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Ancora, a top-five holder since 2020, calls the transaction egregious self-entrenchment and is backing a Tennessee lawsuit (Bell v. Allen) seeking injunctive relief to force a pre-closing vote. Ancora plans to call a Special Meeting to replace CEO Tom Schmitt (labelled \"Chief Value Destroyer\") and directors with a world-class slate that includes a qualified CEO candidate. Rejecting Omni, installing new leadership, executing $50M of margin improvement, and disciplined capital allocation together bridge to $140-$145 per share.", "primaryDemands": [ "Force a pre-closing shareholder vote on the Omni Logistics acquisition", "Shareholders reject the Omni deal", "Call a Special Meeting of Shareholders", "Replace CEO Tom Schmitt and incumbent directors", "Elect Ancora's slate of directors including a new CEO candidate", "Execute margin improvement and disciplined capital allocation (buybacks, non-core asset sales, tuck-in M&A)" ], "scqaResolution": "Force a pre-closing vote via the Bell v. 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