Howard Hughes nominates Thom Lachman, Susan Panuccio as directors

Howard Hughes (HHH) announced that the company’s Annual Shareholder Meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 30 in New York City. HHH Executive Chairman Bill Ackman and Chief Investment Officer Ryan Israel will discuss the company’s plans to acquire an insurance operation. They will then be joined by Chief Executive Officer David O’Reilly in a Q&A session with the audience. The meeting will take place at The Pershing Square Signature Center, located at 480 West 42nd Street in Manhattan. The program will begin at 9:00 a.m. ET and is open to all. HHH also announced that the Nomination Committee recommended that the Board submit Thom Lachman and Susan Panuccio as independent non-executive Directors of the Company. Shareholders will be asked to vote on the election of Mr. Lachman and Ms. Panuccio at the meeting. Lachman is the Chairman and CEO of Duracell, a Berkshire Hathaway company. Panuccio started her professional career with KPMG and held finance roles at Ansett Australia and AngloGold Ashanti prior to joining News Corporation in 2002.