Taubman Centers, Inc. TCO

Thesis

Taubman Centers (NYSE: TCO), a Class A regional mall REIT led by Chairman-CEO Bobby Taubman, has underperformed its Class A mall peers GGP, Macerich, and Simon Property Group by 57% over the last five years while the Taubman family entrenches itself through a 'Killer B' dual-class share structure and a classified, over-tenured board with conflicted independents such as Lead Director Myron Ullman. Land and Buildings attributes roughly $1.7 billion of foregone value to EBITDA margins lagging peers by 770 basis points and an additional $1 billion destroyed through four ill-conceived developments that reflect undisciplined capital allocation. Electing independent nominees Charles Elson and Jonathan Litt on the GOLD proxy card would introduce accountability, modernize corporate governance, refocus operations on existing portfolio margins, and enforce capital discipline, which Land and Buildings argues could deliver 65% upside to net asset value.

SCQA

The three reasons

1. 1

   57% stock underperformance vs Class A mall peers over 5 years under Bobby Taubman

2. 2

   Entrenched governance: 'Killer B' dual-class shares and conflicted, over-tenured board

3. 3

   $1.7B margin opportunity lost and $1B destroyed on four ill-conceived developments

Primary demands

• Elect Charles Elson and Jonathan Litt to the Taubman Centers Board
• Refresh the classified, over-tenured board and introduce independent oversight
• Address dual-class 'Killer B' share structure and family entrenchment
• Improve operations to close the 770 bps EBITDA margin gap vs Class A mall peers
• Impose capital allocation discipline on future developments

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