“Doing this AOL deal is on the way, but not enough, to enhancing shareholder value at Time Warner, ... It proves my point that there is a great deal of unrealized value here. The best investment the company can make is in their own stock at this time.”
Carl Icahn
“Merrill Lynch is not for sale. We have the resources, the strategy, to create more shareholder value.”
David Komansky
“[So is the individual disregarded?] They're not ignored, ... but they may not get the priority a shareholder who has a million shares will.”
Louis Thompson
“That's all great for shareholder morale but long-term, it's not a benefit to Microsoft. With the amount of cash they have, they need to do something with that to increase growth,”
Knox Fuqua
“We want to unlock significant shareholder value. What we're trying to do is help the company reconfigure itself.”
William Ackman
“It's a good thing. I view shareholder activism that's designed to increase shareholder value long term as positive.”
Charles Elson
“From a shareholder standpoint, it's not a particularly clear pond.”
