** Cano Health Inc's CANO.N shares bounce 41.7% to $1.29
on Mon as former directors form group to pursue changes at the
health insurer
** Billionaire real estate investor Barry Sternlicht and two
other former directors say they agreed to act together to seek
changes, including replacement of the CEO and sale of non-core
assets, according to a SEC filing
** As a group, they own 35.7% voting power in CANO based on
aggregate of ~528.2 mln Class A and Class B shares outstanding,
per the filing
** CANO's shares fell 19.5% to record low close of 91 cents
on Fri after co said it was disappointed the three directors
chose to resign
** Sternlicht announced his resignation late Thurs
** Cano went public in 2021 after merging with
Sternlicht-backed SPAC
** CANO shares were trading just above $8 in Oct, but tanked
after reports CVS Health CVS.N had backed away from a buyout
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
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