Contrarian Corpus
Engine Capital vs. Dye & Durham Limited

Dye & Durham Limited · DND

9 decks published between 2024-04-25 and 2024-12-17 — 137 pages, 137 analysed slides total. Outcome: won.

initial thesis proxy fight victory lap

Timeline

Each deck in chronological order — click to open. This is the story of the campaign as it unfolded.

  1. 2024-04-25 initial thesis

    2024 04 Engine DND Press Release Letter 4.24.24_vF

    3pp · letter

    Engine wants Dye & Durham's board to abandon its arbitrary C$1bn EBITDA target, stop overpaying for acquisitions, and refocus on ROIC after 62% three-year shareholder losses.

    N 3 V 2 C 1
  2. 2024-09-11 proxy fight

    2024 09 2024.09.11_DND Letter to board

    6pp · letter

    Dye & Durham's board broke its no-M&A pledge, re-levered to 5.3x, and lost six executives; shareholders need a Special Meeting and board change to close the peer valuation gap.

    N 4 V 2 C 2
  3. 2024-09-19 proxy fight

    2024 09 DND PR_9.18.24 vF

    2pp · press_release
    N 2 V 2 C 1
  4. 2024-09-25 proxy fight

    2024 09 Engine DND PR 9.25.24 Final 1

    2pp · press_release

    Engine urges Dye & Durham's board to hold its 2024 AGM in December per TSX rules, or face board changes over entrenchment, delay tactics, and CEO Proud's destructive M&A.

    N 2 V 1 C 1
  5. 2024-10-16 proxy fight

    2024 10 Engine DND PR 10.16.24 Final

    2pp · press_release

    Engine, owning 7.1% of Dye & Durham, will run a board slate at the 2024 AGM, arguing a refreshed board can close the 8x-vs-18x EBITDA peer gap.

    N 2 V 1 C 1
  6. 2024-11-01 proxy fight

    2024 11 Engine DND Nomination PR

    5pp · press_release

    Engine, a 7.1% holder, nominates six directors to overhaul Dye & Durham's board, replace management, cut leverage to 3x, and close the valuation gap to ~20x EBITDA peers.

    N 2 V 1 C 1
  7. 2024-11-11 proxy fight

    2024 11 Engine DND Statement 11.11.24 Final

    3pp · press_release

    Engine (7.1%) urges Dye & Durham shareholders to replace an entrenched board presiding over management exodus, regulatory investigations, and blocked deals with six independent nominees at the December 17 meeting.

    N 3 V 1 C 1
  8. 2024-12-01 proxy fight

    The Path to Enhanced Value Creation at Dye & Durham

    112pp · full_deck

    Dye & Durham's Board and CEO Matt Proud destroyed value chasing a $1bn EBITDA target through reckless M&A; Engine's six-director slate and new CEO can triple the share price to $46 in three years.

    N 5 V 4 C 4
  9. 2024-12-17 victory lap

    2024 12 DND PR 12.17.24 Final

    2pp · press_release

    Engine Capital's six-member slate and OneMove's nominee will replace the entire Dye & Durham board after overwhelming shareholder support forced incumbent directors to resign.