Barron's Activist Stocks - 1-29-07
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Date updated:01-27-2007

Each week Barrons has a 13D Filings column. 13Ds are filed when a fund (usually an activist hedge fund) accumulates more than 5% of a firm and is planning on pushing for change (e.g.a sale of the company, sale of certain assets, a share buyback, or a share dividend) to unlock value.

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  • CEN
    Cen
  • $0.00
  • N/A
  • $N/A

Ceridian (CEN) Activist investor William Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management said it has notified Ceridian of its intention to nominate directors at Ceridian's 2007 annual meeting. Pershing Square said it plans to nominate Ackman, Michael Ashner, John Barfitt, Harald Einsmann, Robert Levenson, Michael Porter, Gregory Pratt and Alan Schwartz for election to the board of the Minneapolis information-services company. Pershing Square currently holds 15,724,334 shares (11.3% of the total outstanding).

People owning CEN also tend to own: ARBBOHCSCOHEIIBMINTCMSFT

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  • CTO
    Cons Tomoka Land
  • $33.65
  • -1.90%
  • $34.21

Consolidated-Tomoka Land (CTO) Wintergreen Advisers said James Jordan would be "an extraordinarily good addition" to CTO's board. Wintergreen said it plans to keep working with CTO management to increase shareholder value. The investor has begun discussions on maximizing the value of its Daytona properties. Wintergreen holds 913,390 shares (16%).

People owning CTO also tend to own: FURGEHLGETIMBRXPTEKPWEITELK

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  • BL
    Bl
  • $0.00
  • N/A
  • $N/A

Blair (BL) Blair agreed to be acquired by Appleseed's Topco for $42.50 a share. Appleseed's, a specialty brand of private-label apparel owned by Golden Gate Capital Management II, owns 312,521 shares (8.1%).

People owning BL also tend to own: AFCEATARBPGFRNGEGGEMSHKF

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  • TIN
    Temple Inland Inc
  • $17.39
  • +1.87%
  • $16.80

Temple-Inland (TIN) Carl Icahn said TIN's conglomerate corporate structure, in which "various disparate and non-complementary businesses are combined under one corporate umbrella, obfuscates the true value of the company's assets." He seeks to discuss with TIN's management ways to enhance shareholder value, such as a divestiture or spinoff of one or more of the company's component businesses. Icahn said he may also consider engaging in a proxy contest to replace one or more members of the company's "staggered" board. Icahn owns about 7.2 million shares (6.73%).

People owning TIN also tend to own: AAPLBACCATCLBETRFPL

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  • VCI
    Valassis Commun I
  • $16.14
  • -1.10%
  • $16.20

Valassis Communications (VCI) Prides Capital Partners reported owning 2,586,400 shares (5.4%), after buying 1,957,000 from Dec. 18, 2006, to Jan. 18, 2007, at $13.49 to $15.02 each.

People owning VCI also tend to own: AAPLAEOSALDAALJASEIASPVBVF

TheStreet.com Rating: C- What is this?

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  • GMR
    General Maritime
  • $7.23
  • -4.49%
  • $7.50

General Maritime (GMR) Bergesen Worldwide reported ownership of 3,860,000 shares (11.9%), but no transaction details were provided.

People owning GMR also tend to own: CVPCZNEGLEFGPKEDKYNNCT

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  • DGIN
    Dgin
  • $0.00
  • N/A
  • $N/A

Digital Insight (DGIN) A group of funds managed by Mario Gabelli's Gamco Investors raised its holdings to 2,037,377 shares (6.28%), after buying 377,218 from Dec. 28, 2006, to Jan. 18, 2007, at $38.44 to $38.80 each.

People owning DGIN also tend to own: CBBCQBDTASERFFITBGSKIBM

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  • SALM
    Salem Communicati
  • $5.30
  • +5.16%
  • $4.92

Salem Communications (SALM) A group of funds managed by Gamco Investors increased its holdings to 959,250 shares (5.25%), after buying 51,700 from Nov. 20, 2006, to Jan. 17, 2007, at $10.91 to $12.32 a share.

People owning SALM also tend to own: BLCENCTODGINGMRTINVCI

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