08:00 PM EDT, 05/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (The following companies were in the news overnight Thursday).

Browning West, LP, which is a long-term shareholder of Gildan Activewear Inc. ( GIL ) and beneficially owns approximately 5.7% of the company's outstanding shares, announced overnight Thursday that its eight-member slate of directors -- Michael Kneeland, Glenn J. Chamandy, Michener Chandlee, Ghislain Houle, Melanie Kau, Peter Lee, Karen Stuckey, and J.P. Towner -- will constitute the entirety of the company's Board of Directors and will be the only director candidates to stand for election at Gildan's 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. This follows the resignations of the entire incumbent Board and the termination of executives, including CEO Vince Tyra.

Notably, Browning West said, preliminary results indicate that an overwhelming majority of shares have been voted in support of Browning West's full eight-member slate prior to the Board's resignation.

Usman S. Nabi and Peter M. Lee of Browning West in a statement: "We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of support that Browning West's slate and plan have received from our fellow shareholders, Gildan employees, and leading proxy advisory firms. While we are disappointed that the Board ignored the clear will of its shareholders for so many months and spent tens of millions of shareholder capital in an effort to defend its mistakes, we are nevertheless gratified that the current Board has decided to cease its campaign activities and pave the way for an orderly and conclusive leadership transition."

"Our directors are eager to begin working toward their common goal of delivering enhanced shareholder value, which begins with reinstating Glenn Chamandy as CEO."

The new Board intends to appoint Michael Kneeland as Chair.