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Zendesk Shareholders Poised to Reject Value Destroying Momentive Acquisition

JANA Partners Demands Zendesk Promptly Terminate Momentive Acquisition & Instead Focus on Creating Shareholder Value

NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — JANA Partners LLC today announced that it has sent a letter to the Zendesk (NYSE: ZEN) Board of Directors highlighting shareholder opposition, revealing new concerns regarding the proposed acquisition of Momentive (NASDAQ: MNTV-formerly SurveyMonkey), and calling on the Board to immediately terminate the transaction. 

The full text of JANA Partners LLC’s letter is available for viewing at the following link: www.janapartners.com/zendesk

Contact: [email protected]

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As a detail-oriented researcher, Sherril is expert at discovering, gathering and compiling industry and market data to create clear, actionable market and competitive intelligence. With deep experience in market analysis and segmentation she is a consummate collaborator with strong communication skills adept at supporting and forming relationships with cross-functional teams in all levels of organizations.

Sherril holds a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from University of Colorado, Boulder and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Rutgers University.

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