Variable

Alternative

Coefficient

Marginal Effects

Z value

P > |z|

Industry adjusted Log Total Asset

Media Threat

−0.1643*

−0.0032

−1.92

0.055

Market Adjusted Return

Media Threat

−0.5509*

−0.0106

−1.94

0.053

Industry adjusted Free Cash Flow scaled by total asset

Media Threat

0.0785**

0.0015

2.12

0.034

Industry adjusted Leverage Ratio (square root)

Media Threat

0.3080

0.0059

0.78

0.435

Industry adjusted Log Market to Book Ratio

Media Threat

−1.0484***

−0.0202

−3.83

0.000

Shareholder Proposal Submittal in Prior Year (square root)

Media Threat

0.5966***

0.0115

2.75

0.006

Staggered Board

No further actions after Media Threat

0.1817

0.0012

0.18

0.856

Poison pills

No further actions after Media Threat

2.6244**

0.0198

2.34

0.019

Requirement to Approve a Merger

No further actions after Media Threat

0.5419

0.0040

0.34

0.738

Requirement to Amend Bylaws

No further actions after Media Threat

−0.4679

−0.0029

−0.39

0.696

Requirement to Amend Company Charter

No further actions after Media Threat

2.2630

0.0280

1.09

0.276

Board Independence

No further actions after Media Threat

−28.9569***

−0.1254

−3.25

0.001

Staggered Board

SEC Filing

−0.8908

−0.0037

−0.68

0.498

Poison pills

SEC Filing

−2.1897

−0.0100

−1.51

0.13

Requirement to Approve a Merger

SEC Filing

−0.9289

−0.0032

−0.41

0.681

Requirement to Amend Bylaws

SEC Filing

1.3447

0.0065

0.87

0.382

Requirement to Amend Company Charter

SEC Filing

−3.8977

−0.0083

−1.06

0.29

Board Independence

SEC Filing

36.7119***

0.1468

3.46

0.001

Institutional Ownership

No further actions after SEC Filing

0.5389

0.0005

0.06

0.955

Number of funds

No further actions after SEC Filing

−0.0011

0.0000

−0.09

0.93

Insider ownership

No further actions after SEC Filing

30.3590

0.0306

1.08

0.282

Block-holder ownership

No further actions after SEC Filing

−19.9147

−0.0201

−1.41

0.158

Filing of 13d—Presence of active block-holders

No further actions after SEC Filing

11.8989

0.0766

1.14

0.254

Institutional Ownership

Proxy Fight

0.2603

0.0002

0.03

0.979

Number of funds

Proxy Fight

0.0041

0.0000

0.31

0.76

Insider ownership

Proxy Fight

−34.8581*

−0.0329

−1.72

0.085

Block-holder ownership

Proxy Fight

22.4023

0.0212

1.21

0.225

Filing of 13d—Presence of active block-holders

Proxy Fight

−11.3002

−0.0292

−1.32

0.186