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TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
SHAMROCK ACTIVIST VALUE FUND, L.P.
SHAMROCK ACTIVIST VALUE FUND IV, L.P.
SHAMROCK ACTIVIST VALUE FUND GP, L.L.C.
SHAMROCK PARTNERS ACTIVIST VALUE FUND, L.L.C.
SHAMROCK CAPITAL ADVISORS,
INC.
SHAMROCK HOLDINGS OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
SHAMROCK HOLDINGS, INC.
STANLEY P. GOLD
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On October 8, 2009, Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P. issued the following press release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Shamrock
Activist Value Fund, L.P.
4444 Lakeside Drive, Burbank, CA 91505
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Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P. Receives Support
of Proxy Governance in Texas Industries Proxy Contest
BURBANK, Calif. (Oct. 8, 2009) The Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P. today received the support of Proxy Governance, Inc., a leading independent proxy advisory firm, in its bid to elect three
nominees to the Texas Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TXI) Board of Directors and pass three corporate governance shareholder proposals at the companys annual meeting scheduled for Oct. 22, 2009.
Proxy Governance recommended that Texas Industries shareholders vote FOR the election of the Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P.s three
nominees to the Texas Industries Board of Directors and FOR its three corporate governance shareholder proposals.
In its
recommendation, Proxy Governance wrote: Because the dissidents have made a compelling argument tracing the companys poor operating performance back to the boards inability to address demonstrably weak strategic planning and
ineffective oversight, as well as poor governance practices which have effectively shielded the incumbent board from accountability, we believe shareholders will be best served by electing the three dissident nominees.
Proxy Governance also stated, It seems clear that a board which has seen withhold votes of 25% to 49% in the past two director elections would benefit
from a substantial upgrade not only in certain elements of its governance profile but in its own understanding of why governance matters to shareholder value.
Dennis Johnson, CFA, managing director of Shamrock Capital Advisors, the investment advisor for the
Shamrock Activist Value Fund, said: We believe todays endorsement validates our belief that it is time for fresh faces and new ideas in the Texas Industries board room and for substantial improvements in Texas Industries corporate
governance practices and policies. Proxy Governance is a respected and independent voice in the investment community. We believe its support sends a clear message that Texas Industries shareholders deserve better than the status quo.
Since announcing its nomination of three candidates to the Texas Industries Board of Directors and its three corporate governance shareholder
proposals, Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P. has gained the public support of two of the companys largest shareholders. Southeastern Asset Management, Inc., which holds more than 9% of the outstanding shares of Texas Industries common stock,
publicly announced on Sept. 1, 2009 that it will vote for all three Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P. nominees and all three of its shareholder proposals. Mr. Nassef Sawiris, who beneficially owns almost 15% of the outstanding shares of Texas
Industries common stock, publicly announced on Sept. 17, 2009 that he also will vote for all three Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P. nominees and for all three of its shareholder proposals.
The nations largest public pension fund, the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), also publicly announced on Oct. 1, 2009 that it
plans to vote for all three Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P. nominees and for all three of its shareholder proposals.
Shamrock Activist
Value Fund is one of five separate investment funds managed by Shamrock Capital Advisors, Inc., a subsidiary of Shamrock Holdings, Inc., the investment vehicle of the Roy E. Disney family. Together with its parallel investment vehicle, the Shamrock
Activist Value Fund, L.P. owns 10.2% of Texas Industries shares.
About Proxy Governance, Inc.
Proxy Governance, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of FOLIOfn, Inc., provides research and proxy voting recommendations on U.S. and non-U.S. publicly
reporting companies. Coverage is based on securities held in client portfolios. For nonU.S. companies, research and recommendations may be provided through partnerships with other leading proxy advisory firms, or directly by Proxy Governance
when proxy materials are reasonably available in a timely manner.
The Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P. has filed its definitive proxy
materials for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Texas Industries Shareholders with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). Copies of all proxy materials Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P. files with the SEC are available without
charge at the SECs website at
www.sec.gov
and its definitive proxy materials also may be obtained without charge at
http://www.shamrock-txiproxy.com
. Information regarding the participants in the Shamrock Activist Value Fund,
L.P.s solicitation of proxies for the annual meeting is contained in Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P.s definitive proxy statement, which also contains information regarding why Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P. believes Texas
Industries shareholders should vote the WHITE proxy card FOR its three director nominees and FOR its three shareholder proposals. Shareholders who need assistance voting their shares may contact MacKenzie Partners, Inc.,
Shamrock Activist Value Fund, L.P.s proxy solicitor by calling (800) 322-2885 or e-mailing to
savf-txi@mackenziepartners.com
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Permission to use Proxy Governance, Inc. quotations was neither sought nor obtained.
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