Barrons 13D filings - Activist Stocks 9/25
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Date updated:09-23-2006

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.

symbol name last price % change open
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  • ECGI
    Envoy Capital Gro
  • $1.21
  • +0.83%
  • $1.17

Envory Communications . Steven Bronson of Catalyst FInancial owns 9.9% of the company and is upset about executive compensation and the recent formation by Envoy of a merchant banking group.

People owning ECGI also tend to own: CKECFEEC.OBGTRCIMCLMLINTCCO.OBWOC

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  • CKEC
    Carmike Cinemas
  • $5.93
  • +4.59%
  • $5.92

Carmike Cinemas. A theatre chain focused in rural areas. Watershed Capital owns 6.7% of the company and has just had a partner nominated to the board. They plan on talking to management and other shareholders about enhancing shareholder value.

People owning CKEC also tend to own: DISIMAXAFRAHMAHRCNSLHRP

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  • MLIN
  • $0.00
  • 0.00%
  • $N/A

Microlinear. Loeb Partners might be ready to vote against the acquisition offer SMDI made for MLIN, valuing MLIN at $45.6mm in stock.

People owning MLIN also tend to own: CKECECGIFEEC.OBGTRCIMCLTCCO.OBWOC

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  • FEEC.OB
    Far East Energy C
  • $0.41
  • -2.38%
  • $0.42

Far East Energy. Sofaer Capital owns 8.5% of the company and is nominating four people to the board, to"bolster the oil-and-gas company's performance".

People owning FEEC.OB also tend to own: CKECECGIGTRCIMCLMLINTCCO.OBWOC

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  • GTRC
    Gtrc
  • $0.00
  • N/A
  • $N/A

Guitar Center. Sageview Capital reports they own 6.46% of the company, buying shares at an average price between $37.28 and $40.90.

People owning GTRC also tend to own: DELLLEAAIGAMGNAPOLBACC

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  • TCCO.OB
    Technical Commctn
  • $4.30
  • +2.38%
  • $4.45

Technical Communications. TCCO. Hummingbid reports they own 10.9% of the company buying shares between $2.83 and $3.31.

People owning TCCO.OB also tend to own: CKECECGIFEEC.OBGTRCIMCLMLINWOC

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  • IMCL
    N/a
  • $69.67
  • 0.00
  • $69.67

Carl Icahn raised his holdings to 11.7mm shares (13.9%) after buying 641,000 more at an average price of $29.93. He is asking the chairman of IMCL, David Kies, to resign.

People owning IMCL also tend to own: CSCOHPINTCMSFTNEXMSAAPL

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  • WOC
    Wilshire Enterpr
  • $1.63
  • 0.00%
  • $N/A

Wilshire Enterprises. WOC. Bulldog Investors filed that they own 7.36% of the company, buying between $4.11 an $4.50.

People owning WOC also tend to own: CKECECGIFEEC.OBGTRCIMCLMLINTCCO.OB

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