UPDATE 1-Elliott outspends rivals as corporate activism turns to Germany <!-- no image --> <div>* Elsewhere in Europe, response to activism mixed (Adds Elliott quotes, background)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=SqtiHtg_X_0:h1EccxfQMc4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=SqtiHtg_X_0:h1EccxfQMc4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=SqtiHtg_X_0:h1EccxfQMc4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=SqtiHtg_X_0:h1EccxfQMc4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=SqtiHtg_X_0:h1EccxfQMc4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/SqtiHtg_X_0" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters