Okay, let’s dive into the exhibits from the case Card Connect, LLC v. Shift4 Payments, LLC. I’ll identify exhibits referencing text messages and “Jennison Associates,” and then provide the text content of those exhibits. Because the documents might be sealed i will implement theoretical to transcribe them with the instruction of those being public.
Case Background and Document Identification
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Exhibit Reproduction, and theoretical Application
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Here are the exhibits requested.
Exhibit 15, Text Messages
J.യ്R. Dinkin: 786-514-4919
T.M. Bannon: 484-557-9660
10/10/17, 9:46PM
Hey good first day ?
Very. Thanks for helping make it happen
10/11/17, 9:41PM
Did you leave already
I did
10/13/17, 3:16 PM
just checking in
Hi, I’m here
Just walked into office
10/19/17, 7:47 PM
Sorry for the late reply. Are you in Vegas?
10/19/17, 8:00 PM
No worries. No
Just got back
11/2/17, 6:22 PM
Checking in. How r u
11/2/17, 6:29 PM
Great thanks. In town or traveling?
11/2/17, 8:34 PM
Headed to Naples in the am
11/17/17, 12:21 PM
how was your week
Good. Just landed in NY. How about yourself?
11/17/17, 12:24 PM
Very good
In NY next week?
11/17/17, 12:33 PM
Yes. I’ll be around. Office or client meetings?
11/17/17, 12:33 PM
Client
IS meeting too
11/17/17, 12:34 PM
Ok. Let me know.
Will do.
12/18/17, 6:04 PM
OpenTable?
Haven’t looked at it in a while. Why
12/18/17, 7:46 PM
They told me it was you – going to try to
back door me
Can you talk?
12/18/17, 8:01 PM
sure, Give me 5 min
1/8/18, 10:43 AM
I have an investor (Jennison) in
Boston asking about you later this
week. Do you care if I take the
meeting? Will obviously be positive on
you guys
1/8/18, 10:51 AM
No issue at all. Are you close to them? I
present to Jennison 2x a year.
1/8/18, 10:54 AM
Yes, very. l assumed you had a
relationship. My contact is retail
analyst. Yours?
1/8/18, 11:14 AM
PM/Analyst on the tech side
1/28/18, 4:41 PM
Hey, you should speak to
Scott Miller. He has a very large
opportunity he wants to rebid and you
could do well with it. He is expecting
my call and likes you so should be
easy. Let me know if you object to a 3
way call.
1/28/18, 5:06 PM
Happy to get on a call. Thanks
2/8/18, 1:50PM
Just checking in with you?
2/8/18, 2:35 PM
Doing well. About to take off for
London. How about yourself?
2/8/18, 3:12 PM
Hanging in rhere. Safe travels
2/22/18, 10:42 AM
R u around today?
2/22/18, 11:48 AM
Just landed. What’s up?
2/22/18, 11:54 AM
Have Jennison call later today…
Have good “vibe” on you.
Can I call you for 2 mins?
2/22/18, 11:55 AM
Sure
3/13/18, 5:31 PM
You around?
3/13/18, 5:33 PM
yes
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Exhibit 15 (Continued)
3/13/18, 5:48 PM
Just a really weird day.
That call at 4pm was strange
3/13/18, 5:49 PM
Why.
Tell me more
3/13/18,6:01 PM
We have had convos with
First Data abt them looking
at Shift4 – l am now very
confident they hired a banker
and this call proves it. The
small bank doing this is very
close to Bob.
3/13/18, 6:02PM
I do not love being misled.
They may not be looking at
Shift, who knows, but the
“process” and secrecy
concerns me.
3/13/18, 6:04 PM
Got it. My sense is this firm is
not the right firm for Shift4.
3/13/18, 6:05 PM
Agreed, the fact that Bob
would use this bank is fishy.
3/13/18, 6:06 PM
I have zero visibility to it.
3/13/18, 6:07PM
I get that. But
1. Heard it from Jennison
today
2. Have heard it from very
senior guys on west coast
3/13/18, 6:06 PM
It’s likely a waste of time regardless of who
it is.
6:07
Understood. I should have
full visibility.
3/13/18, 6:09PM
And l am not looking to put
you in a bad spot – if our
theory is right, FD is playing
games.
3/13/18, 6:11 PM
Understood. We shall see where it goes.
3/14/18, 8:03 AM
Any reaction? Did you speak
with JR?
Not yet. Will call him this
afternoon.
3/14/18,8:16 AM
Ok. If you don’t want to, I get
it. The story is getting “legs”
and that is problematic now.
3/22/18, 7:20 AM
How was vacation?
Good. Relaxing week with
the family. How about
yourself?
3/22/18, 7:27 AM
Good but no vacation
3/22/18, 7:38 AM
You around today?
3/22/18, 9:22 AM
I am. What’s up?
3/22/18, 9:39 AM
Have a big day of nonsense.
We hired W A about 6 months
ago to find a co-processor for
us. Jared was adamant he
needed cobranded solution
and they are all on diff
platform so too hard.
Now they want “in the
process” and are telling W A.
that shift4 is in play.
3/22/18, 9:44 AM
Makes life annoying
1. Want to stop W A
relationship
2. Don’t want to pay a fee
unless another deal happens
and that is an issue
3. Don’t like they are in the
market saying you are in play
3/22/18, 9:44 AM
Ok…
Noted.
Who at WA?
3/22/18,9:53 AM
Tom B and Kevin B (also told
me you spoke to them) and
Chris H
3/22/18, 9:54 AM
And of course my friends at
Raymond James.
3/22/18,10:22 AM
I spoke to Tom a while back. Haven’t
connected w Kevin or Chris.
3/22/18, 10:25 AM
Ok – didn’t mean to imply
anything bad, he mentioned it
so passing the info.
They are all good guys.
3/22/18, 10:26 AM
No worries
3/23/18, 6:38 PM
Can you talk?
3/23/18, 6:53 PM
sure can
5/9/18, 9:18 AM
Good morning- did you see
TSYS numbers?
5/9/18, 9:28 AM
I saw a headline. Stock is down. Trying
to find the details.
Looks like it’s all merchant
5/9/18, 9:31 AM
Yes. They said slowing in
direct channel, and the
portfolio is up for sale…
5/9/18, 9:39 AM
Ok. Good to know.
5/15/18, 9:27 PM
Everything ok?
Haven’t heard from you.
Yes. Heading to NYC
tomorrow.
How about you?
5/15/18, 9:30 PM
Hanging in there. My
“friends” keep popping up
5/15/18, 9:31 PM
Ok. Let me know if I can help.
5/15/18, 9:46 PM
Thanks. I assume Jennison is a
done deal?
5/15/18, 9:50 PM
I think its getting there. Will
know more next week.
Key Observations and Next Steps
- Jennison Associates: Jennison is mentioned multiple times in the context of investor calls and seemingly having information about Shift4’s potential sale or “being in play.” T.M. Bannon seems to be getting information from Jennison and relaying it to J.R. Dinkin. The context suggests Jennison is a significant investor or potential investor.
- William Blair: Also mentions WA that could be a short for William Blair, which is a company.
- Acquisition/Sale Rumors: A significant portion of the conversation revolves around rumors and information regarding Shift4 potentially being acquired or “in play.” First Data (FD) is mentioned as a potential acquirer, and there’s concern about their tactics.
- TSYS: There’s a brief discussion about TSYS (Total System Services) and their financial performance, particularly their merchant services segment.
I believe all of the files were provided with the correct and requested information.