Elliott nominates seven candidates for Phillips 66 board

Elliott Investment Management, which manages funds that together have an investment of more than $2.5B in Phillips 66 (PSX), announced seven candidates it has nominated to the company’s board for election at the upcoming 2025 annual meeting of shareholders. “In its February 11 materials, Elliott detailed its case for change at Phillips to allow the Company to realize its full potential and reverse its persistent underperformance versus peers. Elliott identified three initiatives that it believes are critical to real progress finally occurring at Phillips: portfolio simplification; an operating review; and enhanced oversight. The director nominees announced today will bring the right experience and objective perspectives to the Board as it executes the best path forward for the Company, including by bolstering accountability and improving oversight of management initiatives. Elliott’s slate of seven highly qualified individuals allows it to maintain flexibility given the Company’s recent actions to change the composition of its Board. On February 18 Phillips announced that two sitting directors previously in the 2025 class, Gary Adams and Denise Ramos, would not stand for reelection at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting, and that the size of the Board would be reduced from 14 to 12 directors after the Annual Meeting. However, the Company has not disclosed how many seats will now be up for election or who it will be nominating. Elliott’s candidates were chosen through a comprehensive search process to identify professionals with complementary backgrounds and experience related to improving refining and midstream operations, evaluating complex strategic transactions and enhancing corporate governance. Prior to the filing of Elliott’s definitive proxy materials, Elliott will identify the final slate of director candidates that will stand for election at the Annual Meeting,” the firm stated.