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      "text": "From Phillips 66's April 24 Letter: Elliott, who is compensating its purportedly independent nominees, denied Phillips 66 access to those nominees for interview and evaluation... Does this action further reveal an expectation of loyalty rather than true independence?",
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      "text": "No. We clearly indicated in writing to Phillips 66 that we would be happy for the Company to interview our candidates, but only if there was some agreed-upon framework for collaborating on the change Phillips 66 needs.",
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      "text": "We do not expect any independent directors to owe a duty to one shareholder. We do believe, however, that when they reverse a view on corporate governance that they expressed merely one month before, it is reasonable to question whether they have compromised their independence in deference to the “go along to get along” culture of a boardroom that is badly in need of change.",
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      "text": "We offered this conversation because we thought it was the courteous thing to do, and because we thought Mr. Pease might be interested in hearing more detail regarding our perspectives on Phillips 66. Mr. Pease declined our offer, asking that all Phillips-related conversations go through Chairman and CEO Mark Lashier. The insinuation that Elliott attempted to have multiple conversations with Mr. Pease to coerce him into carrying out an Elliott agenda is false and deliberately misleading.",
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      "text": "Regarding our outreach to Mr. Pease on February 18, 2025, we would note that this was the only time we made an effort to speak to Mr. Pease following his appointment to the Phillips 66 Board on February 13, 2024. The sole purpose of this outreach was to offer a conversation after we publicly renewed our calls for change at Phillips 66 that week.",
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      "text": "It becomes even more reasonable to raise these questions when that same director wholeheartedly endorses the Company’s performance and strategy during the year that he has served on the Board, despite quantifiable evidence that the Company has underperformed and that its strategy is failing all shareholders.",
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