A source close to the group said that following last month's results announcement, management had been told by shareholders to "get ready for the doomsday scenario".
But according to the suits drafted within hours of the deal's announcement, management could and should–have gotten more.
The poll was taken between July 7 and Aug. 8. Compared with 2002 results, riders gave lower scores to evening on-time performance, announcements, cleanliness, management performance and escalator reliability.
The alto saxophonist Logan Richardson was about halfway through his second set at FB Lounge in East Harlem on Wednesday night when he paused for an announcement from management.
An announcement of management changes at the online division, made on the day of the buyback news, said: "AOL Organized to Drive Growth of AOL Time Warner".
"There will be some announcements clarifying the management structure in the immediate future," he said.
It was a novel response to management announcements that thousands of manufacturing jobs were to be cut in the face of industrial restructuring, international competition, and technological change.
Perhaps they've realised photos get more faves than announcements about marine management policy.
This would typically end the matter, as an announcement of a management buyout tends to scare away other bidders.
Mr. Wendt, however, was as upbeat as ever in the announcement of the management change: "Our day-to-day operations are in the hands of strong, capable leaders.
