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Mobile Mini, Inc. (MINI), a provider of portable storage solutions in North America and the United Kingdom, may face some opposition from an activist hedge fund seeking changes. Shamrock Activist Value Fund noted in a Schedule 13D filing with the SEC that it believes a number of changes are in order in order to unlock value in the company.

Specifically, Shamrock said it was seeking ways to help Mobile Mini:

1. Improve its capital allocation process;
2. Concentrate on its core businesses;
3. Review its strategic alternatives for improving return on invested capital;
4. Increase transparency in public disclosure;
5. Strengthen the link between compensation and performance;
6. And enhance its corporate governance practices.

With regards to governance, Shamrock demanded that the company:

1. Declassify its board of directors;
2. Implement a majority voting standard for uncontested director elections;
3. Allow the company’s poison pill shareholder rights plan to expire;
4. Provide shareholders with the right to call special meetings;
5. And adopt an annual shareholder advisory vote on compensation.

If successfully implemented, these recommendations could help unlock significant value in Mobile Mini. Specifically, improved capital allocation and core concentration could help improve bottom line results. Meanwhile, enhanced corporate governance could give shareholders leverage in case management is unable to act and execute plans to improve.

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