On October 18, 2022, Pzena Investment Management, Inc. announced that on October 17, 2022, a leading independent proxy advisory firm Glass, Lewis & Co has recommended that stockholders vote for the adoption of the merger agreement pursuant to which the Company will become a private company. The Company stated that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has also recommended that stockholders vote in support of the transaction and the special meeting of stockholders to vote on the transaction will take place virtually on October 27, 2022.