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Uses a red dashed box to visually isolate Huntsman as the 'worst among primary peers'.Huntsman Corporation (HUN) · Starboard Value
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Expose Contradiction1 hit
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Uses a bar chart to compare original targets, threshold, revised targets, and actual performance to highlight the contradiction.Huntsman Corporation (HUN) · Starboard Value
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Expose Contradiction1 hit
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The slide uses a list of promises to set up a critique of the Board's lack of independence.Huntsman Corporation (HUN) · Starboard Value
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Expose Contradiction1 hit
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Uses direct quotes from Peter Huntsman to establish a baseline of management's past promises.Huntsman Corporation (HUN) · Starboard Value
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Expose Contradiction1 hit
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Uses a 'before-after' style contradiction to highlight management failure.Huntsman Corporation (HUN) · Starboard Value
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Expose Contradiction1 hit
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Uses red annotations to emphasize the gap between the target and actual performance.Huntsman Corporation (HUN) · Starboard Value
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Expose Contradiction1 hit
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Uses a CEO quote and a waterfall chart to establish a baseline expectation that the activist intends to contradict later.Huntsman Corporation (HUN) · Starboard Value
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Expose Contradiction1 hit
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Uses a waterfall-style chart to illustrate the gap between core business targets and the uncertain TiO2 business performance.Huntsman Corporation (HUN) · Starboard Value
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Expose Contradiction1 hit
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This is a text-heavy slide from an activist investor letter (Elliott Management) criticizing Southwest Airlines leadership.Southwest Airlines (LUV) · John Pike and Bobby Xu
Shareholder letter Activist investor Beat · ProblemLoop · Cost Of Inaction1 hit
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The slide uses a CEO quote to contrast with the market performance data, framing the company's structure as inefficient.Phillips 66 (PSX) · Elliott
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Agitate1 hit
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Uses a visual metaphor of a hand crushing a Phillips 66 sign to represent management's grip on the company structure.Phillips 66 (PSX) · Elliott
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Agitate1 hit
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Uses a quote from management to contrast with the quantitative shortfall.Phillips 66 (PSX) · Elliott
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Solution1 hit
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Uses a bar chart to compare PSX and VLO margins over time, highlighting the 2012-2019 average as a benchmark.Phillips 66 (PSX) · Elliott
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Solution1 hit
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Uses a waterfall chart to show net divestitures and a table to detail asset dispositions.Phillips 66 (PSX) · Elliott
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Solution1 hit
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The slide uses a quote to highlight market skepticism regarding the company's current structure.Phillips 66 (PSX) · Elliott
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Solution1 hit
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Uses a classic activist 'expose contradiction' structure, contrasting company claims (continuity/experience) with specific historical failures (Red Lobster/Smokey Bones, related party transactions).Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) · Jeffrey C. Smith
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · The Struggle1 hit
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Uses a combination of a comparison table and two bar charts to illustrate the performance gap.Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) · Jeffrey C. Smith
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · The Struggle1 hit
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Uses a bar chart to illustrate the trend of Red Lobster same-store-sales and a callout to link the trend to management's incentives.Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) · Jeffrey C. Smith
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · The Struggle1 hit
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Uses a historical quote to frame the current management as having strayed from the company's own stated values.Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) · Jeffrey C. Smith
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · The Victory1 hit
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The slide uses a large callout box with a dashed border to frame a historical quote from a respected former executive, contrasting past operational wisdom with current management's mindset.Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) · Jeffrey C. Smith
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · The Victory1 hit
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Uses a quote from Joe Lee to highlight the contradiction between historical values and current corporate policy.Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) · Jeffrey C. Smith
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · The Victory1 hit
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Uses photographic evidence to demonstrate operational inconsistency.Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) · Jeffrey C. Smith
Activist deck Activist investor 1 hit
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Uses two line charts to show search frequency trends; one absolute and one adjusted for store count.Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) · Jeffrey C. Smith
Activist deck Activist investor 1 hit
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Uses a quote from Moody's to undermine management's narrative regarding the credit rating impact of the divestiture.Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) · Jeffrey C. Smith
Activist deck Activist investor 1 hit
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This is a page from a shareholder letter (activist investor Starboard Value). It uses narrative to expose management's broken promises and the Board's defensive tactics.Huntsman Corporation (HUN) · Jeffrey C. Smith
Shareholder letter Activist investor Beat · Problem & ComplicationLoop · Anchor1 hit
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Includes a CEO quote used to contrast with the market performance data.Phillips 66 (PSX) · Elliott
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Agitate1 hit
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Uses a visual metaphor of a hand crushing a road sign to represent management's stubbornness.Phillips 66 (PSX) · Elliott
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Agitate1 hit
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Uses a red-highlighted callout to contrast management's quote with the quantitative shortfall.Phillips 66 (PSX) · Elliott
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Agitate1 hit
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Uses quotes from management to expose a gap between historical performance and current excuses.Phillips 66 (PSX) · Elliott
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Agitate1 hit
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Uses a waterfall chart to illustrate the net impact of divestitures vs acquisitions.Phillips 66 (PSX) · Elliott
Activist deck Activist investor Beat · Agitate1 hit