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.

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ECGI
Envoy Capital Gro - $1.45
- +0.69%
- $N/A
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.

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CKEC
Carmike Cinemas - $3.315
- +17.55%
- $2.82
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.

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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.

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FEEC.OB
Far East Energy C - $0.25
- 0.00%
- $0.25
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".

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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.

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TCCO.OB
Technical Commctn - $4.60
- 0.00%
- $N/A
Technical Communications. TCCO. Hummingbid reports they own 10.9% of the company buying shares between $2.83 and $3.31.

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IMCL
Imcl - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
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.

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WOC
Wilshire Enterpr - $1.05
- +6.06%
- $0.98
Wilshire Enterprises. WOC. Bulldog Investors filed that they own 7.36% of the company, buying between $4.11 an $4.50.
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