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 - $11.20
- -0.71%
- $11.21
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
- $0.00
- 0.00%
- $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 - $2.76
- +0.36%
- $2.77
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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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 Serv - $5.45
- -1.27%
- $5.52
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 - $7.90
- -1.37%
- $8.02
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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CEN
Cen - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
Ceridian (CEN) Pershing Square Capital Management's stake rose to 20.53 million shares (14.5%). On Feb. 27, Pershing exercised call options to buy 3 million shares at an exercise price of $24.26 each and calls to buy 1 million at $24.44. On Feb. 28, it purchased 808,400 more shares for $32.59 each.
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significant when dealing with the gold
or silver miners. . . staying away from
the juniors which are much higher
risk/reward considerations.
Very good review on Seeking Alpha
regarding 8 majors gold miners @
http://seekingalpha.com/article/44103-8-
major-gold-miners-in-the-trading-spotlig
ht
It would help to diversify into at least
3 so as not to disappoint. . . or go
with GDX ETF.
A. The only one I own : SLX,
too hard pick a winner out all of them
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