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Callouts & quotes from 37,061+ activist slides

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callout demand list

"If Phillips is able to execute the "Marathon Path"(1) the stock price could increase to $300+"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 16
callout valuation reveal

"If Phillips is able to execute the "Marathon Path"(1) the stock price could increase to $300+"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 43
callout transition

"In early 2025, we converted our NIKE common equity position to deep in-the-money call options"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 57
callout peer gap

"No Volatility For 3 Years In Reported Gross Margins A Major Red Flag For A Commodity Producer"

U.S. Concrete Inc · USCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 23
callout villain critique

"TransMedics has allegedly already penetrated Donor Net to hijack the organ allocation process"

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 151
callout villain critique

"Open secret among high volume TransMedics users that the organ allocation process is bypassed"

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 147
callout villain critique

"I don't think the patient outcomes were as good; they had actually one of the worst outcomes."

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 330
callout appendix data

"The UK Bus pension deficit is actually a relatively small part of the overall pension deficit"

FirstGroup plc · FGP Sandell · p. 46
callout peer gap

"Dollarama has all the character of an old, tired dollar store, but without the dollar prices."

Dollarama Inc. · DOL Spruce Point Capital · p. 28
callout kpi overview

"PlayStation has doubled its market share over the last 6 years and now dominates the industry"

Sony Corporation · 6758.T Third Point · p. 50
callout villain critique

"well, yeah...play it down, play it down, which they have done in other papers as well, I see."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 301
callout appendix data

"If you're not doing anything unique or proprietary, then there's no reason to go with Perion."

Perion Network Ltd. · PERI Spruce Point Capital · p. 118
callout villain critique

"The FTC findings confirm our long-held allegation that Herbalife operates as a pyramid scheme"

Herbalife · HLF Pershing Square · p. 7
callout other

"We believe that this merger is a scam and that neither company expects it to actually happen."

authID Inc. · AUID White Diamond Research · p. 13
callout peer gap

"RILY shares currently trade at a 110.4% premium to the average P/BV of its six closest comps."

B. Riley Financial, Inc. · RILY Wolfpack Research · p. 15
callout other

"Astonishingly, Shanjing Kechuang’s revenues in 2018 were only 2.8% of what they were in 2015!"

58.com Inc. · WUBA Grizzly Research · p. 8
callout transition

"With the right leadership and strategy, we believe today’s challenges are readily addressable"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 22
callout villain critique

"The $4B valuation that AGBA is putting on its merger with Triller is nothing short of absurd."

AGBA Group · AGBA White Diamond Research · p. 3
callout other

"We believe that this merger is a scam and that neither company expects it to actually happen."

AGBA Group · AGBA White Diamond Research · p. 13
callout villain critique

"Trustpilot is not a review platform. It’s a pay-to-protect extortion racket disguised as one."

Trustpilot Group PLC · TRST Grizzly Research · p. 40
callout villain critique

"From FY17 - FY21, Bob Iger received $216mm(1) in total compensation despite Disney’s poor TSR"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 29
callout villain critique

"How do I know it’s not just a GPU sitting in a big fancy box with D-Wave written on the side?"

D-Wave Quantum Inc · QBTS Kerrisdale Capital · p. 14
callout villain critique

"This suggests that absolutely no testing or fine-tuning is meant to take place inside Fab 4A."

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 326
callout transition

"It is a hodgepodge of specialty chemicals that did not go to Syensqo as part of the spin-off."

Solvay SA · SOLB BB Greenlight Capital · p. 35
callout villain critique

"There is Significant Overlap Between the Board, Management, and Legal Counsel of DSP and CEVA"

DSP Group, Inc. · DSPG Starboard Value · p. 27
callout villain critique

"ONP was improperly consolidating HBOP’s (misstated) assets and operations prior to that time."

Orient Paper Inc. · ONP Muddy Waters · p. 28
quote ceo quote

"CEO Response: "It's about 3% of revenue, so fairly small." — Dycom Aug 21, 2024 Earnings Call"

Dycom Industries, Inc. · DY Spruce Point Capital · p. 17
quote villain critique

"Alan Shaw is a crisis-tested leader who is delivering change. — Norfolk Southern Board Letter"

quote nominee bio

"Named one of "America's Best CFO's" by Institutional Investor magazine. — Charles M. Sonsteby"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 75
quote transition

"Tripadvisor Gains New Freedom in $430 Million Merger With Liberty Tripadvisor — Dennis Schaal"

Tripadvisor, Inc. · TRIP Starboard Value · p. 10
quote peer gap

"Activists sour on Oatly vegan milk after stake sold to Trump-linked Blackstone — The Guardian"

Oatly Group AB · OTLY Spruce Point Capital · p. 98
quote villain critique

"発表されたTOBでは、豊田自動織機が非上場化後に、カウンターパートは[...]自己株TOBを計画、税控除の大部分はカウンターパート側のメリットとなる。 — UBS、2025年11月20日"

Toyota Industries Corporation · 6201.T Elliott Management · p. 28
quote peer gap

"Moody’s suggests an upper bound of 3.5x debt/LTM EBITDA for the current rating level of Baa2."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 246
quote villain critique

"ASG reached out to us shortly after the announcement of our executive changes... — Mr. Hansen"

Mitek Systems, Inc. · MITK Elliott Management · p. 3
quote villain critique

"「ASMLは2009年頃に極端紫外線露光装置の開発を始めました。当初はウシオ製の光源を使いましたが、うまくいかなかったのです。ひどいものだった。」 — 元サイマー(のち、ASML)科学者"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 173
quote appendix data

""Make sure you pay your taxes; otherwise you can get in a lot of trouble." — Richard M. Nixon"

Quintis Limited · QIN Viceroy Research · p. 48
quote villain critique

"We were never engaged to audit internal controls — Armanino (as reported by Financial Times)."

Construction Partners, Inc. · ROAD Spruce Point Capital · p. 54
quote villain critique

"SEND MORE ROCK — Dan Abromowitz and Eli Dreyfus (The New Yorker Collection/The Cartoon Bank)."

Core Laboratories · CLB Greenlight Capital · p. 44
quote appendix data

"I don't know. It's one of the more creative analyses I've ever seen in a proxy fight. — Geoff"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 30
quote villain critique

"there were instances of fraud in the past involving WMPs of other companies — Qutoutiao, Inc."

Qutoutiao, Inc. · QTT Wolfpack Research · p. 4
quote peer gap

"most of our production is outsourced to third parties under [a] fab-lite strategy. — Lasertec"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 75
quote transition

""Good news -- remember all those growth stocks I sold you? They're now value stocks." — Brown"

Solvay SA · SOLB BB Greenlight Capital · p. 5
callout sop buildup

"Our research indicates that Vets First Choice will have greater than 30% incremental margins"

Henry Schein, Inc. · HSIC Spruce Point Capital · p. 31
callout villain critique

"Unfortunately, Pfizer was unable to be successful with IBRANCE in early stage breast cancer."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 21
callout ceo quote

"Unfortunately, we don’t believe Southwest is eager to meaningfully engage in such changes..."

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 26
callout peer gap

"Various credible sources indicate that ecobee's market share has been in persistent decline."

Generac Holdings, Inc. · GNRC Spruce Point Capital · p. 85