0001193805-23-000751.txt : 20230519 0001193805-23-000751.hdr.sgml : 20230519 20230518213443 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193805-23-000751 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 20230519 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20230518 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Cano Health, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001800682 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-OFFICES & CLINICS OF DOCTORS OF MEDICINE [8011] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-91632 FILM NUMBER: 23937804 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9725 NW 117TH AVENUE, SUITE 200 CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33178 BUSINESS PHONE: 2034227700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9725 NW 117TH AVENUE, SUITE 200 CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33178 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Jaws Acquisition Corp. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20200121 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Cooperstone Elliot CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001865521 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O CANO HEALTH, INC. STREET 2: 9725 NW 117TH AVENUE, SUITE 200 CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33178 SC 13D/A 1 sc13da613756002_05182023.htm AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO SCHEDULE 13D

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

§ 240.13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 6)1

Cano Health, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

13781Y103

(CUSIP Number)

ELLIOT COOPERSTONE

ITC RUMBA, LLC

One Vanderbilt Ave, Suite 2400

New York, NY 10017

(646) 930-1531

 

STEVE WOLOSKY, ESQ.

ANDREW FREEDMAN, ESQ.

OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

(212) 451-2300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

May 18, 2023

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ¨.

Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

 

1              The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        ITC Rumba, LLC  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☒
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
         
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        DELAWARE  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         - 0 -  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          - 0 -  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        - 0 -  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        0%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        OO  

  

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  1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        Elliot Cooperstone  
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☒
        (b) ☐
           
  3   SEC USE ONLY    
           
           
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS  
         
        OO  
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)     ☐
       
           
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
         
        USA  
NUMBER OF   7   SOLE VOTING POWER  
SHARES          
BENEFICIALLY         14,825  
OWNED BY   8   SHARED VOTING POWER  
EACH          
REPORTING         - 0 -  
PERSON WITH   9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
         
          14,825  
    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
           
          - 0 -  
  11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
         
        14,825  
  12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
       
           
  13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
         
        Less than 1%  
  14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
         
        IN  

  

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The following constitutes Amendment No. 6 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 6”). This Amendment No. 6 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.

Item 4.Purpose of Transaction.

Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following:

On May 18, 2023, the Former Directors Group delivered a letter to the Issuer (the “Nomination and Proposal Notice”) nominating two highly-qualified director candidates, Joseph Berardo, Jr. and Guy P. Sansone (together, the “Nominees”), for election to the Issuer’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the Issuer’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Former Directors Group believes that the Nominees have the qualifications, experience and skill sets necessary to serve as directors of the Issuer, as evidenced by their biographies below.

The Nomination and Proposal Notice also included notice of the Former Directors Group’s intention to submit a stockholder proposal at the Annual Meeting seeking to remove Dr. Marlow Hernandez from the Board for cause (the “Removal Proposal”). Since the Board is classified, under Delaware law and the Issuer’s Certificate of Incorporation, stockholders can only remove a director for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at an election of directors. The Former Directors Group believes cause exists to remove Dr. Hernandez from the Board because it believes, among other things, that Dr. Hernandez is a compromised Chief Executive Officer who has abused his role to secure millions of dollars in loans from individuals who sold companies to the Issuer and has continually failed to disclose related-party transactions to the Issuer’s stockholders in breach of his fiduciary duties.

Stockholders’ ability to vote on the election of the Former Directors Group’s Nominees and the Removal Proposal at the Annual Meeting is dependent on the success of the Former Directors Group’s previously disclosed litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Court”). This litigation, among other things, seeks to compel the Issuer to re-open the window for nominating director candidates and making proposals under the Issuer’s By-laws at the Annual Meeting. A ruling by the Court is expected in early June. As also previously disclosed, while the litigation is pending, the Former Directors Group has filed a preliminary proxy statement and GREEN proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission to be used to solicit stockholders to WITHHOLD support for the incumbent directors standing for re-election at the Annual Meeting and to enable stockholders to have their voices heard regardless of the outcome of the Former Directors Group’s litigation.

Also on May 18, 2023, the Former Directors Group issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that it had nominated the Nominees for election to the Board and provided notice of its intention to present the Removal Proposal at the Annual Meeting. In the Press Release, the Former Directors Group reiterated their significant concerns and detailed their case for urgent change at the Issuer. A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Nominees are:

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Joseph Berardo, Jr. currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors of Carisk Partners, Inc., a specialty risk transfer and care-coordination company that services Medicare Advantage, Managed Medicaid and Commercial group health, behavioral health, worker’s compensation and auto insurer markets. Previously, Mr. Berardo served as Chief Executive Officer of Brighton Health Plan Services, LLC, a healthcare enablement company. Prior to this, he served for 18 years in various roles of increasing seniority at MagnaCare Holdings, Inc., a provider of health plan services, including as Chief Executive Officer. He was previously Senior Vice President of Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield and President for Empire HealthChoice HMO, Inc., a health maintenance organization. Earlier in his career, Mr. Berardo held leadership positions at the Mount Sinai Health System. Inc., MultiPlan Corporation (NYSE: MLPN), and U.S. Healthcare, Inc., one of America’s largest HMOs. Mr. Berardo currently serves as a member of the board of directors of several private companies, including BeneLynk, a national provider of social determinant of health solutions for managed care companies, Radius Care, Inc., a healthcare software company, and Avertix Medical, Inc. (f/k/a/ Angel Medical Systems, Inc.) a medical device company. Mr. Berardo previously served as a member of the board of directors of MagnaCare from 2007 to January 2022 and Privia Health, LLC (now a subsidiary of Privia Health Group (NASDAQ: PRVA)). He also serves as an advisory board member for Grant Avenue Capital, LLC, a private equity firm focused on the healthcare sector. Mr. Berardo holds a B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University.

Guy P. Sansone is the Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer of H2 Health, a leading regional provider of physical rehabilitation services and clinician staffing solutions. Prior to that, he served as Managing Director of Alvarez & Marsal and spent many years chairing the healthcare practice, Chief Executive Officer of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Senior Advisor to the Board of Directors of Health Management Associates, Inc. (formerly NYSE: HMA), Interim President of LifeCell Corporation (formerly NASDAQ: LIFC), Chief Restructuring Officer of Erickson Retirement Communities LLC (n/k/a Erickson Living), Chief Change and Turnaround Officer of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, Senior Consultant at Sunrise Senior Living, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer of Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers in New York, Acting Chief Financial Officer of HealthSouth Corporation (n/k/a Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: EHC)), and interim President and co-Chief Executive Officer of Rotech Healthcare, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: ROHI) (“Rotech”). Mr. Sansone currently serves as the Chairman of the boards of directors of each of H2 Health and Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: BKD), and on the board of directors of RHA Health Services, LLC, one of the largest providers of care and home services to individuals with developmental disabilities, Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (f/k/a Mednax, Inc.) (NYSE: MD), Longevity Health Plans, Qhr Health, Carisk Partners, Inc., and on the board of advisors of Pager, Inc., a mobile healthcare technology company. Mr. Sansone previously served on the board of directors of each of Magellan Health, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: MGLN), HealthPRO Heritage, LLC, Civitas Solutions, Inc. (formerly NYSE:CIVI), and Rotech. Mr. Sansone earned a B.S. from the State University of New York at Albany.

Item 6.Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

Item 6 is hereby amended to add the following:

On May 18, 2023, the Former Directors Group and the Nominees entered into a Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement (the “Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement”) in which, among other things, they agreed (a) to the separate or joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D, and any amendments thereto, with respect to the securities of the Issuer, (b) to form a group (the “Group”) to solicit proxies or written consents for the election of the Nominees, or any other person(s) nominated by the Group, to the Board and/or the approval of stockholder proposal(s) at the Annual Meeting, (c) to work together to enhance shareholder value, and (d) that each of ITC Rumba and Mr. Cooperstone, on the one hand, and Mr. Sternlicht and Jaws Equity Owner (as defined therein), on the other hand, shall severally and not jointly pay all pre-approved expenses incurred in connection with the Group’s activities, on a pro-rata basis, with ITC Rumba and Mr. Cooperstone paying 90% of such expenses and Mr. Sternlicht and Jaws Equity Owner paying 10% of such expenses, subject to certain exceptions. The Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement superseded and replaced the previously disclosed Group Agreement entered into by certain members of the Group on April 2, 2023 and, accordingly, the Group Agreement is no longer in effect. The Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITC Rumba entered into letter agreements with each of the Nominees (the “Indemnification Agreements”), pursuant to which ITC Rumba and certain of its affiliates have agreed to indemnify such Nominees against claims arising from the solicitation of proxies from the Issuer’s stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting and any related transactions. For the avoidance of doubt, such indemnification does not apply to any claims made against such Nominees in their capacities as directors of the Issuer, if so elected. A form of the Indemnification Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibits:

99.1Press Release, dated May 18, 2023
99.2Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement, dated May 18, 2023.
99.3Form of Indemnification Agreement.

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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: May 18, 2023

  ITC Rumba, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Elliot Cooperstone
    Name: Elliot Cooperstone
    Title: Managing Partner

 

 

  /s/ Elliot Cooperstone
  Elliot Cooperstone

 

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EX-99.1 2 ex991to13da613756002_051823.htm PRESS RELEASE

Exhibit 99.1

 

Concerned Shareholders of Cano Health Nominate Highly Qualified, Independent Director Candidates and Propose Removal of Dr. Marlow Hernandez from Board for Cause

 

Group Details the Case for Urgent Change at Cano Following an Extended Period of Underperformance, Failed Capital Allocation, and Extremely Poor Governance and Strategic Execution

 

Urges Stockholders to WITHHOLD Support for Incumbent Directors as Parties Await a Resolution of Litigation to Compel Company to Reopen Window for Nominating Director Candidates and Making Proposals

 

NEW YORK & MIAMI, May 18, 2023 – Elliot Cooperstone, Lewis Gold and Barry Sternlicht (collectively with certain of their affiliates, the “Group,” “us” or “we”), who recently resigned as members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cano Health, Inc. (“Cano” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CANO), today announced that they have submitted a notice to the Company to nominate two highly qualified, independent candidates – Joseph Berardo, Jr. and Guy P. Sansone – for election to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Messrs. Berardo and Sansone possess significant healthcare services experience as well as backgrounds in corporate governance, capital allocation, transactions and strategic planning. The Group also submitted a proposal (the “Removal Proposal”) to give shareholders the opportunity to vote on the removal of Dr. Marlow Hernandez, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, from the Board for cause at the upcoming Annual Meeting.

 

Stockholders’ ability to vote on the election of the Group’s director candidates and its Removal Proposal at the Annual Meeting is dependent on the success of the Group’s previously disclosed action in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The action seeks to compel Cano to reopen the window for nominating director candidates and making proposals under the Company’s Bylaws. A ruling is expected in early June.

 

The Group issued the following statement:

 

“The case for urgent change atop Cano is crystal clear based on the Company’s abysmal financial performance, failed capital allocation decisions, numerous strategic missteps, and persistent conflicts of interest and related-party transactions. Rather than engage with its largest stockholders to collaborate on the necessary level of change, the entrenched Board and misaligned management team have unfortunately resorted to stonewalling us and issuing misleading communications. We believe Cano’s current leadership has made it abundantly clear – through the Company’s legal actions, proxy filings and statements – that it has no interest in working with us to adopt a new strategy, effectuate governance improvements and replace Dr. Hernandez with a high-integrity, well-credentialed Chief Executive Officer. It should be particularly troubling to shareholders that Cano has taken the following actions subsequent to our resignations from the Board:

 

1.Appointed Solomon Trujillo as ‘Independent’ Chairman despite his concerning ties to Dr. Hernandez, insufficient healthcare services experience and apparent involvement in questionable related-party transactions.

 

2.Failed to proactively rid the Board of conflicted members and embrace policies that limit questionable dealings among insiders, including the type of seemingly reckless share pledging that Dr. Hernandez appears to have engaged in.

 

3.Failed to adapt to extraordinary circumstances and accommodate our reasonable request to reopen the window for stockholders to nominate director candidates and submit proposals.

 

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4.Failed to enhance boardroom expertise in crucial areas, including capital allocation, executive compensation, strategic planning and the overall healthcare sector.

 

5.Filed a proxy statement that includes unjustifiable equity awards for insiders and a flawed reverse stock split proposal that could materially dilute stockholders.

 

6.Reported another quarter of disappointing results – including poor EBITDA – that reinforce Dr. Hernandez is pursuing a failed strategy (one which we expressed reservations about in our prior communications and which can only be turned around with new management).

 

7.Disclosed an alarmingly meager cash balance that reinforces the current Board’s poor supervision and Dr. Hernandez’s failures from a capital allocation perspective.

 

8.Repeatedly misrepresented our service as directors and conveniently omitted our prior efforts to raise concerns about governance, capital allocation and strategy.

 

In light of the Company’s massive financial losses and these most recent lapses, we believe adding two truly independent, experienced directors to the Board will be an important first step toward a much-needed turnaround. Make no mistake, far greater change is required – and we intend to continue pursuing that change as quickly as possible. We contend Cano ultimately needs a significantly reconstituted Board, an overhauled management team and fresh strategic thinking in order to deliver improved results for shareholders. We will not compromise in our pursuit of these necessary objectives, regardless of what the existing leadership says and does.”

 

Given the extraordinary failings of the Board and management, we have recruited two talented and experienced individuals with more healthcare business expertise than the current candidates up for re-election (and the balance of the Board in the aggregate). We believe their biographies speak for themselves:

 

Joseph Berardo, Jr. Biography

 

Mr. Berardo currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors of Carisk Partners, Inc., a specialty risk transfer and care-coordination company that services Medicare Advantage, Managed Medicaid and Commercial group health, behavioral health, worker’s compensation and auto insurer markets. Previously, Mr. Berardo served as Chief Executive Officer of Brighton Health Plan Services, LLC, a healthcare enablement company. Prior to this, he served for 18 years in various roles of increasing seniority at MagnaCare Holdings, Inc., a provider of health plan services, including as Chief Executive Officer. He was previously Senior Vice President of Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield and President for Empire HealthChoice HMO, Inc., a health maintenance organization.

 

Earlier in his career, Mr. Berardo held leadership positions at the Mount Sinai Health System. Inc., MultiPlan Corporation (NYSE: MLPN), and U.S. Healthcare, Inc., one of America’s largest HMOs. Mr. Berardo currently serves as a member of the board of directors of several private companies, including BeneLynk, a national provider of social determinant of health solutions for managed care companies, Radius Care, Inc., a healthcare software company, and Avertix Medical, Inc. (f/k/a/ Angel Medical Systems, Inc.) a medical device company. Mr. Berardo previously served as a member of the board of directors of MagnaCare from 2007 to January 2022 and Privia Health, LLC (now a subsidiary of Privia Health Group (NASDAQ: PRVA)). He also serves as an advisory board member for Grant Avenue Capital, LLC, a private equity firm focused on the healthcare sector.

 

Mr. Berardo holds a B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University.

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Guy P. Sansone Biography

 

Mr. Sansone is the Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer of H2 Health, a leading regional provider of physical rehabilitation services and clinician staffing solutions. Prior to that, he served as Managing Director of Alvarez & Marsal and spent many years chairing the healthcare practice, Chief Executive Officer of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Senior Advisor to the board of directors of Health Management Associates, Inc. (formerly NYSE: HMA), Interim President of LifeCell Corporation (formerly NASDAQ: LIFC), Chief Restructuring Officer of Erickson Retirement Communities LLC (n/k/a Erickson Living), Chief Change and Turnaround Officer of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, Senior Consultant at Sunrise Senior Living, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer of Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers in New York, Acting Chief Financial Officer of HealthSouth Corporation (n/k/a Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: EHC)), and interim President and co-Chief Executive Officer of Rotech Healthcare, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: ROHI) (“Rotech”).

 

Mr. Sansone currently serves as the Chairman of the boards of directors of each of H2 Health and Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: BKD), and on the board of directors of RHA Health Services, LLC, one of the largest providers of care and home services to individuals with developmental disabilities, Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (f/k/a Mednax, Inc.) (NYSE: MD), Longevity Health Plans, QHR Health, Carisk Partners, Inc., and on the board of advisors of Pager, Inc., a mobile healthcare technology company.

 

Mr. Sansone previously served on the board of directors of each of Magellan Health, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: MGLN), HealthPRO Heritage, LLC, Civitas Solutions, Inc. (formerly NYSE: CIVI), and Rotech Healthcare Inc. Mr. Sansone earned a B.S. from the State University of New York at Albany.

 

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The Group has filed a preliminary proxy statement to solicit stockholders to WITHHOLD support for incumbent directors standing for re-election at Cano’s Annual Meeting.

 

This enables stockholders to have their voices heard regardless of the outcome of the Group’s litigation.

 

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CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PARTICIPANTS

 

Elliot Cooperstone, Lewis Gold and Barry S. Sternlicht (together, the “Former Directors”), together with the other participants named herein (collectively, the “Former Directors Group”), have filed a preliminary proxy statement and accompanying GREEN proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to be used to solicit votes to WITHHOLD with respect to the election of certain directors, Dr. Alan Muney and Ms. Kim M. Rivera, of Cano Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders.

 

THE FORMER DIRECTORS GROUP STRONGLY ADVISES ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER PROXY MATERIALS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SUCH PROXY MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC'S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. IN ADDITION, THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROXY SOLICITATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE PROXY STATEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE, WHEN AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS FOR COPIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE PARTICIPANTS’ PROXY SOLICITOR.

 

The participants in the proxy solicitation are anticipated to be ITC Rumba, LLC (“ITC Rumba”), EGGE, LLC (“EGGE”), EG Advisors, LLC (“EG Advisors”), Jaws Equity Owner 146, LLC (“Jaws Equity Owner”) and the Former Directors.

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As of the date hereof, ITC Rumba directly beneficially owns 159,780,988 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Class B Common Stock”). As of the date hereof, Mr. Cooperstone directly beneficially owns 14,825 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Class A Common Stock”). As the founder and managing partner of ITC Rumba, Mr. Cooperstone may also be deemed to beneficially own the 159,780,988 shares of Class B Common Stock directly owned by ITC Rumba. As of the date hereof, EGGE directly beneficially owns 1,533,085 shares of Class A Common Stock and 1,233,085 shares of Class B Common Stock. As of the date hereof, EG Advisors directly beneficially owns 158,850 shares of Class A Common Stock and 158,850 shares of Class B Common Stock. As the investment manager of EGGE, EG Advisors may also be deemed to beneficially own the 1,533,085 shares of Class A Common Stock and the 1,233,085 shares of Class B Common Stock directly owned by EGGE. As of the date hereof, Dr. Gold directly beneficially owns 14,825 shares of Class A Common Stock. As the Co-Managing Member of EG Advisors, Dr. Gold may also be deemed to beneficially own the 1,533,085 shares of Class A Common Stock and 1,233,085 shares of Class B Common Stock directly owned by EGGE, and the 158,850 shares of Class A Common Stock and 158,850 shares of Class B Common Stock directly owned by EG Advisors. As of the date hereof, Jaws Equity Owner directly beneficially owns 4,829,829 shares of Class A Common Stock. As of the date hereof, Mr. Sternlicht directly beneficially owns 20,650,795 shares of Class A Common Stock, including 7,844,639 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of certain warrants purchased in connection with the initial public offering of the securities of Jaws Acquisition Corp. As the sole member of Jaws Equity Owner, Mr. Sternlicht may also be deemed to beneficially own the 4,829,829 shares of Class A Common Stock directly owned by Jaws Equity Owner.

 

Contacts 

 

Investors:

HKL & Co., LLC

Peter Harkins, Jr. / Jordan Kovler

Toll-Free: (800) 326-5997

CANO@hklco.com

 

Media: 

Longacre Square Partners

Greg Marose / Joe Germani 

gmarose@longacresquare.com / jgermani@longacresquare.com

 

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EX-99.2 3 ex992to13da613756002_051823.htm JOINT FILING AND SOLICITATION AGREEMENT

Exhibit 99.2

 

Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement

WHEREAS, certain of the undersigned are stockholders, direct or beneficial, of Cano Health, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”);

WHEREAS, ITC Rumba, LLC and Elliot Cooperstone (collectively, “ITC Rumba”), EGGE, LLC, EG Advisors, LLC and Lewis Gold (collectively, “EGGE”), and Jaws Equity Owner 146, LLC and Barry Sternlicht (collectively, “Mr. Sternlicht”) Joseph Berardo, Jr. and Guy P. Sansone, (together, the “Nominees”), wish to form (or, as applicable, continue as) a group for the purpose of seeking representation on the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) and/or the submission of stockholder proposal(s) at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (including any other meeting of stockholders held in lieu thereof, and any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof, the “2023 Annual Meeting”) and for the purpose of taking all other action necessary to achieve the foregoing.

NOW, IT IS AGREED, this 18th day of May 2023 by the parties hereto:

1.       Each of the undersigned (collectively, the “Group”) agrees to form (or, as applicable, continue as) a “group” (as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) with respect to the securities of the Company. In furtherance of the foregoing and in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) of the Exchange Act, the parties shall file, separately or jointly, a Schedule(s) 13D and any amendments thereto with respect to the securities of the Company to the extent required by applicable law. Each member of the Group shall be responsible for the accuracy and completeness of its own disclosure therein, and is not responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the information concerning the other members of the Group, unless such member knows or has reason to know that such information is inaccurate.

2.       For so long as this Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement (the “Agreement”) is in effect, each of the undersigned shall provide prompt written notice to each of Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP (“Olshan”) and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (“Willkie”), such notice to be given no later than 24 hours after each such transaction referred to in this Section 2, of (i) any of their purchases or sales of securities of the Company or (ii) any securities of the Company over which they acquire or dispose of beneficial ownership; provided, however, that each party agrees not to purchase or sell securities of the Company or otherwise increase or decrease its economic exposure to or beneficial ownership over the securities of the Company if it reasonably believes that, as a result of such action, the Group or any member thereof would be likely to be required to make any regulatory filing (including, but not limited to, a Schedule 13D amendment, Form 3 or Form 4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)) without using its reasonable efforts to give the other members of the Group at least twelve (12) hours prior written notice. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “beneficial ownership” shall have the meaning of such term set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

3.       Each of the undersigned agrees to form (or, as applicable, continue as) the Group for the purpose of (i) soliciting proxies or written consents for the election of certain persons nominated for election to the Board (including the Nominees) and/or the approval of stockholder proposal(s) at the 2023 Annual Meeting, (ii) working together to enhance shareholder value, (iii) taking such other actions as ITC Rumba, EGGE and Mr. Sternlicht deem advisable and (iv) taking all other action necessary or advisable to achieve the foregoing.

 

 

4.       ITC Rumba and Mr. Sternlicht shall have the right to pre-approve all expenses and costs (including all legal fees) incurred in connection with the Group’s activities set forth in Section 3, including in connection with any litigation, the preparation of this Agreement, any future SEC filings and any obligations or payments owed (including fees of outside legal counsel) pursuant to any written indemnification agreements entered into by ITC Rumba with the Nominees that, in the case of any such indemnification agreement, has been approved by Mr. Sternlicht or his counsel in writing prior to the execution thereof (collectively, the “Expenses”), provided that for purposes of this Section 4, (A) Expenses shall include all fees, costs and expenses incurred by ITC Rumba in connection with the engagement of or services rendered by all advisors and agents (including without limitation, all proxy solicitors, public relations firms and other advisors and agents) retained by ITC Rumba or its counsel on or after March 30, 2023 in connection of the activities set forth in Section 3, (B) notwithstanding the foregoing, Expenses shall not include (i) any fees, costs or expenses of legal counsel (x) incurred prior to the date hereof and (y) as otherwise agreed between ITC Rumba and Mr. Sternlicht in writing, with such fees, costs and expenses being paid by the party incurring the same, or (ii) any Expenses arising out of any breach of this Agreement or applicable law by any party, and (C) any discretion, consent or approval rights exercised by ITC Rumba pursuant to any such indemnification agreement, whether in respect of the payment of expenses or otherwise (including settling or approving the settlement of any matter subject thereto) shall require the prior written consent of Mr. Sternlicht. Each of ITC Rumba and Mr. Sternlicht hereby agree to severally and not jointly pay all such pre-approved Expenses on a pro-rata basis, with ITC Rumba paying 90% of such Expenses and Mr. Sternlicht paying 10% of such Expenses. Any reimbursement from the Company regarding the Expenses paid pursuant to this Section 4 shall be split by ITC Rumba and Mr. Sternlicht in proportion to the actual Expenses paid by such party pursuant to this Section 4.

5.       Each of the undersigned agrees that any SEC filing, press release, public stockholder communication or Company communication proposed to be made or issued by the Group or any member of the Group in connection with the Group’s activities set forth in Section 3 shall be mutually agreeable among ITC Rumba, EGGE and Mr. Sternlicht. Such parties hereby agree to work in good faith to resolve any disagreement that may arise between or among any of the members of the Group concerning decisions to be made, actions to be taken or statements to be made in connection with the Group’s activities.

6.       Each of the undersigned agrees to provide written notice to ITC Rumba, EGGE and Mr. Sternlicht, or their representatives at Olshan and Willkie, of any communications made by or on behalf of the Company or its representatives to any member of the Group within 24 hours of such communications occurring.

7.       The relationship of the parties hereto shall be limited to carrying on the business of the Group in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Such relationship shall be construed and deemed to be for the sole and limited purpose of carrying on such business as described herein. Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize any party to act as an agent for any other party, or to create a joint venture or partnership, or to create any duties (including any fiduciary duties) among the members of the Group except for the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement. Nothing herein shall restrict any party’s right to purchase or sell securities of the Company, as he/she/it deems appropriate, in his/her/its sole discretion, provided that all such transactions are made in compliance with all applicable securities laws and the terms of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, if any Nominee is elected or appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company, such person shall owe fiduciary duties to the Company and its stockholders and nothing contained herein shall interfere therewith and, in such circumstances, this Agreement shall immediately and automatically terminate with respect to such Nominee without the need of further action by any party.

8.       This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument, which may be sufficiently evidenced by one counterpart.

9.       This Agreement is governed by and will be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. In the event of any dispute arising out of the provisions of this Agreement or their investment in the Company, the parties hereto consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York located in the Borough of Manhattan or the courts of the State of New York located in the County of New York.

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10.       Each party hereby waives the application of any law, regulation, holding, or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document, and also waives the right to a trial by jury in respect of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

11.       The parties’ rights and obligations under this Agreement (other than the rights and obligations set forth in Section 4, Section 9, Section 10, Section 13 and this Section 11, each of which shall survive any termination of this Agreement) shall terminate immediately after the conclusion of the activities set forth in Section 3 as determined by ITC Rumba, EGGE and Mr. Sternlicht or as otherwise agreed to in writing by such parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ITC Rumba, EGGE and Mr. Sternlicht may terminate his/its rights and obligations (subject to the surviving rights and obligations referred to in the parenthetical of the immediately preceding sentence) under this Agreement on 24 hours’ written notice (email being sufficient) to all other parties, with a copy by email to Andrew Freedman at Olshan (afreedman@olshanlaw.com) and Tariq Mundiya (tmundiya@willkie.com) and Russell Leaf (rleaf@willkie.com) at Willkie.

12.       Each party acknowledges that Olshan shall act as counsel for ITC Rumba and EGGE, and Willkie shall act as counsel for Mr. Sternlicht, each relating to their investment in the Company. Olshan and Willkie shall act jointly as co-counsel for the Group, and equally share drafting responsibilities in connection with work relating to the Group’s activities set forth in Section 3.

13.       The terms and provisions of this Agreement may not be modified, waived or amended without the written consent of each of ITC Rumba, EGGE and Mr. Sternlicht. This Agreement supersedes and replaces the any prior “group” agreement entered into among the parties or any of them.

14.       Each party hereby agrees that this Agreement shall be filed as an exhibit to the Schedule(s) 13D required to be filed by them as contemplated under Section 1 of this Agreement.

[Signatures follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.

  ITC Rumba, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Elliot Cooperstone
    Name: Elliot Cooperstone
    Title: Managing Partner

 

 

  /s/ Elliot Cooperstone
  Elliot Cooperstone

 

  EGGE, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Lewis Gold
    Name: Lewis Gold
    Title: Managing Partner

 

  EG Advisors, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Lewis Gold
    Name: Lewis Gold
    Title: Managing Partner

 

 

  /s/ Lewis Gold
  Lewis Gold

 

 

  Jaws Equity Owner 146, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Barry Sternlicht
    Name: Barry Sternlicht
    Title: Sole Member

 

 

  /s/ Barry Sternlicht
  Barry Sternlicht

 

 

  /s/ Joseph Berardo, Jr.
  Joseph Berardo, Jr.

 

 

  /s/ Guy P. Sansone
  Guy P. Sansone

 

[Signature Page to Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement]

 

EX-99.3 4 ex993to13da613756002_051823.htm FORM OF IDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

ITC RUMBA, LLC

One Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 2400

New York, New York 10017

 

May 18, 2023

 

Re: Cano Health, Inc.

 

Dear [Nominee]:

 

Thank you for agreeing to serve as a nominee for election to the Board of Directors of Cano Health, Inc. (the “Company”) in connection with the proxy solicitation that ITC Rumba, LLC (together with certain of its affiliates, “ITC”) is considering undertaking to nominate and elect directors at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, or any other meeting of stockholders held in lieu thereof, and any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof (the “ITC Solicitation”). Your outstanding qualifications, we believe, will prove a valuable asset to the Company and all of its stockholders. This letter (this “Agreement”) will set forth the terms of our agreement.

 

ITC agrees to indemnify and hold you harmless against any and all claims of any nature, whenever brought, arising from the ITC Solicitation and any related transactions, irrespective of the outcome; provided, however, that you will not be entitled to indemnification for claims arising from your gross negligence, willful misconduct, intentional and material violations of law, criminal actions, provision to ITC of false or misleading information (including false or misleading information on any questionnaire you are requested to complete by ITC or the Company) or material breach of the terms of this Agreement; provided further, that upon your becoming a director of the Company, this indemnification shall not apply to any claims made against you in your capacity as a director of the Company. This indemnification will include any and all losses, liabilities, damages, demands, claims, suits, actions, judgments, or causes of action, assessments, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, interest, penalties, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and any and all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, any civil, criminal, administrative or arbitration action, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation asserted against, resulting, imposed upon, or incurred or suffered by you, directly or indirectly, as a result of or arising from the ITC Solicitation and any related transactions (each, a “Loss”).

 

In the event you are notified or otherwise become aware of a claim against you pursuant to the prior paragraph or the occurrence of a Loss, you shall give ITC prompt written notice (including through electronic submission) of such claim or Loss (provided that failure to promptly notify ITC shall not relieve us from any liability which we may have on account of this Agreement, except to the extent we shall have been materially prejudiced by such failure). Upon receipt of such written notice, ITC will provide you with counsel to represent you. Such counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to you. In addition, you will be reimbursed promptly for all Losses suffered by you and as incurred as provided herein. ITC may not enter into any settlement of loss or claim without your consent unless such settlement includes a release of you from any and all liability in respect of such claim.

 

In consideration of the indemnifications provided hereunder, you hereby agree not to (x) serve as a director of the Company or (y) consent to be included as a nominee of the Company or any other person in any soliciting materials, in each case at any time prior to the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, other than as a result of your initial election or appointment to the Board resulting from a nomination or appointment approved by ITC or a written agreement between ITC and the Company. Further, you hereby agree to not, during the term of this Agreement (except following your appointment or election to the Board in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), provide any research work to, or otherwise provide services for, any other person relating to or involving the Company, including, without limitation, (i) providing advice regarding the appointment or election of any persons to the Board, or (ii) agreeing to serve as a director on, or nominee for election of any other person, to the Board.

 

 

 

You hereby agree to keep confidential and not disclose to any party, without the consent of ITC, any confidential, proprietary or non-public information (collectively, “Information”) of ITC or its affiliates which you have heretofore obtained or may obtain in connection with your service as a nominee hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Information shall not include any information that is publicly disclosed by ITC or its affiliates or any information that you can demonstrate is now, or hereafter becomes, through no act or failure to act on your part, otherwise generally known to the public.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you are required by applicable law, rule, regulation or legal process to disclose any Information you may do so provided that you first promptly notify ITC so that ITC may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or, in ITC’s sole discretion, waive compliance with the terms of this Agreement. In the event that no such protective order or other remedy is obtained or ITC does not waive compliance with the terms of this Agreement, you may consult with counsel at the cost of ITC and you may furnish only that portion of the Information which you are advised by counsel is legally required to be so disclosed and you will request that the party(ies) receiving such Information maintain it as confidential.

 

All Information, all copies thereof, and any studies, notes, records, analysis, compilations or other documents prepared by you containing such Information, shall be and remain the property of ITC and, upon the request of a representative of ITC, all such Information shall be returned or, at ITC’s option, destroyed by you, with such destruction confirmed by you to ITC in writing.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of the conflicts of laws thereof.

 

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If you agree to the foregoing terms, please sign below to indicate your acceptance.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  ITC Rumba, LLC
   
   
  By:  
    Name: Elliot Cooperstone
    Title: Managing Partner

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

 

__________________________ 

[NOMINEE]

 

 

[Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement]