Sunday, January 6, 2008

Luby's: Fish or Beef

Investors in Luby's, a cafeteria-style restaurant chain, at any one of which you might well find yourself standing in line behind some fellow who's hesitating between the fish plate or the beef, have a choice to make of their own. Stick with the Pappas family, or go with the dissident slate.

And the professional kibitzers -- otherwise known as proxy advisory services -- are saying the "fish" offered by the company's largest shareholder, Ramius, looks good.

They've still got a bit more than a week to fill up their plate and take a seat. The annual meeting is January 15.

Luby's has been a publicly held corporation since 1973 and has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 1982. The two members of the Pappas family, Christopher and Harris, arrived in 2001. Currently, Chris P is the CEO and Harris P is the COO. And there's the rub.

But it's a lazy Sunday and I'll stop here, holding back discussion of the pros and cons of Pappas family control for tomorrow.

As for Ramius, I'll simply observe that my regular readers may remember the name.

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