Skytop Strategies

Shareholder Activism

Unlocking Shareholder Value

JANUARY 25, 2018
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10 ON THE PARK
60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE
NEW YORK, NY

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Randall Adams
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Michael Adamski
General Counsel
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Graig Aimone
Investor Relations Manager
CRH
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Arnaud Ajdler
Founder, Managing Partner & PM
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New York, NY
Jason Alexander
Managing Director
Okapi Partners
New York, NY
Joshua Apfelroth
Partner
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
New York, NY
Michelle Applebaum
Independent Director
Northwest Pipe (NWPX)
Managing Director (Retired)
Salomon Brothers
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Ben Ashwell
Digital Editor
IR Magazine
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Rachel Bangser
Senior Associate
ASC Advisors
New York, NY
Alyssa Barry
Senior Associate, Capital Markets & Communications
Sandpiper Group
Vancouver, BC
Max Batzer
Partner
Wynnefield Capital
New York, NY
Derek J. Bell
Partner
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Toronto, Canada
David Benoit
Activism Reporter
The Wall Street Journal
New York, NY
Kathleen Bentley
Senior Account Executive
Prosek Partners
New York, NY
Joseph Berardino
Managing Director
Alvarez & Marsal
New York, NY
Lucas Bifera
Energy Reporter
S&P Global
New York, NY
Josh Black
Editor-In-Chief
Activist Insight
New York, NY
Mark Bononi
Vice President
Odin Partners
New York, NY
Bob Bostrom
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Abercrombie & Fitch
New York, NY
Ernest Brod
Managing Director
Alvarez & Marsal
New York, NY
Margaret Brown
Shareholder Activism & Corporate Defense
Morgan Stanley
New York, NY
Steve Bruce
Managing Partner
ASC Advisors
New York, NY
Haley Bryan
Content Specialist
Factset Research Systems
New York, NY
Maureen Bujno
Managing Director
Deloitte LLP
New York, NY
Daniel Burch
Chief Executive Officer
Mackenzie Partners, Inc.
New York, NY
Francis H. Byrd
Managing Partner
Alchemy Strategies Partners LLC
New York, NY
David Calusdian
Corporate Communications; Investor Relations; Crisis Communications; M&A
Sharon Merrill
Boston, MA
David Carnevali
Reporter
Activistmonitor
New York, NY
Katherine Chen
Associate
Vinson & Elkins
New York, NY
Thomas W. Christopher
Partner
Latham & Watkins
New York, NY
Whit Clay
Co-CEO
Sloane & Company
New York, NY
Michael Coronato
Senior Content Manager
Factset Research Systems
New York, NY
Aneliya Crawford
Partner
Schulte Roth & Zabel
New York, NY
Adam Cubbage
Senior Director, Strategic Communications
FTI Consulting
New York | NY
Mark Dalton
Managing Principal
Halsey Lane Holdings
New York, NY
Raul Damas
Partner
Brunswick Group
New York, NY
Christopher P. Davis
Partner
Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen
New York, NY
Paul Davis
Partner and Co-Chair
Capital Markets & M&A, McMillan
Toronto, Canada
Mary Ann Deignan
Managing Director – Shareholder Advisory
Lazard Group, LLC
New York, NY
Daniella Divito
Director of Global Practice Development
Alvarez & Marsal
New York, NY
Sean Donahue
Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Washington, DC
Bill Dooley
Vice President – Activism & Contested Situations
Morrow Sodali
New York, NY
Jonathan Doorley
Partner
Brunswick Group
New York, NY
Dawn Dover
Managing Director
Kekst and Company
New York, NY
Christopher Drewry
Partner
Latham & Watkins
Los Angeles, CA
Monika Driscoll
Partner
Brunswick Group
New York, NY
Georges Dubé
Partner, Capital Markets and M&A
McMillan LLP
Toronto, Canada
Seth Duppstadt
Senior Vice President
Proxy Insight Limited
New York, NY
Elana Duré
Financial journalist
Activist Insight
New York, NY
Dave Eaton
Associate Partner/Corporate Governance Consultant
Aon Hewitt
Chicago, IL
Mike Edwards
Partner
Arrowgrass Capital
New York, NY
Lawrence Elbaum
Partner
Vinson & Elkins
Houston, TX
Katelyn Ellins
Associate
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Toronto, Canada
Paul Ellis
Journalist
Financial Advisor Magazine
Shrewsbury, NJ
Charles Elson
Director
John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance
Newark, DE
Paul Evans
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Shared Band Ltd
Seattle, WA
Rachel Evans
Reporter
Bloomberg News
New York, NY
Brad Favreau
Managing Director
Engine Capital Management
New York, NY
Michael Fein
Head of U.S. Operations
Kingsdale Advisors
New York, NY
Christopher Ferris
Vice President
Catalyst Investor Relations
New York, NY
Matthew R. Filosa
Associate Director, Program on Corporate Governance
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA
Jeremy Fielding
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kekst
New York, NY
Adam Finerman
Partner
Olshan Frome Wolosky
New York, NY
Stephane Fisch
Associate
Evercore Partners
New York, NY
Todd Fogarty
Senior Vice President
Kekst and Company
New York, NY
Patrick Foley
Associate
Latham & Watkins
Chicago, IL
Michael France
Partner
Brunswick Group
New York, NY
Jason Frankl
Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting
Washington, D.C.
Amy Freedman
Chief Executive Officer
Kingsdale Advisors
Toronto, Canada
Andrew Freedman
Partner and Co-Chair, Shareholder Activism Practice
Olshan Frome Wolosky
New York, NY
Dan Friedberg
Managing Partner
Hampstead Park Capital Management
New York, NY
Leah Friedman
Shareholder Advisory
Lazard Group, LLC
New York, NY
Patrick Gadson
Senior Associate / Member of V&E’s Shareholder Activism Response Team
Vinson & Elkins
New York, NY
Michael Garland
Assistant Comptroller, Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment
New York City Office of the Comptroller
New York, NY
Mark Garofalo
Vice President, Strategic Alliances
ISS Corporate Solutions
Rockville, MD
Charles Garske
Senior Managing Director
Okapi Partners
New York, NY
Joe Germani
Vice President
Sloane & Company
New York, NY
Tom Germinario
Senior Vice President
DF King
New York, NY
Navdeep Gill
Vice President, Finance
Sandpiper Group
Vancouver, Canada
Brandon Gold
Associate
Schulte Roth & Zabel
New York, NY
Bruce H. Goldfarb
President and Chief Executive Officer
Okapi Partners LLC
New York, NY
Danny Goldstein
Associate
Schulte Roth & Zabel
New York, NY
Phillip Goldstein
Founder
Bulldog Investors
Saddle Brook, NJ
Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman
Partner
Olshan Frome Wolosky
New York, NY
Dana Gorman
Managing Director
Abernathy MacGregor
New York, NY
Keith E. Gottfried
Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Washington, D.C.
Ryan Greenier
Vice President – Investor Relations
Horace Mann Educators Corp
Springfield, IL
Edward Greene
Managing Director
Georgeson
New York, NY
Holly Gregory
Partner and Co-Chair, Global Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Practice
Sidley Austin LLP
New York, NY
Mark Grothe
Senior Research Analyst
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Glass Lewis
New York, NY
Roy van Hamburg
Account Executive
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New York, NY
James Hamilton
Director, Investment Stewardship
BlackRock Financial Management Inc.
New York, NY
Mark Harnett
Managing Director, Managing Partner
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New York, NY
Steve Harris
Corporate and Securities Partner
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Toronto, Canada
Geordie Hebard
Partner and Director of Research
Barington Capital Group
New York, NY
Stephanie Heise
Director
Brunswick Group
New York, NY
Svea Herbst-Bayliss
Correspondent
Thomson Reuters
Boston, MA
Bob Herr
Analyst, Corporate Governance & Stockholder Services
Bristol-Myers Squibb
New York, NY
Duncan Herrington
Managing Director, Head of Activism Response & Contested Situations
Raymond James
Brooklyn, NY
Alexandra Higgins
Vice President
ISS Corporate Solutions
Rockville, MD
John Hwang
Shareholder Advisory
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New York, NY
R. Taylor Ingraham
Director
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New York, NY
Paul Isaac
Portfolio Manager
Arbiter Partners
New York, NY
William Jannace
Adjunct Professor
Fordham University School of Law
New York, NY
Stephen E. Jenkins
Director
Ashby & Geddes
Wilmington, DE
Chad Johnson
Partner
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
New York, NY
David Katz
Partner
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
New York, NY
Emel Kayihan
Shareholder Advisory
Lazard Group, LLC
New York, NY
Courteney Keatinge
Director, Environmental, Social & Governance Research
Glass Lewis
San Francisco, CA
Adrian Kingshott
Manager Director
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New York, NY
Eleazer Klein
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New York, NY

Timothy Knox
Corporate Associate
Olshan Frome Wolosky
New York, NY
Charles Koons
Managing Director
Morrow Sodali
New York, NY
Zach Kouwe
SVP, Special Situations
Dukas Linden
New York, NY
Rebecca Kral
Associate
Brunswick Group
New York, NY
Emily Kreps
Head of Investor Initiatives – North America
CDP Worldwide
London, UK
Arun G. Krishnan
Senior Counsel
McDonald’s Corporation
Oak Brook, IL
Jeroen van Kwawegen
Partner
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann
New York, NY
Philip Larrieu
Associate Portfolio Manager
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
Sacramento, CA
Patricia Lenkov
Founder and President
Agility Executive Search
New York, NY
Kai Haakon Liekefett
Partner
Vinson & Elkins
New York, NY
Calvin Liou
MBA Student
Harvard Business School
Boston, MA
Jonathan Litt
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Land & Buildings
Greenwich, CT
Jennifer Longhurst
Partner
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Toronto, Canada
Nicole Madison
Senior Director
FTI Consulting
San Francisco, CA
Mohammad Malik
Associate
Olshan Frome Wolosky
New York, NY
Leah Malone
Director
PwC
New York, NY
Tom Manning
Lead Director
Dun & Bradstreet
Board Director
CommScope
Board Director
Clear Media Ltd.
Chicago, IL
Kenneth Mantel
Counsel
Olshan Frome Wolosky
New York, NY
Anju Marempudi
CEO and Founder
EventVestor
Princeton, NJ
Bob Marese
Managing Director
MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
New York, NY
Gianna McCarthy
Director, Corporate Governance
NYS Office of the Comptroller
New York, NY
Carol McFate
Independent Director
New York, NY
Patrick McHugh
Co-founder and Senior Managing Director
Okapi Partners
New York, NY
Ted McHugh
Vice President, Financial Communication & Special Situations
Edelman
New York, NY
Dianne McKeever
Chief Investment Officer
Ides Capital Management LP
New York, NY
Jeffrey Meiliken
Sotheby’s International Realty
New York, NY
Mark Mikullitz
Head of Activism & Contested Situations
Deutsche Bank
New York, NY
Patrice Merrin
Independent Non-Executive Director
Glencore PLC
Toronto, Canada
David Millar
Principal
Sard Verbinnen
New York, NY
Marcus E. Montejo, Esquire
Managing Partner
Prickett Jones & Elliott, P.A.
Wilmington, DE
Brian Moss
Partner
Barington Capital Group
New York, NY
Ed Mullane
US Editor
Mergermarket
New York, NY
Robert J. Mueller
Director
Command Financial
New York, NY
Lydia Mulyk
Vice President
Kingsdale Advisors
New York, NY
Carol Murray-Negron
National Investor Relations Institute Board Member
Equanimity, Inc.
Middletown, NJ
Ryan Nebel
Associate
Olshan Frome Wolosky
New York, NY
Christiane Neumayer
Vice President
Agility Executive Search
New York, NY
Kaylan Normandeau
Associate
Brunswick Group LLP
New York, NY
Christine O’Brien
Investment Stewardship
Elliott Management
New York, NY
Trish Oelrich
Board Member
Association of Audit Committee Members, Inc
Board Member
FHLBanks Office of Finance
Principal
Oelrich & Associates, LLC
New York, NY
Jon Oestreich
Managing Director
Spotlight Advisors, LLC
New York, NY
Patricia Olasker
Partner
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Toronto, Canada
Ronald Orol
Senior Editor
The Deal
Washington, DC
Funlola Otukoya
Investor Lead, Investor Initiatives
CDP Worldwide
London, UK
Ruth Pachman
Managing Director
Kekst and Company
New York, NY
Cody Pannella
Investor Relations
Innisfree M&A Incorporated
New York, NY
Chris Pappano
Partner
Barington Capital Group
New York, NY
Damien J. Park
Managing Director
Spotlight Advisors, LLC
New York, NY
Arielle Patrick
Senior Vice President Financial Communications
Edelman
New York, NY
Lissa Perlman
Senior Vice President
Kekst
New York, NY
Leslie Picker
Correspondent
NBC Universal
New York, NY
Fred Pletcher
Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLC
Vancouver, Canada
Alfredo Porretti
Vice President, Shareholder Activism & Corporate Defense
Morgan Stanley
New York, NY
Guillaume Poulin
Principal
Hugessen Consulting Inc
Toronto, Canada
Steve Pully
Member, Board of Directors
Titan Energy
Dallas, TX
Douglas Rappaport
Partner
Akin Gump
New York, NY
Meagan Reda
Attorney
Olshan Frome Wolosky
New York, NY
Alex Rich
Principal
Audubon Terrace Advisors
New York, NY
Adam Riches
Vice President
Activist Insight
New York, NY
Ian Richman
President
IR Magazine
New York, NY
Lowell Robinson
Board Member
EVINELive
New York, NY
Eric Rosenfeld
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Crescendo Partners
New York, NY
David Rosewater
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
New York, NY
Jim Rossman
Managing Director, Head of Corporate Preparedness
Lazard
New York, NY
Greg Roumeliotis
Editor-in-Charge, Deals
Thomson Reuters
New York, NY
W. Graeme Roustan
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Roustan Capital
Ontario, Canada
Kim Rowe
Counsel
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
New York, NY
Colin Ruegsegger
Senior Analyst, M&A Research
Glass Lewis
San Francisco, CA
Ray Saito
Research Analyst
IR Japan
New York, NY
Steve Samuels
Co-founder/General Partner
Bulldog Investors
Saddle Brook, NJ
Paula Schaap
Senior Reporter, Global Markets
S&P Global
New York, NY
Brian Schaffer
Partner
Prosek Partners
New York, NY
Doug Schnell
Partner
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
New York, NY
Peter Schoenfeld
Chief Executive Officer
PSAM
New York, NY
Paul Schulman
Managing Director
Mackenzie Partners, Inc.
New York, NY
Stefan M. Selig
Managing Partner
BridgePark Advisors LLC
New York, NY
Mark Semer
Managing Director
Kekst and Company
New York, NY
Vidish Shah
Associate
Morgan Stanley
New York, NY
Matthew Sherman
President and Partner
Joele Frank
New York, NY
Jacob Shillman
Analyst
Innisfree M&A Incorporated
New York, NY
Andrew Siegel
Partner
Joele Frank
New York, NY
David Sgro
Managing Director
Crescendo Partners
New York, NY
Walied Soliman
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Toronto, CA
Eve Sorokina
Associate, Liquidity Risk Oversight, Global Corporate Treasury and CIO
JP Morgan
London, UK
Dan Stratemeier
Managing Director
Arrowgrass Capital Partners
New York, NY
Pamit Surana
Managing Director, Corporate Transformation Services
Alvarez & Marsal
New York, NY
Lex Suvanto
Managing Director, Financial Communications & Special Situations
Edelman
New York, NY
Michael Swartz
Head of Shareholder Activism Litigation
Schulte Roth & Zabel
New York, NY
Katsiaryna Taran
Analyst
Innisfree M&A Incorporated
New York, NY
Jeffrey Taufield
Vice Chairman and Member of the Executive Committee
Kekst and Company
New York, NY
Greg Taxin
Managing Director
Spotlight Advisors
New York, NY
Rich Thomas
Shareholder Advisory
Lazard Group, LLC
New York, NY
S. John Tilak
M&A and Corporate Governance Reporter
Thomson Reuters
New York, NY
John Tomeo
Head of Business Development
Hedge Connection
Bronxville, NY
Jeffrey Tullman
Partner
Kane Kessler, p.c.
New York, NY
Polina Tulupova
Associate
Latham & Watkins
New York, NY
Michael Verrechia
Managing Director
Morrow Sodali
New York, NY
Kurt Viehl
Head of Sales
MergerMarket
New York, NY
Andrea Vittorio
Staff Reporter
Bloomberg Law
Washington, D.C.
Michael Wang
Shareholder Advisory
Lazard Group, LLC
New York, NY
Brittney Wedereit
Managing Director
Spotlight Advisors, LLC
New York, NY
David Whissel
Vice President
Mackenzie Partners, Inc.
New York, NY
Wesley Widjaja
Investment Analyst
Ascapia Capital
Singapore, China
Logan Williams
Junior Analyst
Innisfree M&A Incorporated
New York, NY
Mark Wilson
Lawyer
Wildeboer Dellelce LLP
Toronto, Canada
Scott Winter
Managing Director
Innisfree M&A Incorporated
New York, NY
Todd Woelfer
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
THOR Industries, Inc.
Elkhart, IN
Lauren Taylor Wolfe
Board Member
HD Supply
Managing Director
Blue Harbor Group
New York, NY
Steve Wolosky
Partner
Olshan Frome Wolosky
New York, NY
Jessica Wood
Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets
Vinson & Elkins
Houston, TX
Dan Zacchei
Managing Director
Sloane & Company
New York, NY
Reuben Zaramian
Associate
Schulte Roth & Zabel
New York, NY
Stephen Zelkowicz
Analyst
Wynnefield Capital
New York, NY
Trevor Zeyl
Associate
Norton Rose Fulbright
Toronto, Canada
Jessica Zukhovich
Shareholder Advisory
Lazard Group, LLC
New York, NY