Barron's Activist Stocks 9-13-2008
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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.

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Investors including Davidson Kempner Partners own 4.86 million Class A shares ( 5.9% of the total outstanding). The group has been analyzing Sun-Times Media's operations, obligations and governance structure with a view to determining how best to maximize value for shareholders.

People owning SUTM.OB also tend to own: CSKDSTIFLOWGRILTIERVMEDACF

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  • CSK
    Csk
  • $0.00
  • N/A
  • $N/A

Germany's Edelmann reported owning 1.57 million shares (7.6%). It may seek representation on Chesapeake's board.

People owning CSK also tend to own: ABTALVBAMMBBTBLCBTHBUSE

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  • GRIL
    Gril
  • $0.00
  • N/A
  • $N/A

Investor Charles Mathewson boosted his stake to 2.76 million shares (25.78%) from 905,947 (10.25%). He recently bought 5,000 shares of Series C convertible preferred and a warrant to purchase 600,000 shares at $4 each.

People owning GRIL also tend to own: CBIPCUTNHXOMBRCDBRKRDNDN

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  • FLOW
    Flow Internationa
  • $2.40
  • +3.90%
  • $2.30

Third Point cut its holdings to 3.85 million shares (9.98%) from 4.71 million (12.5%), selling 775,800 from Aug. 29 through Sept. 9, at prices ranging from $5.33 to $6.79.

People owning FLOW also tend to own: AKAMALLIARGNBLTICGPICTSHCUTR

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  • VMED
    Virgin Media Inc.
  • $8.95
  • -0.67%
  • $8.89

SRM Global Fund holds 13.2 million shares (4.04%), after selling 12.6 million on Sept. 3 for $12 per share.

People owning VMED also tend to own: AHMAIZALBAMPAVTAXCABBI

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  • DSTI
    Daystar Technolog
  • $0.69
  • -0.72%
  • $0.68

Quercus Trust owns 26,673 shares (0.1%) after selling 257,355 from Aug. 11 through Aug. 28, at prices ranging from $2.96 to $3.46, and 1.8 million on Aug. 28

People owning DSTI also tend to own: AGIXAVIDCTLMCVTXGLWINTVIVGN

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  • TIER
    Tier Technologies
  • $6.74
  • +0.75%
  • $6.57

In its May 13D filing, Discovery Group urged Tier Technologies' board to engage an investment bank to explore all strategic alternatives, including the potential sale of the company. Discovery recently submitted a shareholder proposal for the 2009 annual meeting that urges the board to terminate the company's poison-pill provisions and reinstate the ability for a special meeting to be called if at least 10% of stockholders call for one.

People owning TIER also tend to own: CRDNCXGFXIPTIERIGSIRIXOMA

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