VIEX Capital Advisors Reaches Agreement with Bazaarvoice for Board Representation and Declassification

Olshan client VIEX Capital Advisors has reached an agreement with Bazaarvoice, Inc., pursuant to which a new independent director recommended by VIEX was appointed to the Board.  In addition to the board appointment, Bazaarvoice has agreed to submit a board declassification proposal at the 2017 Annual Meeting and, if approved, all directors have agreed to stand for election at the 2018 Annual Meeting.  Steve Wolosky, Ron Berenblat and Ryan Nebel represented VIEX with respect to its investment in Bazaarvoice.