On January 16, 2014, Corvex Management LP filed a consent solicitation statement urging the shareholders of CommonWealth REIT to elect its director nominees: James Corl, Edward Glickman, Peter Linneman, Jim Lozier and Kenneth Shea at the Company's special shareholders meeting. In addition, Corvex Management stated that the director election proposal is contingent upon the success of the written consent solicitation to remove the trustees of the Company. Further, Corvex Management urged the shareholders of the Company to vote for its proposal to adjourn the special meeting if a quorum is not present at the time of the special meeting or if otherwise necessary to solicit additional proxies to elect the nominees.