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callout preempt rebuttal

"The Board has already committed to returning 75-100% of free cash flow to shareholders"

Outerwall Inc. · OUTR Engaged Capital · p. 27
callout villain critique

"GCP’s settlement proposal to Starboard has been greatly mischaracterized by the Board."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 18
callout demand list

"Why does the Board think FirstGroup's stock has consistently underperformed its peers?"

FirstGroup plc · FGP Sandell · p. 9
callout precedent table

"NortonLifeLock created significant shareholder value once the Board was reconstituted"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 179
callout villain critique

"Unfortunately, shareholders must hold Dr. Kleinfeld accountable if the Board does not"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 262
callout villain critique

"We believe DND’s culture is deeply broken and requires a reconstitution of the Board."

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 10
callout villain critique

"A non-independent board member chairing the Risk Committee is far from best practices"

BlackRock, Inc. · BLK Bluebell Capital · p. 30
callout nominee bio

"We are nominating directors who, if elected, would represent a majority of the Board."

Magellan Health, Inc. · MGLN Starboard Value · p. 7
callout villain critique

"A non-independent board member chairing the Risk Committee is far from best practices"

BlackRock · BLK Bluebell Capital · p. 30
callout ceo quote

"These and other failures indicate a pressing need for more independence on the board."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 10
callout villain critique

"We believe the Preferred Financing was done to “buy the vote” and entrench the Board"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 91
callout villain critique

"In 3 separate votes, 90+% of outside shareholders voted to declassify the Hess board"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 42
callout demand list

"Vote FOR our highly qualified nominees and AGAINST the incumbent “bankruptcy board”!"

SandRidge Energy · SD Carl Icahn · p. 24
callout precedent table

"Starboard reconstituted the Board with directors who guided a successful turnaround"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 177
callout villain critique

"Did John Hess vote against his board's recommendation and against declassification?"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 52
callout villain critique

"Shareholders will not be duped by the Board’s “window dressing” governance changes."

callout villain critique

"Did John Hess vote against his board's recommendation and against declassification?"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 10
callout villain critique

"Elliott would be happy to compare its track record against any of the board members"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 330
callout demand list

"Please vote the GOLD card today for Elliott's four highly qualified board nominees."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 19
callout ceo quote

"Incumbent Board, in their own words, has consistently failed Campbell shareholders"

Campbell Soup Company · CPB Third Point · p. 13
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 nominee bio

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

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 6
callout precedent table

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

Fluor Corporation · FLR Starboard Value · p. 9
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 process diagram

"From these candidates, Oasis is nominating 5 Independent Directors to Kao’s Board."

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 70
callout villain critique

"The Board of Phillips 66 believes these results are acceptable. Investors do not."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 46
callout demand list

"We encourage you and the board to set this as a budgeted and incentivized target."

CarMax Inc. · KMX Starboard Value · p. 5
callout peer gap

"The Board of Phillips 66 believes these results are acceptable. Investors do not."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 47
callout kpi overview

"Shareholders have endured substantial declines in ROIC under the incumbent Board"

Campbell Soup Company · CPB Third Point · p. 25
callout villain critique

"The majority of the Board was comprised of insiders or venture capital investors"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 118
callout nominee bio

"Underperformance of this magnitude and duration demands change in the board room"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 47
callout demand list

"Trian continues to believe that Lazard should de-classify its board of directors"

Lazard Ltd · LAZ Trian Partners · p. 34
callout nominee bio

"Urgent change is needed in the boardroom to unlock the Company's full potential."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 31
callout villain critique

"We believe the Real Issue of this election is that Target’s board is suboptimal"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 70
callout ceo quote

"We do not believe that Pershing Square's nominees would add value to the Board."

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 75
callout nominee bio

"Mr. Gallogly is uniquely qualified to serve on the Huntsman Board of Directors."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 72
callout precedent table

"Marvell created significant shareholder value once the Board was reconstituted."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 127
callout precedent table

"Marvell created significant shareholder value once the Board was reconstituted"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 183
callout villain critique

"It’s time for board changes at PSX so your investment can earn what it should."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 12
callout villain critique

"Responsibility for current predicament lies squarely with the incumbent Board"

Campbell Soup Company · CPB Third Point · p. 11
callout demand list

"The urgency of management and Board change at Southwest could not be clearer."

Southwest Airlines Co. · LUV Elliott Management · p. 2