GATES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT EXPRESSES CONTINUED OPPOSITION TO VISTA OUTDOOR'S PROPOSED SALE OF THE KINETIC GROUP TO CSG

NEW YORK, July 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Gates Capital Management, Inc. ("Gates Capital Management" or "we"), an event-driven alternative asset manager that beneficially owns 5,589,041 shares, or approximately 9.6%, of Vista Outdoor, Inc. ("Vista" or the "Company") (NYSE: VSTO), today reiterated its opposition to the pending sale of The Kinetic Group to Czechoslovak Group a.s. ("CSG") in a letter sent to the Vista Board of Directors.

The full text of the letter follows:   

July 19, 2024

Vista Outdoor Inc.
Attn: Board of Directors
1 Vista Way
Anoka, Minnesota  55303

Dear Members of the Board,

Gates Capital Management has been a long-term shareholder of Vista Outdoor, and currently beneficially owns 5,589,041 shares, or approximately 9.6%, of the outstanding common stock of the Company.  We are writing to the Board to express our continued opposition to the proposed sale of The Kinetic Group to CSG.  

We cannot understand how any shareholder would vote for a transaction that we believe is certain to have less value than either the $42 all-cash offer from MNC Capital ("MNC") or the long-term value that could be created through a tax-free spin-off.

We ask that Vista immediately release preliminary financial results for its quarter ended June 2024, including an updated balance sheet, so that investors can make an informed decision regarding the best path forward.

Finally, we believe Vista should set a new record date so that a larger percentage of current shareholders are eligible to participate in this important vote.

We continue to urge the Board to reconsider the transaction being proposed to shareholders at the upcoming special meeting and to act in the best interests of all shareholders by either securing a materially higher price for the Kinetic Group, engaging with MNC to sell the entire Company, or reverting to Vista's original spin-off plan.

Sincerely,

Jeff Gates
Managing Partner
Gates Capital Management

About Gates Capital Management

Gates Capital Management is an event-driven alternative asset manager for institutional and private clients globally. Gates Capital was founded in 1996 and today has more than $2 billion in assets under management.  Further information is available at www.gatescap.com.

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SOURCE Gates Capital Management