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callout demand list

"Revised Proposal requires no incremental debt to be issued over total debt position as of 9/30/05"

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 29
callout other

"As an investor, we prefer an all encompassing metric that discloses performance of all properties"

Realty Income Corp · O Spruce Point Capital · p. 16
callout villain critique

"The website listed for it in the Hong Kong registry goes to a dead website parked at GoDaddy.com."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 232
callout cover

"WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT – PROTECT AND ENHANCE YOUR INVESTMENT BY VOTING ON THE BLUE PROXY CARD TODAY"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 1
callout kpi overview

"Eight of the 14 programs (57%) launched are underperforming 2U's “steady state program guidance”."

2U, Inc. · TWOU Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
callout ceo quote

"2025年7月、データセクションがNNJとの取引を発表した際、同社はNNJの事業内容についての説明を掲載しましたが、面白いことに、そこには新たにまったく異なる一連の事業活動が加えられていました。"

Datasection Inc. · 3905 Wolfpack Research · p. 10
callout villain critique

"NQ's third party payment channel is non-existent and its China payment portal is purely cosmetic."

NQ Mobile Inc. · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 17
callout demand list

"However, it is time for bold action and substantive change, not a continuation of the status quo."

Tripadvisor, Inc. · TRIP Starboard Value · p. 4
callout other

"VRX’s share price has declined 93% from our average cost at announcement through January 20, 2017"

Unknown · p. 77
callout ceo quote

"As a result, we believe it will take even longer for it to realize the full benefit of lower oil."

WD-40 Company · WDFC Spruce Point Capital · p. 67
callout precedent table

"Significantly more successful teams have struggled to integrate and create value with large deals"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 13
callout villain critique

"OPDIVO ceded its market share lead to KEYTRUDA in early 2018, and sales now seem to be plateauing"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 47
callout precedent table

"Amgen has successfully executed a business transformation that targets the same areas as our plan"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 154
callout executive summary

"Spruce Point Estimates 40% - 50% Downside Risk To C3.ai (NYSE: AI) Share Price: ($12.85 - $15.40)"

C3.ai, Inc. · AI Spruce Point Capital · p. 6
callout section divider

"We Believe HIMS Operates On Shaky Ground In Relation To Corporate Practice of Medicine Provisions"

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. · HIMS Spruce Point Capital · p. 16
callout ceo quote

"Shouldn't a "presence" at most major retailers mean HIMS is poised to actually sell MORE product?"

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. · HIMS Spruce Point Capital · p. 79
callout demand list

"GLASS LEWIS RECOMMENDS SHAREHOLDERS SUPPORT ELLIOTT'S CASE FOR URGENT BOARD CHANGE AT PHILLIPS 66"

Phillips 66 · PSX Carl Icahn · p. 30
callout other

"We believe there is an opportunity to increase revenues in APAC through tiered product offerings."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 69
callout other

"Is poor supply chain management the reason SBM has had nonexistent market share in Latin America?"

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 75
callout executive summary

"GCP shareholders deserve a Board that will demand accountability and excellence from the Company."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 121
callout peer gap

"We believe State Street is structurally better positioned to leverage comp expense than Blackrock"

State Street Corporation · STT Trian Partners · p. 29
callout before after

"Since 2006, EPS has declined 7% and State Street's earnings multiple has contracted significantly"

State Street Corporation · STT Trian Partners · p. 21
callout before after

"Spruce Point's adjusted EPS estimates are 36% lower than Globant's adjusted reported EPS results."

Globant SA · GLOB Spruce Point Capital · p. 10
callout ceo quote

"CEO Tarang Amin also chimed in recently by saying ELF loved working with the Movers+Shakers team."

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. · ELF Spruce Point Capital · p. 20
callout villain critique

"We believe a glaring lack of focus, alignment, and accountability pervades Disney's board culture"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 16
callout villain critique

"We believe a glaring lack of focus, alignment, and accountability pervades Disney's board culture"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 49
callout peer gap

"With these results, Phillips 66's Board should be actively looking to change from the status quo."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 23
callout villain critique

"We question whether the above milestones are strongly correlated with shareholder value creation."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 203
callout transition

"How did TWX permit AOL to fall so far behind, pursuing a strategy so well beyond its useful life?"

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 28
callout peer gap

"HBO is by far the premium channel leader in terms of subscribers as evidenced by the table below:"

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 95
callout villain critique

"It appears to us that management's withdrawal of ACV shows a lack of confidence in its reporting."

TaskUs, Inc. · TASK Spruce Point Capital · p. 33
callout villain critique

"Guillermo's website has an active WFG referral link, confirming his ongoing association with WFG."

Aegon Ltd. · AEG Spruce Point Capital · p. 52
callout villain critique

"Why does Powell alternate between 2,500 and 5,000 Personal Volume when he first reaches GET Team?"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 169
callout villain critique

"As Such, Herbalife’s Shipping & Handling Profit Accounts For $339mm of Its Total Operating Income"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 302
callout cover

"WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT – PROTECT AND ENHANCE YOUR INVESTMENT BY VOTING ON THE BLUE PROXY CARD TODAY"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 1
callout peer gap

"With these results, Phillips 66's Board should be actively looking to change from the status quo."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 24
callout other

"NFLX's share price decreased 44% since inception through our last share sale on April 20, 2022(1)"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 55
callout thesis headline

"We believe Intuit is one of the most overvalued large technology companies in the public markets."

Intuit Inc. · INTU Spruce Point Capital · p. 11
callout villain critique

"As a best practice, we believe that UEC should have made a similar disclosure in its SEC filings."

Uranium Energy Corp · UEC Spruce Point Capital · p. 14
callout demand list

"The goal of a Special Meeting will be to replace members of the Board, including CEO Tom Schmitt."

callout other

"ASMLはサイマーの極端紫外線の光源を獲得するために、同社を40億ドルで買収した。サイマーは、極端紫外線光源の実用化に向けた開発は、自社の能力を上回る大規模で広範囲の投資を必要とすると判断した。"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 170
callout section divider

"AlloSure faces significant competition in the near term and almost certain obsolescence over time"

CareDx, Inc. · CDNA Kerrisdale Capital · p. 23
callout ceo quote

"Our Board nominees would hold SBM to a higher standard and demand better oversight and execution."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 11
callout ceo quote

"Management has either forgotten about its prior written statements or is misleading shareholders."

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 76
callout villain critique

"In 2019 he held two separate signing ceremonies for the contract between New Pacific and COMIBOL."

New Pacific Metals · NUAG Hindenburg Research · p. 15
callout ceo quote

"Shouldn't BlackRock Lead Independent Director be available to meet with a dissenting shareholder?"

BlackRock · BLK Bluebell Capital · p. 36
callout ceo quote

"Spruce Point believes Stryker is wildly overpaying for Vocera at a $3.1 billion dollar valuation."

Stryker Corp. · SYK Spruce Point Capital · p. 95
callout executive summary

"We believe investors are being misguided by Magnite’s growth prospects, and see 25%-50% downside."

Magnite, Inc. · MGNI Spruce Point Capital · p. 5
callout peer gap

"Continued revenue growth decline, notably in Q4 which has historically been the strongest quarter"

Magnite, Inc. · MGNI Spruce Point Capital · p. 29
callout appendix data

"This is clear, straightforward and unambiguous. The words “strict accordance” mean what they say."

BP plc · BP Bluebell Capital · p. 28
callout villain critique

"Evidence indicates that this intermediary was likely a straw buyer controlled by a Company proxy."

KE Holdings · BEKE Muddy Waters · p. 43
callout other

"APP appears to have instead actively retargeted and / or jumped the last click attribution claim."

AppLovin · APP Muddy Waters · p. 7