Rotary Gallop Reveals the 10 Most Vulnerable S&P 500 Companies to Takeover; Chevron&JC Penny listed

NEW YORK - April 10, 2013 - PRLog -- New York, NY, April 10, 2013  – Rotary Gallop has released the top 10 companies most vulnerable to shareholder action in their S&P 500 Control & Vulnerability Report, the first-ever study of its kind. This vulnerability analysis is a powerful new quantitative Big-Data tool in risk assessment & mitigation for Boards of Directors, CXO’s and their advisors. On the flip side, these vulnerability scores also help activist investors cherry pick target companies – ones where they are more likely to win contested situations.

Companies are ranked and scored in three crucial areas: insider vulnerability (the RG Insider Score™), vulnerability to potential activists (the RG Shark Score™), and vulnerability to current shareholders (the RG Whale Score™). Several prominent companies make the top 10 most vulnerable lists, including Chevron, ConAgra Foods and J.C. Penny respectively. Walmart, Apple and General Electric rank among the least vulnerable companies. CEO Travis Dirks says, “Our Control and Vulnerability Report spearheads an entirely new field in finance of quantitative corporate control. What matters is how much control shareholders have in a company, not how much they own.”

Rotary Gallop’s vulnerability measures are based on a radical new approach: direct analyses of stakeholders’ control, or their ability to swing the outcome of a vote. Results show that shareholders typically have 2 to 6 times more control than their ownership stake would indicate. The report goes on to find that traditional notions of “effective” and “significant” control – typically defined by ownership – wrongly classify many shareholders. The vulnerability analyses were based on data provided by FactSet, who are sponsors of the report along with Kleinberg Kaplan.

Company-specific reports highlight a customized Vulnerability Dashboard™, deep dive into industry and sector rankings, and provide the foundation for a data-driven risk mitigation strategy. For more information, including access to the general and company reports, visit http://www.RotaryGallop.com/Reports.html, or contact Rotary Gallop at 217. 419. 3257.

About Rotary Gallop

Rotary Gallop specializes in the direct calculation of shareholder control and chances of winning a proxy battle, to guide strategy in hostile takeovers, activist situations, corporate defense and contested M&A transactions. Our insights are grounded in the scientific method, deep domain expertise, and powered using Big Data & Quantitative tools.

The Rotary Gallop S&P 500 Control and Vulnerability Report spearheads an entirely new field – quantitative corporate control. We are now using our expertise to bring a proactive risk measurement and mitigation view to corporate customers, focusing on their risk of stewarding the biggest episode in the lives of their corporations – a change-in-control event.

Contact Information:
Travis Dirks
217. 419. 3257  
TravisDirks@RotaryGallop.com

Rotary Gallop
2727 Revere St. Suite 5018
Houston, TX 77098

www.RotaryGallop.com

For more details about vulnerability of the S&P 500 or to schedule an interview with CEO Travis Dirks please call at 217. 419. 3257, or e-mail TravisDirks@RotaryGallop.com.