Barron's Activist Stocks 3-15-2008
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Each week Barron's 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.

symbol name last price % change open
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  • EGY
    Vaalco Energy Inc
  • $4.19
  • -3.46%
  • $4.33

Nanes Delorme wants Vaalco to retain an investment bank to initiate an open-bid process to sell the company. Nanes Delorme said it has "a substantial interest" in seeing that Vaalco management and directors are strongly committed to maximizing value. It also noted "grave concerns that recent actions demonstrate the contrary." Nanes Delorme is "extremely frustrated by the major disconnect between Vaalco's depressed stock price and the underlying value of its assets." Nanes Delorme, Vaalco's largest shareholder, holds 4.7 million shares (8% of the total outstanding). See The Activist Spotlight for more details.

People owning EGY also tend to own: BQIAIGSIRICCJPTENSUSWN

TheStreet.com Rating: D+ What is this?

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  • CSU
    Capital Sr Living
  • $4.34
  • -3.12%
  • $4.43

West Creek Capital intends to nominate two directors at the 2008 annual meeting. West Creek continues to believe that it is in the best interests of all stakeholders to avoid a proxy contest, and says that it remains open to a negotiated settlement with the company. West Creek said that it is engaged in settlement discussions with Capital Senior regarding board representation and initiation of a review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value. West Creek owns 1,756,650 shares (6.6%).

People owning CSU also tend to own: AFNBEECALCCPIDRHFMPLUM

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • OCN
    Ocwen Finl Corp
  • $9.46
  • -1.36%
  • $9.57

The investor group that wants to buy Ocwen Financial said that it's been unable to reach mutually agreeable terms on the deal and is terminating discussions with a special committee of Ocwen's board. The group, including Ocwen CEO William C. Erbey, Oaktree Capital Management and Angelo Gordon & Co., in January proposed acquiring all the common shares it doesn't already own for $7 each in cash. The investor group has 19,629,533 shares (31%).

People owning OCN also tend to own: ANSTBAPBSRRCWTRGESGROWHITT

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • AMPX
    Ampx
  • $0.00
  • N/A
  • $N/A

ValueVest Management, Ampex's largest shareholder, wants to nominate two candidates for election as directors at the 2008 annual meeting. ValueVest said that if the slate of directors nominated by the board doesn't include its nominees, Mark B. Bakar and David Cariani, it will reserve its right to solicit proxies in opposition to the board's slate. ValueVest holds 524,336 shares (13.4%).

People owning AMPX also tend to own: AHMCYEFICCGSTLHYVIMHNFI

TheStreet.com Rating: No Rating What is this?

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  • AACC
    Asset Acceptance
  • $5.52
  • +3.18%
  • $5.45

David Nierenberg's D3 Family Funds reported ownership of 2,280,609 shares (6.9%), after buying them from Jan. 24 to March 7 at $8.39 to $10.38 a share.

People owning AACC also tend to own: ARBXINSPOVTISOLDUBETWPLNYT

TheStreet.com Rating: C- What is this?

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  • CORE
    Core-mark Holding
  • $29.21
  • +0.14%
  • $29.06

Loeb Partners and its affiliates reported ownership of 775,944 shares (7.44%), after buying 403,162 from Jan. 17 to March 7 at $24.06 to $29.20 each.

People owning CORE also tend to own: AEOAKSATMLBEASCCUCOVCY

TheStreet.com Rating: B What is this?

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  • GRIL
    N/a
  • $0.73
  • 0.00
  • $0.73

Investor Charles Mathewson raised his stake to 905,947 shares (10.25%) after buying 330,196 from Jan. 10 to March 3 at $4 to $4.19 each.

People owning GRIL also tend to own: CBIPCUTNHXOMBRCDBRKRDNDN

TheStreet.com Rating: No Rating What is this?

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  • STE
    Steris Corp
  • $31.83
  • -0.87%
  • $32.22

Breeden Capital Management increased its holdings to about 4.88 million shares (7.87%), from the 4.26 million (6.72%) reported on Feb. 8.

People owning STE also tend to own: ETGEMSFTTWXWNRALXNBLUD

TheStreet.com Rating: A- What is this?

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