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callout villain critique

"Unlike industry peers below, WTRG noticeably does not discuss operating cash flow."

Essential Utilities, Inc. · WTRG Spruce Point Capital · p. 43
callout ceo quote

"In fact, Motortech has only exceeded its revenue expectations in 1 out of 6 years."

Generac Holdings, Inc. · GNRC Spruce Point Capital · p. 95
callout villain critique

"Overall, the Company PAID MORE than its peers, BUT PERFORMED WORSE than its peers."

Office Depot, Inc. · ODP Starboard Value · p. 30
callout ceo quote

"We have attempted to work with Box to help from the outside for the past two years"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 27
callout villain critique

"Box's Board did not appear to be concerned with the rights of Class A stockholders"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 117
callout villain critique

"We question whether these interlocks create problematic dynamics on the Box Board."

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 128
callout villain critique

"No current independent director of Box has ever purchased stock in the open market"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 131
callout villain critique

"No current independent director of Box has ever purchased stock in the open market"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 132
callout villain critique

"No current independent director of Box has ever purchased stock in the open market"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 133
callout kpi overview

"Exciting growth potential: Fiscal 2014 SRG sales grew 25% compared to fiscal 2013."

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 232
callout sop buildup

"We believe Dow Jones is meaningfully undervalued at News Corp’s current valuation."

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 50
callout precedent table

"Both strategies and private equity firms have been active acquirers of CRO assets."

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 68
callout demand list

"Pershing Square is bringing shareholders an important choice at the Annual Meeting"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 78
callout nominee bio

"Add competence, leadership and experience to the board by voting for Michael Heim."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 6
callout villain critique

"The sense over there is, ‘I like the private plane and I don’t want to get fired.’"

Viacom · VIAB SpringOwl · p. 65
callout sop buildup

"~74% of Val-gan's pro-forma 2014E sales will come from durable, growing cash flows"

Allergan, Inc. · AGN Pershing Square · p. 72
callout villain critique

"97% STI Avg Payout & 106% LTI Avg Payout(1) for 26% Relative TSR(2) Outperformance"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 54
callout precedent table

"We believe Starboard was influential in AECOM's successful business transformation"

Fluor Corporation · FLR Starboard Value · p. 9
callout demand list

"Elliott urges you to use the GOLD universal proxy card or voting instruction form."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 6
callout nominee bio

"Under Ms. Schnabel’s oversight, Versum created significant value for shareholders."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 80
callout sop buildup

"Spectra Energy (SE): Transformation from 'Utility' to Energy Infrastructure Player"

callout ceo quote

"If we exclude $55 million of synergies, Firth Rixson earned only ~$80 mm of EBITDA"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 92
callout precedent table

"Several large portfolios of durable OTC products have been sold in the last decade"

Unknown · p. 38
callout before after

"Reprioritizing organic growth will increase the value of shareholders’ investment."

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 44
callout villain critique

"BlackRock shareholders expect climate-competent, not climate-conflicted, directors"

BlackRock, Inc. · BLK Bluebell Capital · p. 49
callout precedent table

"Both strategics and private equity firms have been active acquirers of CRO assets."

Fortrea Holdings Inc. · FTRE Starboard Value · p. 16
callout demand list

"Elliott urges you to use the GOLD universal proxy card or voting instruction form."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 6
callout demand list

"Elliott urges you to use the GOLD universal proxy card or voting instruction form."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 11
callout demand list

"Elliott urges you to use the GOLD universal proxy card or voting instruction form."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 16
callout villain critique

"We Identify A Broad Range Of Accounting, Reporting And Board / Management Concerns"

Zebra Technologies Corp. · ZBRA Spruce Point Capital · p. 8
callout villain critique

"A majority of Antuit's senior executives departed Zebra in a little over one year."

Zebra Technologies Corp. · ZBRA Spruce Point Capital · p. 63
callout demand list

"Elliott urges you to use the GOLD universal proxy card or voting instruction form."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 10
callout sop buildup

"To hit 2U's EBITDA range requires 480 students, not the 300 depicted by management"

2U, Inc. · TWOU Spruce Point Capital · p. 23
callout demand list

"Elliott urges you to use the GOLD universal proxy card or voting instruction form."

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

"この法人の法定代表者は近江麗佳(Omi Reika)氏であり、彼女はNNJ (NowNaw Japan) の代表取締役でもあり、同社の株式の90%を保有しています。"

Datasection Inc. · 3905 Wolfpack Research · p. 8
callout demand list

"Elliott urges you to use the GOLD universal proxy card or voting instruction form."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 7
callout transition

"We believe investor skepticism towards management has created a mispriced security"

General Electric · GE Trian Partners · p. 7
callout before after

"GE improved industrial EBIT margins ~250 basis points since 2012 (to ~14% in 2014)"

General Electric · GE Trian Partners · p. 55
callout villain critique

"In reality, Ms. Xu’s involvement with NQ is not just overlap – it is entanglement."

NQ Mobile Inc. · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 15
callout peer gap

"We estimate that about 80% of the comments on Wandoujia regarding NQ are negative."

NQ Mobile Inc. · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 30
callout sop buildup

"豊田自動織機の貸借対照表報告は、大規模な販売金融事業によって歪められている。当該事業はビジネスモデルにおいて銀行に類似しており、NAVにおいて別途考慮する必要がある"

Toyota Industries Corporation · 6201.T Elliott Management · p. 48
callout transition

"There is federal aid to alleviate some of the suffering, but none for bondholders."

Assured Guaranty · AGO Greenlight Capital · p. 39
callout peer gap

"We believe Bristol-Myers has a potential opportunity to improve its gross margins."

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 168
callout peer gap

"We believe Bristol-Myers may have an opportunity to consolidate its R&D facilities"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 182