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ISS Special Situations Research Contentious Pipeline April 2018 Coverage United Technologies Corp. Famous Dave's of America, Inc. Avis Budget Group, Inc. Telaria, Inc. NorthProxy America Contests - North Cincinnati Bell, Inc. Health Insurance Innovations Ben Franklin Financial Beyond This Month America MutualFirst Financial, Inc. Community Health Systems Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc. Viridium Pacific Group Ltd. Resolved Penn Virginia Corp. Newell Brands, Inc. The China Fund, Inc. OHA Investment Corp. Nuveen Srt Drn Cdt Oppo Fund Monotype Imaging Holdings Wynn Resorts, Ltd. Alder BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. Lennar Corp. Bemis Company, Inc. Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. Bunge Limited Rent-A-Center, Inc. Keweenaw Land Association Energen Corp. Brightcove, Inc. RLJ Lodging Trust Aqua Metals, Inc. Colorado Resources Ltd. QTS Realty Trust HopFed Bancorp, Inc. GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. Ladder Capital Corp. The Taiwan Fund, Inc. Ryman Hospitality Properties Avon Products, Inc. Potbelly Corp. Alaska Communications Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. Tenet Healthcare Corp. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises HomeStreet, Inc. Insignia Systems, Inc. Kaman Corp. This Month Team, Inc. Good Times Restaurants, Inc. Acacia Research Corp. AES Corp. Crescent Point Energy Corp. Progress Software Corp. The Goldfield Corp. UFP Technologies, Inc. Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc. Lattice Semiconductor Corp. Whitestone REIT Navient Corp. athenahealth, Inc. Honeywell International, Inc. Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. tronc, Inc. Crius Energy Trust Radisys Corp. Repro Med Systems, Inc. Horizon Global Corp. Cars.com, Inc. J. Alexander's Holdings, Inc. Cadiz, Inc. Ingles Markets, Inc. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. Pinnacle Foods, Inc. Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Gibson Energy, Inc. Intrusion, Inc. Spark Therapeutics, Inc. AmBase Corp. Connecture, Inc. Dean Foods Company Basic Energy Services, Inc. Taubman Centers, Inc. Aegean Marine Petroleum DowDuPont, Inc. The E.W. Scripps Company Jones Energy, Inc. SPS Commerce, Inc. NTN Buzztime, Inc. Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. PDL BioPharma, Inc. Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. Obsidian Energy Ltd. AtriCure, Inc. Streamline Health Solutions Gogo, Inc. Diebold Nixdorf, Inc. Telos Corp. MB Bancorp Inc. Immersion Corp. Bandag, Inc. CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc. Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. Cortland Bancorp Akamai Technologies, Inc. Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. Putnam High Inc Sec Fund Front Yard Residential Corp. Lowe's Companies, Inc. © 2018. All Rights Reserved. Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. | www.issgovernance.com The Contentious Pipeline is designed to help clients monitor potentially contentious shareholder events. It is Contacts not intended to be an exhaustive list of every potential contentious situation; some situations referenced may no longer be contentious, and all dates are estimates and subject to change. Comments are derived Cristiano Guerra Nelson Seraci from public sources and do not reflect the views of ISS. In no way should the contents herein be interpreted Phone: +1301.556.0417 Phone: +32 (2) 566-1128 as an indication of ISS' likely vote recommendation on any particular situation. [email protected] [email protected] Coverage MabVax Therapeutics Holdings The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. SuperValu, Inc. InternationalProxy Contests - NorthMergers America - North Glance Technologies, Inc. DIRTT Environmental Solutions Spok Holdings, Inc. International America School Specialty, Inc. MusclePharm Corp. Alexandria Minerals Corp. Resonant, Inc. Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. Long Blockchain Corp. Resolved Resolved Performant Financial Corp. Hill International, Inc. Delaware Enhcd Dvd Inc Fund Smith & Nephew plc Kindred Healthcare, Inc. Alteryx, Inc. Robix Environmental Tech Harte Hanks, Inc. Icade Amber Road, Inc. DAVIDsTEA, Inc. Calmare Therapeutics, Inc. Commvault Systems, Inc. BRF SA This Month Xerium Technologies, Inc. A10 Networks, Inc. Madison Cvd Call Eq Strat Fund Bezeq Israeli Telecom Corp. USG Corp. Spanish Broadcasting System Envision Healthcare Corp. Determine, Inc. Retelit SpA NXP Semiconductors NV Travelport Worldwide Limited PLx Pharma, Inc. STRATA Skin Sciences, Inc. This Month Destination Maternity Corp. Alcentra Capital Corp. Resolute Energy Corp. Madison Strat Sect Prem Fund Telecom Italia SpA Beyond This Month Hess Corp. Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. Oxford Lane Capital Corp. Latecoere Globalstar, Inc. Atlantic Power Corp. StoneMor Partners LP PolarityTE, Inc. Pershing Square Holdings Ltd. The Finish Line, Inc. New York & Company, Inc. Gener8 Maritime, Inc. Seagate Technology plc Hyundai Motor Co. GGP, Inc. ViewRay, Inc. Wheeler REIT Altaba, Inc. Beyond This Month Dell Technologies, Inc. Antero Resources Corp. The Macerich Company FieldPoint Petroleum Corp. Wienerberger AG Layne Christensen Company Finjan Holdings, Inc. Command Center, Inc. China Auto Logistics, Inc. Whitbread plc Nordstrom, Inc. Rockwell Medical, Inc. Track Group, Inc. Managed Drn Inv Gr Muni Fnd MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC LaSalle Hotel Properties The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. HopTo, Inc. Towerstream Corp. Arcturus Therapeutics Ltd. UTStarcom Holdings Corp. Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Coastway Bancorp, Inc. Bravo Brio Restaurant Group Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. Viacom, Inc. BioDelivery Sciences Intl, Inc. uSell.com, Inc. WSI Industries, Inc. Gloo Networks plc Perry Ellis International, Inc. SLM Corp. Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. Actuant Corp. Unilever plc SandRidge Energy, Inc. Natus Medical, Inc. ICTV Brands, Inc. Geospace Technologies Corp. BHP Billiton Maritime Resources Corp. Rubicon Technology, Inc. National CineMedia, Inc. Greif, Inc. thyssenkrupp AG Connecticut Water Service, Inc. Genesco, Inc. Xerox Corp. Ecology and Environment, Inc. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV Sinovac Biotech Ltd. Apogee Enterprises, Inc. ILG, Inc. Digirad Corp. Barclays plc BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. InfuSystem Holdings, Inc. Ximen Mining Corp. Owens-Illinois, Inc. Microwave Filter Company, Inc. RAIT Financial Trust Navigant Consulting, Inc. Cherokee, Inc. SITO Mobile, Ltd. © 2018. All Rights Reserved. Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. | www.issgovernance.com The Contentious Pipeline is designed to help clients monitor potentially contentious shareholder events. It is Contacts not intended to be an exhaustive list of every potential contentious situation; some situations referenced may no longer be contentious, and all dates are estimates and subject to change. Comments are derived Cristiano Guerra Nelson Seraci from public sources and do not reflect the views of ISS. In no way should the contents herein be interpreted Phone: +1301.556.0417 Phone: +32 (2) 566-1128 as an indication of ISS' likely vote recommendation on any particular situation. [email protected] [email protected] Coverage InternationalMergers - International Resolved TDC A/S BancTec, Inc. This Month Ablynx NV Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA Westfield Corp. Fidessa group plc Beyond This Month Intu Properties plc NH Hotel Group SA Shire plc Hammerson plc Smurfit Kappa Group plc Firstgroup plc Gemalto Sky plc XL Group Abertis Infraestructuras SA Fortis Healthcare Limited © 2018. All Rights Reserved. Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. | www.issgovernance.com The Contentious Pipeline is designed to help clients monitor potentially contentious shareholder events. It is Contacts not intended to be an exhaustive list of every potential contentious situation; some situations referenced may no longer be contentious, and all dates are estimates and subject to change. Comments are derived Cristiano Guerra Nelson Seraci from public sources and do not reflect the views of ISS. In no way should the contents herein be interpreted Phone: +1301.556.0417 Phone: +32 (2) 566-1128 as an indication of ISS' likely vote recommendation on any particular situation. [email protected] [email protected] ISS Special Situations Research Contentious Pipeline Proxy Contests - North America April 2018 3/28/2018 ISS recommendsNULL for 2 of 3 dissident nominees. Lennar Corp. (LEN) 2/28/2018 Company issuesNULL public letter to shareholders opposing Cornwall Activist: GAMCO candidates. Meeting: 4/11/2018 Confirmed 2/26/2018 Cornwall and companyNULL file proxy statements. 3/20/2018 GAMCO (10.1%)NULL amends 13D, discloses March 20 letter to ISS 2/20/2018 Company issuesNULL press release opposing Cornwall candidates and discussing its current shareholder proposal for annual 1% defending current strategy, including planned REIT conversion reduction of B shares. Says reduction in B shares would help and other items. facilitate reduced spread between classes. 1/30/2018 Cornwall announcesNULL nomination of 3 director candidates for 3/16/2018 ISS recs againstNULL GAMCO proposal. election at 2018 AGM. In addition to present Cornwall 2/28/2018 Company files definitiveNULL proxy, includes GAMCO proposal for incumbents James Mai and Jan Loeb, election of 3 new annual 1% conversion of Class B to Class A common stock. designees will allot Cornwall control (5 of 8 seats). 1/9/2018 GAMCO amendsNULL 13D, reports 10.2% stake. 12/27/2016 Board