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We also believe that Board refreshment and Jim Barber's and Jamie Boychuk's leadership are essential for enhancing safety.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "testimonial", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "1eb5aed5-891f-4d3c-9896-21e82672b389", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.12, "w": 0.8, "x": 0.1, "y": 0.5 }, "kind": "quote", "text": "Important from yesterday's town hall was commentary that PSR implementation is going to be slower than what we saw at CSX... Overall, we view this plan as contrasting heavily against Norfolk's Resilience Model.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "testimonial", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "461ee6f9-803a-4a09-8702-0a995ac40600", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.1, "w": 0.8, "x": 0.1, "y": 0.35 }, "kind": "quote", "text": "[W]e believe a change in management and refreshment of the board at NSC are warranted and could stimulate improved operations and thus equity performance.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "testimonial", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "9ffa70d7-fdbc-4a00-b84b-3691b4e84867", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.08, "w": 0.8, "x": 0.1, "y": 0.78 }, "kind": "quote", "text": "We see value in potential management change with Jim Barber as CEO and Jamie Boychuk as COO as proposed by the activist investor Ancora.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "testimonial", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "d25df5bd-b0d9-4ed2-9162-18a201746cad", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.05, "w": 0.8, "x": 0.1, "y": 0.68 }, "kind": "quote", "text": "NSC's activist campaign appears to have unanimous support from institutional investors.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "testimonial", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "f67fe81c-f9ca-452e-9d0c-c5417acfec87", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": null, "kind": "quote", "text": "\"We believe the status quo at NSC will lead to continued underperformance of the railroad. We also believe that Board refreshment and Jim Barber's and Jamie Boychuk's leadership are essential for enhancing safety and for ensuring outstanding long-term achievements for the benefit of all NSC's shareholders and other stakeholders.\" — EdgePoint Investment Group; \"[W]e believe a change in management and refreshment of the board at NSC are warranted and could stimulate improved operations and thus equity performance. For these reasons, we intend to support the election of dissident nominees Betsy Atkins, James Barber, Jr., William Clyburn, Jr., Sameh Fahmy, John Kasich, Gilbert Lamphere, and Allison Landry.\" — Neuberger Berman; \"Important from yesterday's town hall was commentary that PSR implementation is going to be slower than what we saw at CSX given in our view changes to the regulatory environment and the proposed management team's focus on the customer [...] Overall, we view this plan as contrasting heavily against Norfolk's Resilience Model and expect headcount reduction can be achieved on the back of attrition, in addition to head office cuts.\" — RBC Capital Markets note issued on April 19th; \"NSC's activist campaign appears to have unanimous support from institutional investors.\" — Deutsche Bank Research note issued on April 15th; \"We see value in potential management change with Jim Barber as CEO and Jamie Boychuk as COO as proposed by the activist investor Ancora, especially given the historical margin underperformance of Norfolk Southern.\" — Barclays Equity Research note issued on March 25th", "attrs": null, "subkind": null, "toolName": "Authority citation", "toolSlug": "authority-citation", "confidence": null, "componentId": "019dd953-0935-737e-8dc6-84add0125f8c", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.05, "w": 0.8, "x": 0.1, "y": 0.08 }, "kind": "title", "text": "APPENDIX A – SHAREHOLDER SLATE’S SUPPORT FROM INVESTORS AND ANALYSTS", "attrs": null, "subkind": "headline", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "cd827273-8d37-43e7-b284-c8c97d303687", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.02, "w": 0.4, "x": 0.1, "y": 0.15 }, "kind": "title", "text": "A Sampling of Support from the Financial Community", "attrs": null, "subkind": "subtitle", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "166b608f-1e17-43c9-8c18-5c0c169f31d2", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null } ], "metrics": [], "tools": [], "frameworks": [ { "name": "authority-citation", "slug": null, "matchId": "bb47df96-4d9f-4675-bd61-897ae2fe2ce8", "evidence": "Use of third-party analyst and investor quotes to validate the activist's position.", "confidence": 0.9 } ], "arcBeats": [ { "to": 5, "from": 3, "beatId": "cadd30d3-92b3-4a94-a9c9-9418f9f2f95e", "arcName": "AIDA", "arcSlug": "aida", "beatName": "Desire", "beatSlug": "aida-desire", "evidence": "The Case for Significant Change in the Boardroom and shareholder slate's support", "position": 1, "confidence": 0.8, "parentBeatName": "Evidence", "parentBeatSlug": "evidence" } ], "loops": [ { "to": 14, "from": 1, "name": "Before After", "slug": "21-before-after", "bestFor": "Product demos, process improvements, ROI justification", "matchId": "85277ef6-bab9-4112-9224-fff9a0bd6a6f", "evidence": "Before and after scenario presented through voting for change", "position": 0, "objective": "Contrasting the current state with a better future", "structure": "The Old Way (Pain) -> The Moment of Change -> The New Way (Glory) -> The Measurable Delta", "confidence": 0.7, "description": "Show the dramatic contrast between the old way and the new way through side-by-side comparison" } ], "imagePathAlt": null, "thumbSrc": null, "thumbSrcAlt": null, "locked": true }