Callouts & quotes from 10,384+ activist slides

"Shareholders need to be satisfied that the peer group is appropriate and not cherry-picked for the purpose of justifying or inflating pay. — Glass Lewis"

"There may be up to an additional 40 sites under construction that [AMT] will acquire over the next several months — James Taiclet, AMT CEO and chairman."

"Our backlog at September 30, 2004 was $8.3 million, and our backlog at September 30, 2003 was $3.4 million. — Monolithic Power Systems (2003 IPO Filing)"

""The goal is to be fully staffed in every restaurant with every position, with talented, skilled and experienced employees." — Joe Lee, November 9, 2005"

""The goal is to be fully staffed in every restaurant with every position, with talented, skilled and experienced employees." — Joe Lee, November 9, 2005"

""The goal is to be fully staffed in every restaurant with every position, with talented, skilled and experienced employees." — Joe Lee, November 9, 2005"

""The goal is to be fully staffed in every restaurant with every position, with talented, skilled and experienced employees." — Joe Lee, November 9, 2005"

"“I’m now being attacked equally by the left and the right, so I’m doing something right, I hope” — CEO Larry Fink, Fortune/Bloomberg, October 12th, 2022"

"2. Have they threatened to kill you or someone else? [YES ] — Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, State of California vs. Adeel Manzoor"

"“the purchase of products primarily as an attempt to qualify for advancement in the Marketing Plan is not permitted;” — Herbalife Sales & Marketing Plan"

"According to MedSec medical advisor Dr. Hemal Nayak. However, he points out that remote monitoring improves patient outcomes and survival. — Footnote 49"

"Their ultimate demotion in the schedule contradicts May 2016 claims that these deposits were “early successes”. — AKG, Investor Presentation, 2016-05-02"

"“I’m now being attacked equally by the left and the right, so I’m doing something right, I hope” — CEO Larry Fink, Fortune/Bloomberg, October 12th, 2022"

"“We generally include a construction project in our contract backlog at the time it is awarded and to the extent we believe funding is probable.” — ROAD"

"Over 70 major customer programs across diverse industries have run on our platform through 2020 — Ginkgo Bioworks (From May 2021 Investor Presentation)."

"Data provided by Nielsen shows PBH’s prices and volumes are declining Y-o-Y while private label brands have experienced positive price and volume growth"

""I just met the man who will kill me. It won't be for ten years yet... but check-out carecloud.com. such a beautiful app! Oh the envy!!" — Jonathan Bush"

"Histamine H3 receptor antagonists/inverse agonists: Where do they go? — 2019 paper by a longtime collaborator of Bioprojet's head, Jean-Charles Schwartz"

"Behind the scenes of NQ's unusual rise to fortune there has been "a Ghost founder" operating out of sight, directing the company's fate. — iFeng Finance"

"Наша гостиница использует товарный знак ibis и Accor, но юр. лицо гостиницы зарегистрировано в РФ. — Reservations Manager, IBIS Moscow Oktyabrskoye Pole"

"“Thanks to our Board, who knows that we will be the standard of care and to our patient shareholders, thank you. We are on our way.” — Mehren (AXDX CEO)"

"“I do not think that the IRS has solar experts. So, when they audit us, we basically educating them on what is going on.” — Former Novogradac executive"

"11/2/19: BRK reports Q3 results which feature significant appreciation in BRK's insurance tangible book value. BRK's cash balance rises to $128 billion"

"4Q18 Review: Focus Shifts to the Potential Need for Capital & Potential for Insider Selling — Downgrading To Price Target To $21/share — Morgan Stanley"

"The unleashing of the avalanche alone is reason enough to press charges. In my opinion, this is nothing less than insider trading. — Shareholder at AGM"

""We've shipped so much of our fall/winter order book earlier, which naturally means less shipments in the next quarter." — Dani Reiss, Canada Goose CEO"

"We make tests intelligent by connecting laboratory results to a patient's own clinical data, thereby personalizing the results. — Tempus IPO Prospectus"

"“I am convinced that the only edge we have on our competitors, is the quality of our employees as reflected each day by the job they do.” — Bill Darden"

"It was more like I was working for Keurig than I was working for MBlock... I really never even had a boss while I was at MBlock. — Former MBlock worker"

"“We believe the stock performance is compelling evidence of the effectiveness of the Board and management” — Buffalo Wild Wings Media Statement, 3/8/17"

""We believe the stock performance is compelling evidence of the effectiveness of the Board and management" — Buffalo Wild Wings Media Statement, 3/8/17"

"We are not going to run for EBITDA per ton, we're going to run for total EBITDA out of this business. — Roy Harvey, CEO, Alcoa Corp., February 28, 2017"

"Example of Big Li continuously receiving gifts when off the air, especially from early morning (midnight to 6:35am Beijing time) on September 19, 2020."

"Stacy Nieuwoudt, Elliott nominee for Phillips 66’s (NYSE: PSX) Board, explores how breaking up large energy conglomerates can unlock significant value."

"In the gaming industry, Skillz does not have good brand recognition. Most of the players in the industry consider them a joke. — Former Skillz employee"

"When they opt out, we don't create alternative accurate and persistent identifiers, typically called device fingerprints. — Adam Foroughi, AppLovin CEO"

"“The chief executive, Joseph Yam, and I did seriously evaluate the various options including unpegging” — Antony Leung, Financial Secretary (2001-2003)"

"I have tens of thousands of people selling with us around the market today at -- with the Microsoft Azure team. — CEO Siebel, Needham Conf Jan 11, 2022"

""We are proud to become a part of the DoubleVerify organization and are excited to expand our breadth of publisher solutions globally." — Dennis Clerke"

"“The Company’s research and development is primarily performed by outside consultants and is less than $2 million per year” — Herbalife 2004 Prospectus"

"You are required to use the Evidence SYNC software which reads the Axon devices via a USB connection. — Justin Taylor, Technical Support Representative"

"We manufacture products such as camera bags, laptop bags, protective cases, and paintball gear in our Guangdong, China factory. — Konda Industries Ltd."

"Overall, revenue growth trends continue to show strength 5-plus weeks into the fourth quarter, and we expect them to continue. — Management (Conf call)"

"最も有望な成長機会は海外の化粧品市場にある。この業界には多くの成長機会が存在している一方、花王にとって最も有望な収益・利益成長の可能性は、海外における、ダーマスキンケア、一部の大衆向けおよび高級化粧品ブランド、そして花王にとって最大となる大衆向けスキンケア＆パーソナルケアのブランドに秘められています。"

"A congressional report dubbed Boeing under Mr. Muilenburg as having a “culture of concealment” and putting corporate goals and profits ahead of safety."

"if we had to add 20% of mass of batteries cells back into this, it would impact our payload by about 300lbs — Alex Garwood, Head of Battery Development"

"So problem solving—that kind of thing was not in AJR's wheelhouse. It was more like repeat orders over and over. They never grew. — Former AJR Employee"

"Transforming Office Depot: A Plan for Renewal and Reinvigoration — Starboard Value LP (White Paper Presentation filed with the SEC on August 2, 2013)."

"[by] fulfilling their stewardship responsibilities investors will be able to contribute to the growth of the economy as a whole — The Stewardship Code"

"“Brilliant with the Basics” mantra with a relentless focus on great tasting food, superior service, and best-in-class value through flawless execution"

"Twist is not a big vendor...they have their market, which is laboratories in universities and smaller startups.... — A longtime executive in the space"

"“I'm not interested in minimum risk. I want long term gains without risk.” — a.bacall (Cartoonist); “an almost perfect money machine.” — Business Week"

"We evaluated the Entity's ability to accurately forecast EBITDA by comparing actual results to historical EBITDA forecasts — KPMG (2022 Annual Report)"

""but the way we looked at it was, as I said earlier, this is a brand-new category that's starting to form up now." — CEO FLAWLESS Deal Call March 2019"

"According to Glassdoor, PPG's CEO approval rating currently stands at 61%, more than 20 percentage points lower than the peer average — Trian Partners"

"ウシオ製の光源を、Isteqというロシア系の会社から調達した光源と差し替えた。そうせざるをえなくなってしまったのだ。そして、日本発で、社内で開発された技術と見せかけるために「Urashima」に改名した。 — Scorpion Capital (based on expert interviews)"

"「しかし、アクティニックパターンマスクはマスクブランクスと比べて光学系がより複雑で、一層多くの光が必要になるのです。難航していたのでなんとかならないかと思ってウシオに切り替えたのです。しかし、今なお難航しています。また別の光源に切り替えなきゃダメでしょう。」 — サイマー（のち、ASML）の元科学者"

"Tomas los sueños de esta gente y sus esperanzas y los conviertes en una pesadilla para ellos. No es correcto... Simplemente no es correcto. — HOMBRE 7"

"Overall, there is no clear evidence of equity-related gains having translated into additional consumption and thus no real economic growth. — Swiss Re"

"Terms of the deal were not disclosed and both the purchase price and ongoing financials are deemed immaterial to the business. — Aerojet Press Release"