The Hypothetical Monkey (Just Because)

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From a preliminary proxy statement filed in 2000 by NBO LLC, a minority shareholder of registrant General Dining, Inc. The filing was the beginning of a proxy context and subsequent hostile takeover attempt.  (NBO eventually negotiated a merger.)

“This Company’s stock price has spiraled downward for far too long.  Statistically speaking, we believe the hypothetical monkey throwing darts at a list of investments should have done better[.]”