Date updated:04-25-2009
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.

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ASUR
Forgent Networks - $0.2495
- +6.17%
- $0.236
Red Oak Partners intends to nominate a slate of directors at the next annual meeting. Red Oak, which holds 7.35%, says it is "concerned with Forgent's performance."

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CPY
C P I Corp - $12.05
- +0.25%
- $11.99
The investment firm Ramius has engaged in talks with CPI regarding potential changes to the board. Ramius, which holds a 26.6% stake in the consumer-services company, says it reserves the right to nominate candidates for election to the board.

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WFMI
Whole Foods Marke - $26.36
- -2.26%
- $26.65
Green Equity Investors has agreed to vote for any mergers recommended by the board of Whole Foods. It has also agreed to vote all its shares in favor of the directors nominated by the board. Green Equity holds a 17.3% stake in the natural-foods chain.

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URI
United Rentals In - $9.64
- +1.05%
- $9.43
Fairholme Capital Management will become a passive investor in the equipment rental company. Fairholme, which holds a 16.6% stake, didn't disclose why it was switching from an active to passive.

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TTSP.OB
Ttsp.ob - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
Bulldog Investors reported holding 457,475 shares (7.26%) and said it was nominating five directors for the board.

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NTN
Ntn Buzztime Inc - $0.50
- -1.96%
- $0.51
Trinad Capital, which holds a 15.7% stake in the interactive-entertainment provider, intends to switch from being an activist to a passive investor in the company, saying is "pleased and encouraged by the actions of management."

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BKHM
Bkhm - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
Kopp Investment Advisors reported ownership of about 5.08 million shares (5.04%), after purchasing them from Feb. 5 to April 6 at prices ranging from 25 cents to 53 cents apiece.

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AXC
- $0.00
- 0.00%
- $N/A
Bulldog Investors reported holding about 1.55 million shares (5.76%) of the special-purpose acquisition company. It has also attempted to contact the company to discuss how management intends to proceed if it's required to be liquidated.
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A. why are you picking on just one ex-GS
employee....why not compare data on all
former GS employees?....sorry for
bringing your name into this useless
arguement.... Leon Cooperman one of The
400 Richest Americans (2009) worked 25
yrs at GS.
sources:
http://www.stockpickr.com/members/port/L
eon-Cooperman/
forbes.com
A. The only one I own : SLX,
too hard pick a winner out all of them
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