Date updated:03-10-2007
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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TTWO
Take-two Interact - $26.67
- +0.26%
- $26.51
Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) An investor group including OppenheimerFunds and D.E. Shaw Valence Portfolios plans to nominate six board members March 23. Oppenheimer holds a 24.5% stake; D.E. Shaw Valence, 9%.

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MANA
Mana - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
Manatron (MANA) Constellation Software offered to buy all Manatron's outstanding shares at $10 each; its $9 offer had been rejected. Constellation holds 278,550 shares (5.45%).

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WOLF
Great Wolf Resort - $6.60
- -2.65%
- $6.85
Great Wolf Resorts (WOLF) Jason Ader reiterated his demand that WOLF maximize value by selling itself. Ader holds 2.4 million shares (7.78%).

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NHHC
Nhhc - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
National Home Health Care (NHHC) Lawndale Capital Mgmt. said NHHC's rejection of Premier Health Care's proposal to buy NHHC was a "stark example" of the board's breach of fiduciary duties. Lawndale holds 395,045 shares (7%).

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LAUR
Laur - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
Laureate Education (LAUR) Laureate's No. 2 institutional shareholder, T. Rowe Price Associates, said the proposed management-led $60.50- a-share price is well below Laureate's long-term value. T. Rowe holds 4.2 million shares (8.1%).

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TOPP
Topp - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
Topps (TOPP) An investor group including Topps Director Arnaud Ajdler and Crescendo Investments believes a pending merger with Tornante and Madison Dearborn Partners isn't in Topps' best interest. The group holds 2.5 million shares (6.6%).

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TRMA
Trico Marine Svc - $41.00
- -2.82%
- $42.48
Trico Marine Services (TRMA) Top shareholder Kistefos suggested TRMA sell itself and return cash to shareholders via a dividend or stock buyback. Kistefos owns 3 million shares (20.2%).

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PDLI
Pdl Biopharma Inc - $9.15
- -3.17%
- $9.19
PDL BioPharma (PDLI) Third Point urged CEO Mark McDade to cut costs and cease further acquisitions. Third Point holds 8 million shares, and options to buy 600,000 more (7.5%).
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