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William Ackman

William Ackman's Portfolio

Ticker	# of Shares	Price	Value
CP	24,154,408	$63.71	$1,538,877,334
CP	21,057,428	$63.71	$1,341,568,738
JCP	38,715,571	$34.61	$1,339,945,913
FO	20,818,545	$54.20	$1,128,365,139
GGP	72,233,712	$14.85	$1,072,670,624
KFT	25,183,333	$37.35	$940,597,488
C	26,124,241	$26.10	$681,842,691
FDO	11,388,329	$58.31	$664,053,464
LOW	21,240,301	$25.96	$551,398,214
CP	4,040,235	$63.71	$257,403,372
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Bill Ackman runs hedge fund Pershing Square Capital, which he started in 2003 following the dissolution of Gotham Partners.

Ackman is a value investor with an activist bent. Activist investors agitate management for changes. He owns large positions in Target (NYSE: TGT) and Borders (NYSE: BGP). He has also been involved in activist situations at Wendy's (NYSE: WEN) and McDonald's (NYSE: MCD).

Ackman proved his acumen as a short seller in 2007/2008 as short positions he held in MBIA (NYSE: MBI) and Ambac (NYSE: ABK) proved to be big winners due to the credit crunch.

In July 2008, Ackman said he was short the common stock of Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE). Ackman also laid out a plan to reorganize the GSEs, which would wipe out the common shareholders.

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Ackman's Pershing Square Sells ADP (ADP), Target (TGT) and GM (GM) May 16, 2011 06:46PM

Ackman's Pershing Square Takes a Liking To the GM (GM) IPO, But Cuts ADP (ADP) and Kraft (KFT) Bets Feb 15, 2011 02:58PM

Borders (BGP) Delays Payments to Some Publishers; Cites Need to 'Refinance Debt' Dec 31, 2010 07:23AM

Canaccord Genuity Morning Coffee on Borders Group (BGP): Bordering on a Crisis? Dec 13, 2010 10:24AM

Borders (BGP), Barnes & Noble (BKS) Merger Rally Extends Into Day Two Dec 7, 2010 10:23AM

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Dec 6, 2010 01:30PM Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 12/06: VRGY, BGP, SHZ, CBRX, RDWR, PPO Higher; PTN, CYDE, LTXC, RMKR, MCOX Lower
Dec 6, 2010 10:01AM Morning Movers 12/06: VRGY, CBRX, RDWR, BKS, GKK, BGP, CPD Higher; CSHB, RMKR, MCOX, CELG, DG Lower
Dec 6, 2010 07:10AM Bill Ackman Offers To Finance a $16/Share Borders Group (BGP) Bid for Barnes & Noble (BKS)
Aug 16, 2010 04:12PM Ackman's Pershing Square Shows New Stake in ADP, Confirms Citigroup (C) Stake
May 26, 2010 02:53PM Ira Sohn Investment Conference Started
May 18, 2010 10:51AM Ackman's Pershing Square Loads Up On More Yum Brands (YUM) Brands, Discloses His Kraft (KFT) Position
Apr 1, 2010 04:58PM Borders (BGP) One-Day Surge Not Convincing Enough - Barron's
Mar 31, 2010 05:02PM Borders Group (BGP) Enters $700M Revolving Credit Facility, $90M Term Loan
Feb 17, 2010 11:49AM Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Q4 13F Breakdown: Takes Some Profit in Target, Adds Positions in Hyatt, Landry's
Feb 8, 2010 12:28PM Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 2/8: IIG, CFSG, PNX, HAS Higher; CTIC, SHIP, NVAX, NBG Lower
Feb 5, 2010 04:29PM Top 10 News Items 2/1-2/5: 9.7% Unemployment Rate Surprises the Market, Dow Breaks 10,000, But Recovers, Troubles at Toyota Continue
Feb 3, 2010 10:32AM Borders Group (BGP) Sees Continued Interest On Positive Ackman Comments
Feb 2, 2010 05:39PM Borders Group (BGP) Jumps After Ackman Said Co Has Better Risk/Reward Compared to Barnes & Noble
May 1, 2009 03:16PM Borders (BGP) Continues Its Run
Mar 30, 2009 06:25PM Borders Group (BGP) Announces 1-yr Extension on Pershing Square Loan
Feb 18, 2009 05:12PM Ackman's Pershing Square Loads Up On Visa (V), Sells Dr Pepper (DPS) and Wendy's (WEN)
Feb 13, 2009 02:44PM Borders Group (BGP) and Pershing Square Further Extend Financing Agreement
Jan 13, 2009 09:28AM Borders Group (BGP) Names Pershing's McGuire as Chairman
Jan 9, 2009 03:38PM Pershing Square Sells Its Stake In Barnes & Noble (BKS)
Nov 26, 2008 12:28PM Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 11/26: EMKR, CHRS, SCMF, GM Higher; LFG, BGP, BCE, ANDE Lower
Nov 26, 2008 09:30AM Morning Movers 11/26: BCE (BCE) Lower After Buyout Hits Snag, Deere (DE) Lower on Cautions Outlook
Nov 25, 2008 05:38PM Borders Group (BGP) Misses Q3 View By 4c
Nov 13, 2008 04:50PM Ackman's Pershing Square 13F; Shows New Stakes in Visa (V) and MasterCard (MA)
Oct 7, 2008 09:50AM Bill Ackman Thinks The Fannie Mae (FNM)-Freddie Mac (FRE) Bailout Will Have To Be Redone
Sep 8, 2008 03:38PM Bill Ackman Cashes In On Fannie, Freddie Short (FNM, FRE)
Jun 10, 2008 05:37PM Borders (BGP) First-Round Bids Were Called For This Week-FT
May 29, 2008 05:52PM Take A Page Out of Seth Klarman's Book and Buy Borders (BGP)
May 22, 2008 11:24AM Borders (BGP) Announces Strategic Alternatives Process Still Ongoing
May 21, 2008 07:04AM Reports Barnes & Noble (BKS) Exploring Bid for Borders (BGP)
Apr 9, 2008 05:42PM Borders Group (BGP) Closes Pershing Square Financing Agreement
Apr 7, 2008 05:03PM Catenacci/Principled Asset Boosts Stake in Border Group (BGP) to 5.73%
Apr 7, 2008 09:28AM Borders (BGP) Finalizes Funding Deal with Pershing Square On Improved Terms
Mar 25, 2008 01:13PM Borders Group (BGP) Volatile As Company Weighs Options
Mar 20, 2008 12:33PM Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 3/20: CCOW, NRGN, DITC, MFA Higher; EPIX, CIT, BGP, TMA Lower
Mar 20, 2008 09:29AM Pre-Open Movers: Winnebago (WGO) Sinks On Poor Results, Borders (BGP) Up On Earnings/Strategic Review
Mar 20, 2008 09:13AM Borders (BGP) Gets Much Needed Funding From Ackman's Pershing Square
Mar 20, 2008 07:15AM Borders Group (BGP) Tops Q4 EPS by 2c; To Review Strategic Alternatives
Mar 12, 2008 12:20PM Borders Group (BGP) Ceased Negations With A&R Whitcoulls Regarding Australia/New Zealand Businesses
Jan 17, 2008 03:57PM Borders Group (BGP) Appoints Partner of Pershing Capital to Board
Jan 9, 2008 11:01AM Ackmans's Pershing Square Capital Boosts Stake in Borders Group (BGP) to 18%

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