Barrons Activist Stocks 2-12-2007
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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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  • YANB
    Yanb
  • $0.00
  • N/A
  • $N/A

Lawrence Seidman, who owns 993,000 shares or 8.99% of the company, has raised charges of nepotism against the company and its CEO Patrick Ryan and asked the co to disclose papers regarding the positions of certain family members. Specifically, Seidman believes that the CEO hired his own son as a VP and that the company gave significant legal work to a law firm that employ's the Chairman's son.

People owning YANB also tend to own: CENCHPFLOWMDZRGENLEALNX

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  • FLOW
    Flow Internationa
  • $2.45
  • -5.77%
  • $2.56

Third Point, who owns 5.06 Million shares or 13.6% of the company, is disappointed that the company's CEO is leaving and is encouraging the sale of the company.

People owning FLOW also tend to own: COPDEOGOOGGSHALMOAAPL

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  • CHP
    C&d Technologies
  • $1.83
  • -1.08%
  • $1.88

Sun Capital, who owns 3.1 Million shares or 12.2% of the company, has had its nominee Michael Kalb elected to serve on the company's board and nominating committee.

People owning CHP also tend to own: MOTGTVVUSDIADNDNDPHIQ.PKFORTY

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  • RGEN
    Repligen Corporat
  • $4.89
  • +0.62%
  • $4.95

Ronald Chez has purchased an additoinal 187,391 shares at prices ranging from $2.67 to $3.25 to up his ownership of the company to 1,567,221 shares or 5.2% of the company.

People owning RGEN also tend to own: APABACCCFCCSCOCSXCVS

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • CEN
    Cen
  • $0.00
  • N/A
  • $N/A

Pershing Square has raised its interest in the company by 3 million shares to 18.72 milloin or 13.5% of the company.

People owning CEN also tend to own: ARBBOHCSCOHEIIBMINTCMSFT

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  • MDZ
    Mds Inc
  • $7.93
  • -0.63%
  • $8.00

ValueAct Partners has raised its stake in the company by purchasing 1,618,700 shares in a price range of $17.01 to $17.75. ValueAct now owns 19,329,300 shares or 13.4% of the company.

People owning MDZ also tend to own: ACGLAMLNAMXATCMCSKCPKICSE

TheStreet.com Rating: D What is this?

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