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quote transition

"JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR, ONCE I CLEAN HIM... HE JUST DISAPPEARS - GOT IT? — The Argyle Sweater (Scott Hilburn)"

Solvay SA · SOLB BB Greenlight Capital · p. 34
quote villain critique

"It is time for TIM, in the words of its new CEO, to become a "normal company" — New CEO of Telecom Italia"

Telecom Italia · TIT.MI Elliott Management · p. 39
quote peer gap

""And we've also been testing free shipping at SportChek from Triangle Mastercard members." — Q3 2019 Call"

Canadian Tire Corporation · CTC.A Spruce Point Capital · p. 30
quote nominee bio

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

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 75
quote table of contents

"…and the claims are being made. I don't know what he's thinking. — Ex-employee regarding IonQ co-founder."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 5
quote ceo quote

""We have the portfolio of a major, we have the technical challenges of a major..." — John Hess, June 2010"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 22
quote ceo quote

"“...our well costs now rank us among the lowest cost and best in our peer group.” — John Hess, March 2013"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 69
quote villain critique

"Money is a Helluva Drug — Chappelle's Show Season 2, Episode 4, “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories”"

Danimer Scientific · DNMR Muddy Waters · p. 12
quote transition

""I'll ask someone else. Didn't realize you were still dealing with that backlog." — Mike Baldwin/Cornered"

CONSOL Energy · CNX Greenlight Capital · p. 63
quote transition

""It's Big Louie. He says forget about the horses -- he's putting 10 G's on $80 oil." — Brown (Cartoonist)"

Pioneer Natural Resources · PXD Greenlight Capital · p. 67
quote before after

"“We see as much as 20% downside if [Dr.] Kleinfeld continues as CEO.” — Gordon Haskett, February 13, 2017"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 54
quote villain critique

"Former employees we spoke to commonly referred to SKLZ numbers as “smoke and mirrors” — Wolfpack Research"

Skillz, Inc. · SKLZ Wolfpack Research · p. 2
quote villain critique

"“Elliott sees the progress” — Mark Lashier (Reuters); “We can be bigger.” — Mark Lashier (Bloomberg News)"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 3
quote villain critique

"The Affiliated Medical Groups and the Company do not have any shareholders in common. — HIMS Q2 2021 10-Q"

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. · HIMS Spruce Point Capital · p. 25
quote villain critique

"Allison Mack has been sentenced to 3 years in prison for her role in the Nxivm case. Also a $20,000 fine."

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. · ELF Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
quote ceo quote

"“We remain steadfastly invested in Disney’s long-term success…” — Disney Letter to Shareholders, 02/01/24"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 124
quote villain critique

"“Filing corporate information with the intent to conceal the truth and falsify” — SAIC charge description"

Momo, Inc. · MOMO Spruce Point Capital · p. 18
quote table of contents

"「レーザーテックに改善を働きかけるために、毎週会議を開いているそうです」「ただ不安定だけです。安定して機能するのではなく、ときによって機能しなくなることがあります。消えてしまうのです」 — 4名のTSMC関係者"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 6
quote villain critique

"「微粒子問題はできの悪い設計の証だ……レーザーテック製の装置は実に劣った設計だ……微粒子問題がこんなに多発している」 — TSMCの台湾にあるファブに配属されたレーザーテックの元フィールド・サービス・エンジニア"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 224
quote villain critique

"「花王は、生活者の価値(Life Value)に対して、花王の事業活動を通じて役立つということを目的としたLife Value Solutionマーケティングを推進しています」 — Kao Management"

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 40
quote villain critique

"$6bn of transactions processed also mentioned in an interview with CEO Dasilva, Feb 21, 2014 — Footnote 1"

Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. · LSPD Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
quote ceo quote

"It's best to use, in my opinion, adjunctively with other medicines. — Sleep physician in the Bay Area, CA"

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 278
quote preempt rebuttal

"UNANIMOUS SUPPORT: TOP THREE PROXY ADVISORS BACK ELLIOTT'S CASE FOR CHANGE AT PHILLIPS 66 — Streamline 66"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 11
quote villain critique

"Trustpilot isn’t a review site, it’s a protection racket for fake reviews — 0zerofuksgiven (Reddit user)."

Trustpilot Group PLC · TRST Grizzly Research · p. 40
quote transition

""You have to invest for value these days. And these days I find the best value in gin and tonic." — Brown"

Solvay SA · SOLB BB Greenlight Capital · p. 3
quote villain critique

"“Philip something from Nuvei...as a corporate officer” — KHAAZRA MAARANU vs ECOMMERCE SAAS, LLC lawsuit."

Nuvei Corp · NVEI Spruce Point Capital · p. 37
quote demand list

""Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" — Albert Einstein"

Campbell Soup Company · CPB Third Point · p. 43
quote villain critique

"A former employee (Source H) indicated that such accounting was standard throughout Eurofins. — Source H"

Eurofins Scientific SE · ERF Muddy Waters · p. 13
quote transition

""hospitals have been looking to increase their capacity, not their capabilities" — One hospital official"

Acutus Medical Inc. · AFIB Kerrisdale Capital · p. 26
quote appendix data

"Throughout Guangdong, it’s all one system, they all are part of the subsidiary management model. — Mr. B"

quote other

"The Company does not have contractual obligations related to take-or-pay arrangements. — Zebra 2020 10-K"

Zebra Technologies Corp. · ZBRA Spruce Point Capital · p. 88
quote villain critique

"The punch line from HIMS: "masturbating doesn't appear to lower your body's production of testosterone.""

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. · HIMS Spruce Point Capital · p. 36
quote transition

"“To hide a lie, a thousand lies are needed” — English Proverb; “嘘を隠すには、もっと大きな嘘が必要になる” — 東野圭吾 『嘘をもうひとつだけ』"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 2
quote ceo quote

"「A300シリーズでは新たに設計された光学系や高輝度光源『URASHIMA』を採用し、従来のA150シリーズと比較しても非常に高い欠陥検出性能を実現しています。」 — Lasertec Corporation"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 142
quote ceo quote

"将来を見据えた業容拡大への対応……お客様からの需要増に応じた研究開発および製造能力の増強を企図しております。 — Lasertec Corporation (2022/09/30 Press Release)"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 307
quote villain critique

"The former employees often referred to the practice as “pulling forward” sales. — Former Nidec employees"

Nidec Corp. · 6594 JP Muddy Waters · p. 23
quote villain critique

"In the absence of alternative etiologies, an association with Wakix is possible. — FDA FAERS Case Report"

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 199
quote villain critique

"In the Matter of KEVIN LEROY GREENE, CPA, Certificate No. 8236, Respondent. — Oklahoma Accountancy Board"

U.S. Concrete Inc · USCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 40
quote transition

"will barely be perceptible against the ambient environment of cities — NASA research paper on Joby eVTOL"

Archer Aviation Inc · ACHR Grizzly Research · p. 16
quote villain critique

"“The company has built 80 mu (approximately 580,000 sq. ft.) of production facilities,” — Liu Zhen Yong"

Orient Paper, Inc. · ONP Muddy Waters · p. 3
quote cover

"Exclusive: BP abandons goal to cut oil output, resets strategy — Ron Bousso, Reuters, 7th October, 2024"

BP Plc · BP Bluebell Capital · p. 1
quote filler

"I SHOULD CONSIDER KEEPING A PELOTON FOR MYSELF? WHAT EXACTLY IS IT YOU’RE IMPLYING?! — CartoonStock.com"

Peloton Interactive · PTON Greenlight Capital · p. 25
quote filler

""Henry and I are thinking of moving to one of those forests with lawn maintenance." — Cartoon character"

The St. Joe Company · JOE Greenlight Capital · p. 139
quote ceo quote

"HDDs are great for bulk cold storage. — Pure Storage blog post "Guide to Types of Storage Media" 6/5/25"

Pure Storage, Inc. · PSTG Kerrisdale Capital · p. 32
quote other

"they were back on the market aggressively in Q4 and into Q1. — CEO Blackford (as cited by Spruce Point)"

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. · IRTC Spruce Point Capital · p. 76
quote villain critique

"“the primary source of the nominee entities and false documents” — U.S. federal attorney Wifredo Ferrer"

quote transition

"Maria! I’ve just met a girl named Maria And suddenly that name Will never be the same — West Side Story"

Assured Guaranty · AGO Greenlight Capital · p. 39
quote villain critique

""Honesty may be a good policy, but I'm not convinced it makes financial sense." — Eric & Bill (Cartoon)"

Assured Guaranty · AGO Greenlight Capital · p. 49
quote demand list

"The Company expects to replace that director, as it has done in the past — Taubman Centers, Inc. filing"

Taubman Centers, Inc. · TCO Land & Buildings · p. 1
quote peer gap

"We sold our holding in Kao as the company continues to underperform its peers — AXA Investment Managers"

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 14
quote other

"Int'l Energy Drink Competition, 2024 10-K: 1 Deletion, 9 Additions — Monster Beverage Corp. SEC Filings"

Monster Beverage Corp. · MNST Spruce Point Capital · p. 35
quote villain critique

"In Human Piranha-speak, FMCN shareholders got their “faces ripped off” by insiders. — Muddy Waters, LLC"

quote villain critique

""Interest expense represents interest expense on our term loans and lines of credit." — SMCI Disclosure"

Super Micro Computer, Inc. · SMCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 25
quote ceo quote

"We're seeing budget pressures that lead to longer sales cycles. — CFO (Goldman Conference, Dec 6, 2023)"

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 24
quote villain critique

"He will be missed by MSCI, but he’s back! Now Co-Head of Private Capital Solutions — MSCI Press Release"

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 60