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Barnes & Noble Stakehold

13D-G filings

EDGAR

Leonard Riggio 13D.A9 30.1% 3.14.08
Leonard Riggio 13D.A8 28.6% 3.07.08
Leonard Riggio 13D.A7 25.9% 1.28.08
Leonard Riggio 13D.A6 24.4% 10.16.07
Pershing Square 13G.A2 17.1% 9.26.07

Bear Stearns Stakehold

Additional shares bought by JPMorgan, stake now 49.9%

JPMorgan stake now up to 49.8%

JPMorgan stake now up to 48.42%

JPMorgan buys more stock, increasing stake to 46.2%

Investors challenge JPMorgan deal

Seeking a higher price, a DE judge is asked to halt
stock deal
Investor suits also expected in NY

JPMorgan offer $2 per share, 95% below Friday's close; Fed to provide financing - total $236mm

News

Hedge funds hit hard

Joseph Lewis bought shares for $1.1B, shares drop to $370mm
Foreign markets react

13D-G filings

EDGAR

JPMorgan 13D.A5 49.73% 4.21.08
JPMorgan 13D.A4 49.78% 4.15.08
JPMorgan 13D.A3 48.42% 4.11.08
JPMorgan 13D.A2 47.41% 4.09.08
Vanguard Winsor II 13G 6.66% 4.09.08
JPMorgan 13D.A1 11.10% 4.08.08
JPMorgan 13D 8.91% 4.03.08
Aquarian 13D.A3 8.35% 3.19.08
Wilmington 13G 18.8% 2.22.08
James E Cayne 13D.A2 4.79% 2.20.08
Private Capital Mgt 13G.A3 4.8% 2.14.08
Morgan Stanley 13G 5.2% 2.14.08
K12 13G 12.7% 2.14.08
Middlebrook Pharma 13G.A4 4.3% 2.13.08
Affymax 13G.A1 7.6% 2.13.08
Barrow Hanley 13G 9.95% 2.13.08
Putnam Investments 13G 1.5% 2.01.08
Aquarian (Joseph Lewis) 13D.A2 9.57% 12.26.07
Aquarian (Joseph Lewis) 13D.A1 8.01% 12.07.07
Aquarian (Joseph Lewis) 13D.A1 6.97% 9.10.07

News

BEA Systems Pressured Sale

Icahn pressures sale to Oracle

Confidentiality agreement

Letter to board 10.26.07

13D-G filings

EDGAR

Icahn 13D.A9 0.0% 5.01.08
Private Capital 13G.A4 8.7% 2.14.08
Invesco 13G.A1 .03% 2.13.08
Oracle 13D 14.8% 1.28.08
Icahn 13D.A8 53.9% 1.16.08
Icahn 13D.A7 53.9% 11.19.07
Icahn 13D.A6 53.9% 11.19.07

Icahn 13D.A5 53.9% 11.19.07
Icahn 13D.A4 53.9% 11.19.07
Icahn 13D.A3 53.9% 11.19.07
Icahn 13D.A2 53.9% 11.19.07
Icahn 13D.A1 53.9% 11.19.07
Icahn 13D 53.9% 9.14.07
Icahn 13D.A6 53.9% 11.19.07

Icahn suing to ask court to force s'holder mtg 11.05.07

Bioenvision Stakehold

13D-G filings

EDGAR

Federated Investors 13G.A4 0.0% 5.12.08
Federated Investors 13G.A3 5.22% 2.13.08
Lehman Brothers 13D.A1 0% 10.26.07
Genzyme 13D.A7 100% 10.24.07
SCO 13D.A9 13.1% 10.01.07
Elliott 13D.A1 4.0% 9.06.07

Biogen Idec Proxy Contest

Proxy battle begins

Edgar filing 5.08.08

Biogen urges board to reject Icahn nominees

Edgar filing 5.08.08

Icahn files proxy for three nominees

Schedule 14A 4.18.08

Board rejects Icahn's nominees

Edgar filing 4.17.08

Carl Icahn seeks three board seats

Icahn press release 1.28.08

Four of 12 seats are up for election in 2008
Critical of Biogen's attempts to find a buyer

13D-G filings

EDGAR

Biogen Idec 13D.A3 11.0% 5.08.08
Vanguard 13G.A5 4.69% 2.27.08
Fidelity 13G.A4 9.878% 2.14.08
PRIMECap 13G.A8 8.17% 2.14.08

Vanguard 13G.A4 4.69% 2.14.08
ClearBridge 13G.A2 12.22% 2.14.08
Barclays 13G 6.36% 2.05.08
Fidelity 13G.A3 11.382% 2.14.07
PRIMECAP 13G.A7 9.64% 2.14.07
Vanguard 13G.A3 5.20% 2.14.07

Blockbuster Stakehold

Circuit City allows Blockbuster, Icahn to review books

Icahn to review books

Icahn could acquire company if Blockbuster can't

HBK encourages Circuit City to negotiate

Company splits-up

13D-G filings

EDGAR

Icahn 13D.A9 23.73% 5.09.08
State Street 13G 5.1% 5.05.08
Daniel P Wimsatt 13G.A1 8.0% 3.10.08
Fine Capital 13D 6.13% 3.07.08
Merrill Lynch 13G 7.16% 2.15.08
Trivium 13G.A1 6.56% 2.15.08
Prentice Capital 13G.A3 9.94% 2.14.08
Glenview 13G.A1 5.89% 2.14.08

Dawson Herman 13G 6.14% 2.14.08
Highland Capital 13G.A1 2.0% 2.14.08

Morgan Stanley 13G.A2 7.6% 2.14.08
Elm Ridge 13G.A2 2.6% 2.14.08

Elm Ridge 13G 7.6% 2.14.08
Black River 13G.A1 7.6% 2.14.08
Pres and Fellows of Harvard 13G.A2 8.4% 2.14.08
HBK Investments 13G.A2 8.5% 2.13.08
UBS AG 13G.A3 <5% 2.11.08
TCW Group 13G.A1 3.4% 2.11.08
Daniel P Wimsatt 13G 5.9% 2.08.08
Bank of America 13G 5.19% 2.07.08
Dimensional 13G.A1 5.45% 2.06.08
Barclays 13G 5.58% 2.05.08

Deutsche Bank 13G.A2 5.38% 2.01.08
HBK 13G.A3 <5% 1.30.08
MAM Investments 13G 7.896% 1.25.08
JPMorgan 13G.A1 2.9% 1.18.08
Trivium 13G 6.22% 1.07.08
HBK 13G.A1 7% 12.13.07
Icahn 13D.A8 53.9% 11.19.07

Borders Group Wolf Pack

Pershing Square ups stake to 28.8%

Gerald Catenacci owns 5.73% passive stake

13D-G filings

EDGAR

Pershing Square 13D.A7 28.8% 4.15.08
Pershing Square 13D.A6 18% 4.08.08
Highway Partners 13G 5.73% 4.07.08
Pershing Square 13D.A5 18.0% 3.21.08
Glenview 13G.A1 .32% 2.14.08
SAC Capital 13G.A1 .1% 2.14.08
Dreman Value 13G.A1 8.09% 2.14.08
Citadel Investment 13G.A1 5.5% 2.13.08
Kenneth H Shubin Stein 13D.A3 4.7% 2.01.08
Deutsche Bank 13G.A8 6.67% 1.29.08
Pershing Square 13D.A4 18% 1.22.08
Pershing Square 13D.A3 18% 1.15.08
Pershing Square 13D.A2 18% 1.09.08
Pershing Square 13D.A1 17.1% 11.23.07
Spencer Capital 13D.A2 7.9% 9.27.07
Dreman Value 13D.A2 8.34% 9.24.07
SAC Capital 13G 5.5% 8.03.07
Glenview 13G 5.69% 5.21.07
Citadel 13G 6.3% 4.13.07
Snyder Capital 13G 3.9% 2.14.07

Breeze-Eastern Settled Proxy Contest

Stockholder group gets five of eight nominees

Had sought five and majority control

Skirmishing

Company response 6.25.07
Wynnefield letter 6.20.07
Company response 6.15.07

Proxy statements

Company definitive 8.15.07
Activist preliminary 6.18.07

13D-G filings

EDGAR

T Rowe Price 13G.A1 7.1% 2.13.08
Jay R Harris 13G 11.69% 2.11.08
Phillip W Goldsmith 13G 9.54% 2.11.08
Goldsmith & Harris 13G 7.96% 2.11.08
Beck Mack & Oliver 13G 6.48% 1.31.08
Wynnefield Partners 13D.A5 22.3% 8.09.07
Tinicum Capital 13D.A4 26.5% 8.01.07

Brinks Company Proxy Contest Wolf Pack

MMI seeks four seats

Announced 10.18.07

Press release 11.30.07
Press release 10.18.07

Soliciting material

MMI letter to Monitor Group 12.12.07
BCO response 11.30.07

BCO engages advisors 11.28.07

Hires Monitor Group to explore strategic alternatives
Hires Skadden as legal counsel

Steel Partners pressures for spin-off or sale

Letter to CEO 1.08.08

13D-G filings

EDGAR

MMI 13D.A12 6.7% 5.02.08
Steel Partners 13D.A6 6.3% 4.15.08
Steel Partners 13D.A5 6.3% 3.24.08
MMI 13D.A11 8.4% 2.25.08
Fidelity 13G.A2 15% 2.14.08
JPMorgan 13G.A1 5.62% 2.13.08
BlackRock 13G 5.05% 2.08.08
Steel Partners 13D.A4 6.2% 1.09.08
Steel Partners 13D.A3 6.2% 12.31.07
Steel Partners 13D.A2 6.2% 12.28.07
MMI 13D.A10 8.4% 12.12.07
MMI 13D.A9 8.4% 11.30.07
MMI 13D.A8 8.4% 10.18.07
Pirate Capital 13D.A7 8.4% 8.10.07
MMI 13D.A7 8.3% 8.09.07

Build-A-Bear Workshop Wolf Pack

13D-G filings

EDGAR

SAC Capital 13G.A1 .6% 2.14.08
Smart Stuff 13G.A3 14% 2.14.08

Searock Capital 13G.A1 0% 2.14.08
Baron Capital 13G 5.6% 2.14.08
Kennedy Capital 13G.A1 13.6% 2.13.08
Barney Ebsworth 13G.A3 9.4% 2.13.08
Timon 13G 9.5% 2.07.08
Luther King 13G.A1 5.1% 1.18.08
Luther King 13G 5.1% 11.07.07
Kennedy Cap 13G 10.2% 10.09.07
Timon 13D.A2 10.6% 5.09.07

Building Materials Holding

13D-G filings

EDGAR

Chap-Cap Activist 13D.A9 4.9% 3.20.08
Chap-Cap Activist 13D.A8 6.1% 3.11.08
Schneider Capital 13G 5.67% 2.13.08
T Rowe Price 13G 6.2% 2.13.08
Daniel P Wimsatt 13G 6.8% 2.08.08
Barclays 13G 5.46% 2.05.08
Chap-Cap Activist 13D.A7 7.5% 12.11.07

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