berry Global, Inc. ("Berry" or the "Company") (NYSE: BERY), today sent a letter to Berry's Board of Directors and senior management team asking the Company to immediately take the following steps: (1) publicly announce that it has hired an investment bank or other financial advisor to develop a clear plan of action toward accelerated deleveraging; (2) commit to achieving an investment grade rating (and cease M&A activity other than deleveraging transactions); and (3) get in front of environmental, social and governance ("ESG") trends and correct market misperceptions about sustainability.

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