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quote comparison table

"Oatly’s Founder (and Board Member) Oste on record admitting that brands have little value"

Oatly Group AB · OTLY Spruce Point Capital · p. 10
quote villain critique

"Noble defends its MTM assumptions on off take agreements as “conservative”. — Noble Group"

Noble Group · NOBL Muddy Waters · p. 6
quote ceo quote

"“Our solutions remain essential to our customers’ operations…” — Zebra Technologies Corp."

Zebra Technologies Corp. · ZBRA Spruce Point Capital · p. 104
quote demand list

"VETERAN ENERGY EXECUTIVE GREGORY GOFF BACKS ELLIOTT'S PLAN TO UNLOCK VALUE AT PHILLIPS 66"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 7
quote villain critique

""We offer a money-back guarantee, assuming we have the money." — Eric & Bill (Cartoonist)"

Assured Guaranty · AGO Greenlight Capital · p. 62
quote ceo quote

""It is true that we have too many businesses" — President Yoshihiro Hasebe, February 2023"

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 31
quote ceo quote

"certainly creative; it is also, for three distinct reasons, illegal. — A leading academic"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 11
quote process diagram

"“maintain exclusive authority regarding the provision of healthcare services” — HIMS 10-K"

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. · HIMS Spruce Point Capital · p. 18
quote villain critique

"“19 Customer Printing Services As An Alternative To Amazon Merch” — Small Business Trends"

Kornit Digital Ltd. · KRNT Spruce Point Capital · p. 18
quote villain critique

"For Messrs. Poling[’s]... award the grant date was February 21, 2019. — 2020 Proxy Filing"

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 25
quote ceo quote

"certainly creative; it is also, for three distinct reasons, illegal. — A leading academic"

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

"SEC Charges Former Biotechnology Company CEO for Misleading Investors — SEC Press Release"

Ginkgo Bioworks · DNA Scorpion Capital · p. 21
quote villain critique

"Q. Lots of liars? A. Yes, they are all part of organized crime... — Deposition Transcript"

GFL Environmental Inc. · GFL Spruce Point Capital · p. 30
quote villain critique

"QTT even referred to its loyalty program expenses as "a paltry amount in monetary terms.""

Qutoutiao, Inc. · QTT Wolfpack Research · p. 14
quote villain critique

"“a parade of woman (...) lined up like dolls, waiting to be chose” — TripAdvisor reviewer"

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 25
quote cover

"there is no proof that any optimization problem is solved faster — former D-Wave engineer"

D-Wave Quantum Inc · QBTS Kerrisdale Capital · p. 1
quote villain critique

"“Used as a base for Toshiba Group training centers” — Lasertec press release, Sep 30 2022"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 308
callout executive summary

"The management of Ströer SA have displayed multiple behaviors associated with deception."

Stroer SE & Co. KGaA · SAX Muddy Waters · p. 25
callout sop buildup

"We Estimate Sunrun Overstates Its Income Approach FMV by 29% and Subscriber Value by 32%"

Sunrun Inc. · RUN Muddy Waters · p. 15
callout cover

"我々は弊社の提案が実行された場合には当社の税前利益は現在の 45 億円から、2023 年度には 114 億円に増加し、株価については 100%近い上昇余地があると信じています。"

Digital Garage, Inc. · 4819 JT Oasis Management · p. 1
callout villain critique

"THE STATUS QUO CANNOT PERSIST IN THE BOARDROOM – SHAREHOLDER-DRIVEN CHANGE IS NEEDED NOW"

C&C Group plc · CCR Engine Capital · p. 2
callout precedent table

"Vets First Corp will have both a stronger topline and EBITDA growth story versus Elanco."

Henry Schein, Inc. · HSIC Spruce Point Capital · p. 17
callout sop buildup

"The Company needs to achieve higher revenue growth based on its R&D and M&A investments."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 69
callout valuation reveal

"Campbell is an iconic asset that could command an attractive price from multiple parties"

Campbell Soup Company · CPB Third Point · p. 42
callout ceo quote

"That said, we remain very committed to driving leverage below 4x as quickly as possible."

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 2
callout villain critique

"Considered to be limited in scope, not transparent, and often inconsistent with actions."

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 5
callout villain critique

"No acquisition ever occurred, and XPO sold stock at a significant discount to the market"

XPO Logistics, Inc. · XPO Spruce Point Capital · p. 21
callout villain critique

"We suspect this material level of dilution is why it was omitted from the press release."

Riot Platforms, Inc. · RIOT Kerrisdale Capital · p. 16
callout ceo quote

"That is why I am actually really shocked that we are being taken to count over it today."

Ströer SE & Co. KGaA · SAX Muddy Waters · p. 46
callout other

"The community is so loyal that it has been often referred to as the "Church of Peloton.""

Peloton Interactive · PTON Greenlight Capital · p. 6
callout precedent table

"The relentless focus leads directly to improved long-term performance and value creation"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 66
callout sop buildup

"The Public REIT valuation yields a total real estate value of approximately $2.6 billion"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 227
callout villain critique

"Why would FMCN lie about the inputs to the numbers without also lying about the outputs?"

Focus Media Holding · FMCN Muddy Waters · p. 7
callout villain critique

"We are troubled by the disappearance of IPX’s Chief Legal Officer (CLO) Jeanne McMullin."

IperionX Ltd. · IPX Spruce Point Capital · p. 76
callout precedent table

"Investors have lost approximately 95% of their equity investment since the announcement."

NQ Mobile, Inc. · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 4
callout ceo quote

"We note the sharp contrast between VW’s perspective versus what the CEO has represented."

QuantumScape · QS Scorpion Capital · p. 45
callout other

"We are therefore short because this way of doing business just doesn’t seem sustainable."

OSI Systems, Inc. · OSIS Muddy Waters · p. 19
callout villain critique

"We believe the findings prove that Autodesk management intentionally misled shareholders"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 75
callout villain critique

"Despite making huge investments ahead of the bust, JOE has taken only modest write-downs"

The St. Joe Company · JOE Greenlight Capital · p. 41
callout peer gap

"ACAS' recent historical median overhead is 56% higher than other Internally Managed BDCs"

American Capital, Ltd. · ACAS Elliott Management · p. 24
callout nominee bio

"Ms. Schnabel has a track record of creating shareholder value in the chemicals industry."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 81
callout ceo quote

"Management has historically referred to Celanese, Dow, and Eastman as its primary peers."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 87
callout cover

"You need to have your head in the cloud not to see the excitement around Edge Computing."

Edgio, Inc. · EGIO Citron Research · p. 1
callout precedent table

"The relentless focus leads directly to improved long-term performance and value creation"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 66
callout sop buildup

"The Public REIT valuation yields a total real estate value of approximately $2.6 billion"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 227
callout transition

"And the basis problem that is killing Pennsylvania prices is being solved by the market."

CONSOL Energy · CNX Greenlight Capital · p. 69
callout executive summary

"SOFI is a financial engineering treadmill, not a healthily growing origination business."

callout villain critique

"Remarkably little relevant industry expertise, numerous conflicts, questionable judgment"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 252