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Activist Investing Research for the week ending September 5, 2014.

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SYMBOL	COMPANY	INVESTOR
AGN	Allergan, Inc.	Valeant; Pershing Square
ARIA	Aria Pharmaceuticals	Sarissa Capital
BTH	Blyth, Inc.	GAMCO Investors
BXE	Bellatrix Exploration Ltd	Orange Capital
CNMD	ConMed Corporation	Voce Capital
CPWR	Compuware Corporation	Elliott Associates
DDXS	diaDexus, Inc.	Norman Pessin
DRI	Darden Restaurants	Starboard Value
FDO	Family Dollar Store	Dollar General
GPX	GP Strategies Corp	Sagard Capital
LJPC	La Jolla Pharmaceuticals	Tang Capital
LTM	Life Time Fitness	Marcato Capital
NE	Noble Corp	Fir Tree Inc.
PBIP	Prudential Bancorp	Lawrence Seidman
RLD	RealD Inc.	Starboard Value
RLOG	Rand Logistics	JWest LLC
TRGT	Targacept Inc.	Biotechnology Value Fund
WAG	Walgreen Co	Jana Partners
WTSL	Wet Seal Inc.	Clinton Group

1/2 Day Program May 6 NYC: Counseling the Board During the New Age of Activist Shareholders

Counseling the Board of Directors During the New Age of Activist Shareholders    Tuesday, May 6th 2014    |    8:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Register now to attend the half-day CLE program, Counseling the Board of Directors During the New Age of Activist Shareholders. This unique program will focus on various issues and legal considerations that should be considered when providing advice to a public company board that has been confronted by an activist investor.   Join Program Chair, Jared L. Landaw from Barington Capital Group, Keynote Speaker, Myron T. Steele, Former Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice, and a large panel of leading experts as they discuss: How to Represent a Public Company Confronted by an Activist Investor The Role & Responsibility of the Independent Director The Responsibility of the Board from the Perspective of Activist Hedge Funds and Institutional Investors As an attendee, you will also hear Chris Cernich from Institutional Shareholder Services provide an overview of current trends in shareholder activism. You will also have a front row seat as Peter May, an experienced public company Director and the President of Trian Fund Management, is interviewed.   Reserve Your Spot Today!  You can’t afford to miss this valuable and interactive program on shareholder activism.  For more information, or to view the program agenda, please click here.    This program will not be taped. You will only have the chance to see it - Live!   CLE Credits:  New York and California Credit: 4.0 Professional Practice; New Jersey credit: 4.2 General; Illinois & Pennsylvania credit: 3.5 General   This live program provides transitional/non-transitional credit to all attorneys.   For any questions or to register by phone with a discount, please call 212-382-6663.    Sincerely, City Bar Center for CLEwww.nycbar.org/cle   Outside Counsel Member: $345 Nonmember: $455   In-House Counsel Member: $95 NonMember: $135   Not a member?  Join Now to take advantage of this and other great programs!    Group, Government, Public Interest Attorneys, Non-Profits, & Student Discount Rates are available! Call 212-382-6663.    Program Chair  Jared L. Landaw Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel Barington Capital Group, LP   Keynote Speaker Myron T. Steele Former Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP   Click here to Browse the  Winter/Spring 2014 Catalog

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CATALYST EQUITY RESEARCH REPORT WEEK ENDING MARCH 7, 2014 

SYMBOL	COMPANY	INVESTOR
AAN	Aaron’s Inc.	Vintage Capital
BJRI	BJ’s Restaurant	PW Capital; Luxor Capital
BJRI	BJ’s Restaurant	Clinton Group
BOBE	Bob Evans	Sandell Asset Management
BSTC	BioSpecifics Technologies	StonePine Capital
CLF	Cliff’s Natural Resources	Casablanca Capital
DGLT	Digital Ally	Stephen Gans
DRI	Darden Restaurants	Starboard Value
FMTB	Fairmount Bancorp	Joseph Stilwell
HARI	Harvard Illinois Bancorp	Joseph Stilwell
JFBI	Jefferson Bancorp	Joseph Stilwell
MTRN	Materion Corporation	GAMCO Investors
SGI	Silicon Graphics	Wasatch Funds
SXT	Sensient Technologies	FrontFour Capital
UTIW	UTi Worldwide	P2 Capital